Amelie Bea Smith, the new Peppa Pig actress is set to rake in an £1million in a year from the role, according to reports.
It was announced this week that EastEnders star Amelie, 9, will replace Harley Bird who has quit voicing the cartoon pig after 13 years.
And the role is certainly set to be lucrative for the youngster.
Harley, 18, reportedly made £1,000-an-hour as the voice of the cartoon pig.
However, it's claimed Amelie, who has appeared in EastEnders since she was five years old, could earn double that.
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Dermot McNamara, founder of Candid Publicity, commented: "The new Peppa Pig, Amelie Bea Smith, would now probably be making as much as twice than Harley – as Peppa Pig is now a global brand, which it wasn't when Harley joined.
"It would have been very difficult task for the Peppa Pig producers to find a new voice similar to the original. So they would have pulled out all the stops to get Amelie to sign on the dotted line!"
The expert continued telling Metro.co.uk: "With how much of a juggernaut Peppa Pig is, I can definitely see Amelie making at least a million within the next year or so.
"The brand shows no signs of slowing down and provided she’s got a good deal, she’ll be making millions for years to come!"
Harley was the third actress to voice Peppa, after Lily Snowden-Fine, who was in its original series in 2004, and Cecily Bloom, who joined for the second series in 2006.
Announcing her exit from the role this week, she said: |Becoming the voice of Peppa at the age of five was the start of an incredible journey, and I'll never forget my time on the show.
"The people that work on Peppa Pig have become like a family to me and they've given me some unforgettable memories.
"I wish Amelie the best of luck in the role and am looking forward to starting the next chapter in my life."
A source previously told Daily Star: "Harley is the most successful teenage voiceover artist in Britain right now. She is hot property and easily earns £1,000 an hour."
Peppa Pig is a worldwide sensation for makers Entertainment One, which was brought by Hasbro for £2.8 billion on New Year's Eve.
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