How much did families get for being on Wife Swap?

They've stepped away from the spotlight in the past few years but Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are coming back with a bang. 

The controversial couple – whose rollercoaster love story played out on reality TV show The Hills – will take part in ABC's Celebrity Wife Swap. 

Spencer and Heidi were paid $50,000 for their appearance, according to TMZ, and will swap with Olympic medallist Amanda Beard and her husband Sacha Brown.

Swap: Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard and husband Sacha Brown will take part in an upcoming episode of Celebrity Wife Swap with reality TV stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt

TMZ reports Pratt and Montag's fee is almost $20,000 more than most other celebrity couples are paid for competing. 

While the former Hills stars don’t have any children, Amanda and Sacha have two kids, son Blaise Ray, born in 2009 and daughter Isla Brown, who they welcomed last year.

Amanda tweeted: 'Check out Celebrity Wife Swap on ABC tonight at 10P to get a sneak peak of our upcoming EP which will air Thursday June 19th @ 8:00pm #CWS' while Heidi replied: 'Amanda! Can't wait for our episode of #CWS June 19 at 8pm! On @ABCNetwork.'

Excited: Heidi and Amanda tweeted about their upcoming episode of the ABC show

No doubt Spencer and Heidi need the money after admitting last year that they blew a $10 million fortune. 

In an interview with InTouch magazine, the couple admitted they now severely regret spending ridiculous sums of money on nights out at expensive restaurants and shopping sprees, during which they would splash out thousands of dollars at a time.

Spencer said that the pair had delusions of grandeur, and at the height of their fame even compared themselves to music's biggest power couple.

'We thought we were Jay Z and Beyonce.' he said ruefully. 'In hindsight we should've been more low-key.'

Raking it in! Spencer and Heidi have reportedly been paid $50,000 for their appearance on the show

Aside from Heidi's marathon '10 plastic surgeries in one day' which cost her over $200,000, the pair would often spend $10,000 a week at trendy LA eateries and $100,000 a month on Heidi's hair and makeup regime.

'Every time we'd go out to eat, we'd order $4,000 bottles of wine. Heidi was going to the mall and dropping $20,000-$30,000 a day,' Spencer explained.

But it was the lion's share of the $10m which was sank into Heidi's 'side project', her failed 2010 album, aptly titled Superficial that would have really hurt the pair.

The blonde duo spent an extraordinary $2.5m on studio time, photo shoots and producers to perfect the record, only for it to fail miserably in both album sales and on the charts.

Superficial sold slightly over 1,000 copies in its first week of release and in total was only downloaded a paltry 6,000 times.

Return to the limelight: Heidi and Spencer had stepped back from the spotlight but in the past year they have made their return to the spotlight

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The ABC reality show "Wife Swap" is casting for families in Georgia. Selected families will receive a $10,000 payment.

How much did families get for being on Wife Swap?

Andrea V. Watson, Patch Staff

How much did families get for being on Wife Swap?

Posted Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 1:01 pm ET|Updated Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 6:43 pm ET

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How much did families get for being on Wife Swap?
Producers for "Wife Swap" are casting in Georgia, seeking all families, not just "traditional." If selected, each family will receive $10,000. (Courtesy of paramount network)

ATLANTA, GA — ABC's “Wife Swap” is bringing a new season to viewers and producers are specifically searching for Georgia families. Those selected get $10,000 per family, too. There’s no specific criteria.

Pitman Casting posted on Facebook that they’re not only looking for a “traditional nuclear family.” For example, LGTBQ+, multi-generational, polyamorous and non-traditional religions are all welcome, they said.

There’s a $1,000 finder’s fee for anyone who nominates a family that appears on the show. Must be 18+ to submit an application. Apply at WifeSwapCasting.com.

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Wife Swap, an ABC reality show, takes two families and swaps the mothers/wives for two weeks. During the first week, the new mother must follow the family’s rules and routines. It’s during the second and final week that they’re able to switch things up. The family must follow her rules.

Producers promise that it’s a way for families to learn something different from another family or it’s a way to take a break if feeling unappreciated.

How much do the families on Wife Swap get?

Potential families can live anywhere in the United States, but we ask that families who apply consist of two parents that have at least two children, over the age of 5, living at home. All participating families receieve a $20,000 honorarium fee too!

How much did they get paid on Celebrity Wife Swap?

most hated couple of reality TV shot an episode that airs next week -- and they'll be swapping with seven-time Olympic medalist Amanda Beard and her husband. Our sources say the Pratts took home $50,000 for the gig ... which we know is nearly $20,000 more than some other celeb couples have been paid.