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BBC top 10 highest paid stars revealed - and Chris Evans is still on it

  • Sports broadcaster Jason Mohammad joins the top 10 thanks to a pay increase of almost £100k to £355,000 – £359,999 a year. (Credit: PA)
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    Sports broadcaster Jason Mohammad joins the top 10 thanks to a pay increase of almost £100k to £355,000 – £359,999 a year. (Credit: PA)
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  • Radio presenter Vanessa Feltz shares the number 10 slot after seeing her salary rise to £355,000 – £359,999, up from £330,000 – £339,999 last year. (Credit: AP)
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    = 10 - Vanessa Feltz

    Radio presenter Vanessa Feltz shares the number 10 slot after seeing her salary rise to £355,000 – £359,999, up from £330,000 – £339,999 last year. (Credit: AP)
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  • Claudia Winkleman is joint with fellow female presenter Zoe Ball having held on to her £370,000 – £374,999 a year. (Credit: SOPA Images/Sipa USA)
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    =8 - Claudia Winkleman

    Claudia Winkleman is joint with fellow female presenter Zoe Ball having held on to her £370,000 – £374,999 a year. (Credit: SOPA Images/Sipa USA)
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  • The joint highest paid woman on the list is Zoe Ball, who has replaced Chris Evans as the host of Radio 2's breakfast slot. She is joint eighth earning £370,000 – £374,999 a year. (Credit: PA)
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    =8 - Zoe Ball

    The joint highest paid woman on the list is Zoe Ball, who has replaced Chris Evans as the host of Radio 2's breakfast slot. She is joint eighth earning £370,000 – £374,999 a year. (Credit: PA)
    PA Wire/PA Images
  • Political commentator and tough interviewer Andrew Marr is still in the top 10 at number 7 despite seeing his salary cut to £390,000 – £394,999. (Credit: Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
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    7 - Andrew Marr Show In London

    Political commentator and tough interviewer Andrew Marr is still in the top 10 at number 7 despite seeing his salary cut to £390,000 – £394,999. (Credit: Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
    Barcroft Media via Getty Images
  • Alan Shearer has jumped to number six in the list thanks to a salary increase from £410,000 – £419,999 to £440,000 – £444,999 (Credit: PA)
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    6 - Alan Shearer

    Alan Shearer has jumped to number six in the list thanks to a salary increase from £410,000 – £419,999 to £440,000 – £444,999 (Credit: PA)
    PA Archive/PA Images
  • Radio DJ Steve Wright has slipped below Edwards having taken a pay cut of almost £100k to make his salary £465,000 – £469,999.
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    5 - Steve Wright

    Radio DJ Steve Wright has slipped below Edwards having taken a pay cut of almost £100k to make his salary £465,000 – £469,999.
    PA Archive/PA Images
  • Newsreader Huw Edwards rises to fourth place Huw Edwards with an annual salary of £490,000 – £494,999, despite taking a pay cut from £520,000 – £529,999 for the year 2017-18. (Credit: PA)
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    4 - Huw Edwards

    Newsreader Huw Edwards rises to fourth place Huw Edwards with an annual salary of £490,000 – £494,999, despite taking a pay cut from £520,000 – £529,999 for the year 2017-18. (Credit: PA)
    PA Archive/PA Images
  • Chat show host Graham Norton remains at number three, although his salary has risen by around £5k to £610,000 – £614,999. (Credit: PA)
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    3 - Graham Norton

    Chat show host Graham Norton remains at number three, although his salary has risen by around £5k to £610,000 – £614,999. (Credit: PA)
    PA Wire/PA Images
  • Chris Evans was still employed by the BBC up until the end of 2018 before defecting to commerical station Virgin, and so he comes second on the list with a salary of £1,250,000 – £1,254,999, down from £1,660,000 – £1,669,999 last year. (Credit: PA)
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    2 - Chris Evans

    Chris Evans was still employed by the BBC up until the end of 2018 before defecting to commerical station Virgin, and so he comes second on the list with a salary of £1,250,000 – £1,254,999, down from £1,660,000 – £1,669,999 last year. (Credit: PA)
    PA Wire/PA Images
  • Sports comemntator Gary Lineker is still the highest earning presenter at the BBC, with a salary of £1,750,000 – £1,754,999, the same as he earned last year. (Credit: PA)
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    1 - Gary Linekar

    Sports comemntator Gary Lineker is still the highest earning presenter at the BBC, with a salary of £1,750,000 – £1,754,999, the same as he earned last year. (Credit: PA)
    Joel Ryan/Invision/AP
Sports broadcaster Jason Mohammad joins the top 10 thanks to a pay increase of almost £100k to £355,000 – £359,999 a year. (Credit: PA)
Radio presenter Vanessa Feltz shares the number 10 slot after seeing her salary rise to £355,000 – £359,999, up from £330,000 – £339,999 last year. (Credit: AP)
Claudia Winkleman is joint with fellow female presenter Zoe Ball having held on to her £370,000 – £374,999 a year. (Credit: SOPA Images/Sipa USA)
The joint highest paid woman on the list is Zoe Ball, who has replaced Chris Evans as the host of Radio 2's breakfast slot. She is joint eighth earning £370,000 – £374,999 a year. (Credit: PA)
Political commentator and tough interviewer Andrew Marr is still in the top 10 at number 7 despite seeing his salary cut to £390,000 – £394,999. (Credit: Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
Alan Shearer has jumped to number six in the list thanks to a salary increase from £410,000 – £419,999 to £440,000 – £444,999 (Credit: PA)
Radio DJ Steve Wright has slipped below Edwards having taken a pay cut of almost £100k to make his salary £465,000 – £469,999.
Newsreader Huw Edwards rises to fourth place Huw Edwards with an annual salary of £490,000 – £494,999, despite taking a pay cut from £520,000 – £529,999 for the year 2017-18. (Credit: PA)
Chat show host Graham Norton remains at number three, although his salary has risen by around £5k to £610,000 – £614,999. (Credit: PA)
Chris Evans was still employed by the BBC up until the end of 2018 before defecting to commerical station Virgin, and so he comes second on the list with a salary of £1,250,000 – £1,254,999, down from £1,660,000 – £1,669,999 last year. (Credit: PA)
Sports comemntator Gary Lineker is still the highest earning presenter at the BBC, with a salary of £1,750,000 – £1,754,999, the same as he earned last year. (Credit: PA)
Albertina Lloyd
·Contributor

The BBC has published the salaries of its top-earning talent for 2018-19, revealing a glaring pay gap between men and women still exists. And despite quitting his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show this year, Chris Evans is still riding high at the top of the list.

Here are the top 10.