Britain's highest paid entertainers

1. Chris Evans �35.5m 2. Lennox Lewis �30m 3. Sir Elton John �25.98m 4. Griff Rhys Jones �24.5m 5. Mel Smith �24.25m 6. Sir Sean Connery �13m 7. Rod Stewart, Mick Jagger �12m 9. Naseem Hamed �11m 10. Tracey Ullman, George Michael, Keith Richards �10m

Sir Sean Connery is the UK's best paid actor. He earned �13m last year.

The youngest entrant to the list is the singer Charlotte Church, who earned �5.5m in 1999. She has just turned 14.

It makes her richer than Manchester United and England star David Beckham, who is Britain's best paid footballer. He earned �5.2m in the same 12 months.

Others who had an exceptionally good year in 1999 include Jerry Hall, who earned �7.25m with her divorce settlement from former husband Mick Jagger.

However, her husband was the seventh highest paid entertainer earning �12m last year, while the Rolling Stones' 1999 world tour generated varying amounts for other band members Keith Richards (�10m), Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood (�8m).

Tracey Ullman, virtually a forgotten star in the UK, earned �10m in the US last year, making her the UK's joint 10th top-earning entertainer.