And Claire Foy has now revealed why she chose to speak so openly about the gender pay gap on The Crown, after discovering she was paid less than co-star Matt Smith. Her comments come after she revealed she was 'embarrassed' by the fact she was paid less than her co-star Matt Smith for an equally central role on the hit show. I did a job called Wolf Hall that I was really proud of and I thought, you can die happy. 'So when I got sent The Crown I thought, 'So they think I'm that sort of actor?' Claire added: 'Because I'd had a child, I had so little attachment to who I had been or who I thought I was.

Source: Daily Mail May 23, 2018 14:21 UTC