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Claire Foy wasn’t offered back pay for her role in ‘The Crown’
Reports were saying that Claire Foy was offered back pay from the producers but she is denying this ever happened.
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Claire Foy attends the BAFTA Los Angeles TV Tea Party party at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, on September 16, 2017. (AFP/Chris Delmas)
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few months ago, news was circulating about the gender pay gap on The Crown. Apparently, Claire Foy was earning less than her co-star Matt Smith.
More recently, reports were saying that Claire was offered back pay from the producers but she is denying this ever happened. According to Refinery29, “Foy denied reports from The Daily Mail that alleged producers agreed to pay the actress $275,000 amid scandal following revelations that Matt Smith had been paid significantly more.”
Read also: Netflix royal drama 'The Crown' apologizes over pay furor
In an interview with Al Arabiya she talked about how she handled the scandal. “I realized early on that me being quiet about it or me not thinking about it in any way, and not associating myself with it, would be harmful to me and also lots of other people. It’s taught me a lot, and I’m still learning about it."
Claire will no longer be part of the new season of The Crown but we hope the producers of the show honor equality when it comes to paying the actors involved. She did play an Emmy-nominated role after all.
This article appeared on the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper website, which is a member of Asia News Network and a media partner of The Jakarta Post
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