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Paparazzi-for-hire biz is an eye-popping success!

Snap! Snap! It’s your paparazzi for the day.

Celeb 4 A Day charges up to $3,000 for clients to basque in flashing lights and giant cameras as paparazzi take photos of them in L.A., New York and San Francisco.

Enough people crave the star-like attention that founder Tania Roberts sees her business grow 15 percent a year. And since starting her company (the first of its kind) in 2007, she now competes against dozens of other paparazzi-for-hire ventures.

Tania Roberts, founder of Celeb4ADay,  takes a selfie for her website.

Tania Roberts, founder of Celeb4ADay, takes a selfie for her website. (Credit: Celeb4ADay)

A girl “shields” herself from the Celeb4ADay paparazzi for hire. (Celeb4ADay)

The Post interviews Tania Roberts for the low down on her “show biz”:

What’s the weirdest reason someone hired your paparazzi?

In LA, we had a guy who wanted us to paparazzi him on Venice Beach at 11AM so he could trick his friend into thinking he slept with Lindsay Lohan the night before. It worked… for a few minutes!

Do you get repeat customers?

Sometimes. We used to have a kid in L.A. who would hire us every time he went on a date with a new girl. He’d do that about once a month. We would have paparazzi photograph him as he got out of his car and walked to the restaurant. He was a 17-year-old kid from Bel Air.

How did you think of this paparazzi-for-hire idea?

I was watching Entertainment Tonight, and I saw someone being chased by photographers. I thought, “I wonder what that’s like?” Then, “I’m sure not the only one… Wait, I could do that! I know a bunch of photographers.”

I built my website, and I had people calling within two weeks.

How is business going?

Great.

How many clients have you had since you started?

A lot. We do about four people a week in New York. We do anywhere from 2 to 4 in L.A. And in San Francisco, we offer it there, but not a lot of people do it there.

I think it’s popular in L.A. because, you know, it’s Hollywood. People visit, and they want to experience a piece of Hollywood and celebrity life. In New York, I think it’s really fun for people to take advantage of a city where you can do almost anything. My business just offers a very unique service.

How much do you charge?

Pricing ranges from $550 up to $3,000.

What kind of people ask for your services the most?

Most of our clients are between the ages of 25 to 35. They’ve grown up with the celebrity culture and want to participate in it.

Eighty percent of our market is someone hiring us as a surprise for someone else—birthdays, bachelorette parties, that kind of stuff. Anything that can be turned into a surprise, we’ve done it. We’ve even photographed a 70-year-old guy at 8 AM on the golf course as a surprise for his birthday. He was surprised, but by the end, slightly irritated with his brother. But he had fun with it.

How much money are you making?

Let’s just say, enough to live in New York City comfortably. I’m doing well.

Where do you see your business going from here?

Growing. We’ve grown 10 to 15 percent a year.

What do you hope to accomplish with your venture?

Right now, I’m really comfortable with where I’m at. I don’t want to make the mistake of expanding too rapidly into more cities. I’d love to expand to some other cities eventually though. Miami is first on my list. Vegas would be good too. Party cities.

How do you like the business overall?

It’s great. I’m always one of paparazzi for jobs here in New york. I didn’t get a degree in photography to be a personal paparazzi, but it’s fun to make someone feel special for 30 minutes or so.