Cash for Rares is a long-running favorite on ZDF. The show has been on TV almost every day since 2013 and continues to delight an audience of millions. One person contributed significantly to the success of the junk format: TV icon Horst Lichter. The former television chef has been there since the very beginning and is considered the humorous soul at Bares for Rares.
ZDF is paying a lot for this success: The popular presenter earns an unbelievable huge salary every year. Horst Lichter really deserves that much.
From TV chef to junk uncle: Horst Lichter’s impressive career
Small man, big mustache – and even greater success: Younger viewers are unlikely to remember this, but Horst Lichter became famous as a TV chef for Rares long before Bares. With shows like Lafer! Lights! Yummy! He delighted the audience with his Rhenish humor and really good home cooking.
Even back then, Horst Lichter impressed people with his entertaining manner and knew how to make people laugh in front of the screens. Then in 2013 he had a surprise success: he shot the pilot episode of Bares for Rares, even though At first no one believed in the success of the show. In the podcast with Barbara Schöneberger, Lichter admitted that those responsible at ZDF were skeptical:
Even the director at the time, whom I persuaded for this pilot […]said: Come on Horst, junk doesn’t work on TV!
Horst Lichter fought for the idea and was proven right. Today cash is for rares one of the most successful afternoon shows ever.
Horst Lichter’s XXL salary defies imagination: That’s how much he earns at Bares for Rares
ZDF knows that the success of Bares for Rares depends largely on the popularity of Horst Lichter. The show simply wouldn’t be the same without the TV darling. That’s why the moderator can talk about a extremely high annual salary be happy. A leak from Welt on Sunday revealed that Horst Lichter is in second place as the top earner at ZDF.
Horst Lichter is said to earn an incredible 1.7 million euros a year. It’s no wonder that the presenter always appears on set with a beaming smile. Only talk host Markus Lanz earns more: This is expected to bring in almost two million euros a year.
TV broadcast & streaming: Then comes cash for Rares
Cash for Rares runs Monday to Friday at 3:05 p.m. on ZDF. The latest episodes can be streamed for free in the ZDF media library.