'My six-month-old earns your annual salary in a month'

"He made $38 000 in December, but only worked for two weeks."

Romeo and Hunter are proof that it literally pays to be cute - if your mum gets you a job.

The tots are making more in a month than some adults do in a year. 

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$72,071 AUD in one month

Their mother, Paris Gough, explained in a viral TikTok how they’re raking it in. 

“My one-year-old and my six-month-year old both have full time jobs,” she says. 

The British mother explains they work as full-time child models, regularly doing shoots for various brands, racking up thousands of dollars per month.

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Despite being just six-months-old, Hunter already has quite the resume. 

“In July, they used him in a TV show, so he made £6,000 ($12,015 AUD). In August, he had a grocery shoot, a TV appearance and two bookings for clothing and he made £12,000 ($24,029 AUD)," she shares.

September was a huge month, thanks to Halloween marketing.: “He made £36,000 ($72,071 AUD)." 

The remaining months of 2024 were just as lucrative. He took a short hiatus in October earning just over $5,600 AUD, before raking in around $24,000 AUD in November. 

In December he worked just two weeks, but he still made $38,049 AUD. 

According to Paris, Hunter made around $173,000 AUD within the first six months of his life.  

Image: TikTok/parisgoughh

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"We don't take none of it"

Paris insists that all the money earned is to make their futures brighter. 

“We don’t take none of it. It goes into a savings account and they can do as they please when they turn 18,” she insists.

Commenters were generally impressed by the hustle (or the comments section has been sanitised).

“Looked at my parents and sighed,” joked one. 

“What a great start for him i wish I had done this with my son,” another said. 

“What a fantastic idea, they’ll be very grateful for it when they’re 18!” a third added.

Many were quick to ask for information - such as which agency Paris uses - so they too could put their kids to work.  

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"If you don't want to do this, don't do it for your child"

As for the critics who object to the monetisation of children, Paris, a former model herself, says she has zero time for it. 

“If you don’t want to do this, don’t do it for your child but don’t judge anyone else for doing this."  

Originally published as 'My six-month-old earns your annual salary in a month'