More Stars Are Joining the Personalized Video Site Cameo

All people has to earn a living, and Hollywood stars aren’t any exception. Amid the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, many individuals working within the leisure trade have discovered themselves struggling to make ends meet. Whereas the strike has undoubtedly been hardest on the actors and writers who have been already struggling beforehand, it is hit everybody concerned in several methods. Hopefully, the putting actors and writers will ultimately attain an settlement with studios that permits them to be pretty compensated for his or her work, however because the strike drags on, some Hollywood actors are attempting out a distinct method to getting cash.

A number of stars are signing up or reactivating their accounts on the web site Cameo, which permits celebrities and creators of all types to promote personalised movies of themselves for anyplace from $1 to $1,500. The positioning has seen a rise of 137 p.c because the begin of the strike, Cameo CEO Steven Galanis advised CNN, an inflow that was solely rivaled at the beginning of the pandemic. “You simply assume that they are making all this cash, they’re wealthy and well-known, however the overwhelming majority of them simply aren’t,” Galanis advised the outlet. “One thing like Cameo is actually the higher manner for a lot of of them to bridge the hole.” Reps for Cameo didn’t instantly reply to POPSUGAR’s request for remark.

Whereas the strike prohibits actors from collaborating in most promotional actions, SAG-AFTRA’s tips stipulate that Cameo earnings might be utilized to members’ pension and well being advantages, making it truthful sport amid the strike. Not everyone seems to be on there due to the strike, after all; it is also only a solution to make some further change or to boost some cash for an essential trigger. The positioning boasts a wide range of actors, athletes, and extra who all provide followers the chance to obtain personalised shout-outs, tributes, and pep talks from them.

Forward, take a look at a number of the most recognizable faces on Cameo and study extra about what they’re providing.