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They paid him a modest upfront amount, leaving him unable to cash in on the whopping £650m it is estimated to have made the platform.

According to the Agents of Young Performers Association, upfront fees should only be charged 30 days after a client and agency has entered into a contract.

The need to find money upfront for rent, food, transport and heating is squeezing them too, as well as middle-income working families who are expected to contribute.

“My dentist has gone private and you have to pay upfront,” she said.

The question of where the final “economic” burden of tariffs falls, as opposed to the upfront bill, is more complicated.