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"Coronation Street&amp;#039;s Bev Callard&amp;#039;s salary has been cut by 40% due to the credit crunch. The actress, who plays barmaid Liz McDonald in the ITV soap, has signed a new deal meaning that she will only be paid on a per-episode basis. Callard currently takes home \u00A3120,000 per year, but will have to feature in prominent storylines and be on camera all the time if she is to match her old pay packet. A source revealed to The Sun: &amp;quot;Bev&amp;#039;s really shocked by just how hard times are on Corrie. She&amp;#039;s not the only star facing bad news, but she&amp;#039;s been hit the hardest so far. &amp;quot;Bev&amp;#039;s a businesswoman and hasn&amp;#039;t had the easiest time. While she understands the problems bosses face, it&amp;#039;s making life very difficult.&amp;quot; A soap insider added: &amp;quot;Contracts come up for renewal at different times. Characters with less air-time are really going to struggle.&amp;quot; Callard has been forced to cancel her wedding to Jon McEwan as a result of her salary cut. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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