Claire Foy receives £200,000 in backpay after The Crown pay gap controversy

Telegraph ^ | April 30, 2018 | Telegraph Reporters

[EdnaMode]

Claire Foy has reportedly received a hefty sum after it was revealed that, despite being the star of The Crown, she was paid less than her on-screen husband, played by Matt Smith, for the Netflix series.

Foy was a little-known actress when she was cast as Queen Elizabeth II in Netflix's lavish royal drama, while former Doctor Who actor Smith was a household name. This, producers explained, was why he was paid more than Foy for both series of The Crown.

However, the success of the show meant that the unexpected revelation caused international controversy earlier this year. The news that Foy, now an established, award-winning and well-loved actress, was paid less than Smith at a time when gender equality and pay disparity in the entertainment industry is under increased scrutiny, was not received well by the show's viewers.

A petition was signed by more than 25,000 people asking for Smith to donate his earnings to the Time's Up campaign, which raises legal aid for victims of sexual assault.

In March, Netflix apologised for the public attention brought to both stars' pay packets, and Smith and Foy have subsequently spoken out about the gulf in their paycheques.

Now, however, Netflix appears to have put the money where its mouths is and given Foy £200,000 in backpay – allegedly to compensate for the extra £10,000 per episode Smith earned over 20 episodes of The Crown.

Foy reportedly earned £29,000 per hour-long episode. Smith's salary has never been revealed.

[Cedar]

Claire Foy was excellent! Many great co-stars with her, but she carried “The Crown” both seasons.

[nopardons]

Katherine Hepburn only ever played "shrews, office managers, and old maids"...REALLY ?

Audrey Hepburn and Goldie Hawn ONLY played those roles too?

And I can easily list other such painfully thin actresses as well, who blow your comment out of the water!

Sure, the late 40s through some of the '60s had voluptuous stars, but that was just a blip in the history of film.

[miss marmelstein]

Does anyone do stunts anymore? With the onset of CGI, I thought all of that was a thing of the past with some exceptions. Certainly, you no longer see any of the camaraderie that stars had with stunt men up until the 90s. Of course, George Clooney recently suffered a spinal leak due to some stunt he performed, so who knows and again, who cares.

Personally, I prefer the stars of the 60s who had charisma, talent and beauty if not the Bluto-like bodies so favored by audiences today.

[Flaming Conservative]

Sure, the late 40s through some of the ‘60s had voluptuous stars, but that was just a blip in the history of film.

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You know what? I’m entitled to my own opinion, just as you are. I’m not going to change your mind, and you’re not going to change mine. Our conversation is at its end.

[miss marmelstein]

Oh, I thought Diana was an English rose in her early days in the years after the birth of her first child.

There was no way they were going to allow Charles to marry a haggard old saddlebag like Camilla who also came with a husband, remember. The government has something to say about this, not just the royals and it was pretty obvious Diana was the best choice even if it turned out badly. Now, of course, after Diana turned Charles into a little old man, it seemed like a nice consolation prize for him to marry his first love. No accounting for taste!

What saddens me is mediocre, good-girl Kate and slutty and uninteresting Megan. As I always say, give her two years and she’ll be photographed on Mustique sucking the toes of the pool boy.

[nopardons]

You're entitled to your own opinion; however, you NOT "entitled to your own "facts" !

Nope, this conversation shall be ended, when YOU quite posting to me. ;^)

You can't substantiate your statement, but I gave you not one, but THREE examples that proved your supposition wrong and can supply you with even more factual examples with with to refute your erroneous statement.

Pay attention, n00b, you should try to expand your limited knowledge, or else I and others will correct your wrong assertations.

[editor-surveyor]

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Ignore her!
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[Flaming Conservative]

Ignore her!

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Thank you.
Good grief, is it a woman who’s so hard headed? I’m just thankful I don’t have to live anywhere NEAR her. Apparently, she’s one of those who would argue a dead man to a second death. Or have to have the last word, even if it’s her last breath.

[Architect of Avalon]

Claire Foy was really good in Little Dorrit.