The American woman who gave birth to the world's longest-surviving set of octuplets has signed a $250,000 US deal for all 14 of her children to appear on a reality TV show, according to court documents filed in Los Angeles.
Nadya Suleman has agreed for her children to appear — for about $250 US a day, per child — in an upcoming show filmed by Netherlands-based production company Eyeworks, which counts the shows The Biggest Loser and Breaking Bonaduce among its television offerings.
Shooting is scheduled to begin Sept. 1.
The contracts were filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Friday and require a judge's approval.
The deal proposes for the children to participate in 36 days of shooting for the first year, 21 days in the second year and 14 days in the third year for a total of approximately $250,000 US earned collectively over three years.
As required by California law, 15 per cent of the children's income will be placed in a trust fund available to them when they reach the age of 18.
Suleman's lawyer Jeff Czech first announced in June that the Southern Californian mother had signed a deal with Eyeworks.
He said at the time that instead of following the family on a daily basis, film crews would be "less intrusive" by only documenting certain milestones, such as birthdays or special events. The proposed project was to follow the six boys and two girls Suleman gave birth to on Jan. 26.
Suleman, dubbed Octomom by the media, has six other children. All 14 offspring were conceived through in-vitro fertilization.
