Internet left divided as Olivia Colman speaks out against gender pay disparity in Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Olivia Colman opens up about gender pay disparity in Hollywood while admitting that she would be paid more if she were ‘Oliver’ Colman.

During a recent appearance on CNN’s ‘The Amanpour Hour’ with ‘Wicked Little Letters' director Thea Sharrock, Colman shared her grievances regarding the pay disparity in the entertainment industry.

Olivia Colman opens up about pay gap in Hollywood

The 50-year-old actress appeared on the show where she said, “Don’t get me started on the pay disparity, but male actors get paid more because they used to say they drew in the audiences.”

“And actually, that hasn’t been true for decades, but they still like to use that as a reason to not pay women as much as their male counterparts,” added the ‘Wonka’ star, per Variety.

Colman, who won the Academy Award for her role as Anne, Queen of Great Britain, in the 2018 movie ‘The Favourite’, was then asked by the host Christiane Amanpour if she also faced the disparity despite being an Oscar winner.

“I’m very aware that if I was Oliver Colman, I’d be earning a f**k of a lot more than I am,” shared ‘The Crown’ star.

She continued, “I know of one pay disparity, which is a 12,000% difference. Do the maths, I know.”

Olivia Colman has an impressive resume of acting credits apart from an Oscar. She is also the recipient of an Emmy Award for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix series ‘The Crown’.

She notably appeared in projects like ‘Fleabag’, ‘The Night Manager’, among others.

Not only Colman, but another 'The Crown' star Claire Foy also opened up about gender pay disparity.

When it was reported that Foy was paid less than her 'The Crown' co-star Matt Smith, Foy shared with Entertainment Weekly, "I'm surprised because I'm at the center of it, and anything that I'm at the center of like that is very very odd, and feels very very out of ordinary."

"But I'm not [surprised about the interest in the story] in the sense that it was a female-led drama. I'm not surprised that people saw [the story] and went, 'Oh, that's a bit odd,'" said Foy, per People.

Intenet reacts to Olivia Colman's words

Internet was left divided with her statement as a section of fans supported her in her statement. The other group, however, argued that pay in Hollywood is based not on gender but on the ability to be a crowd-puller.

One of the social media users supported her saying, "Infknfuriating. All women actors who can afford to should loudly boycott making movies until this gets remedied. Easy for me to say!"

"She can't prove anything and saying this is wrong. There are so many factors that determine salary," said someone else.

"Damm straight," praised someone else.

Meanwhile, another user chimed in, "Entertainment is paid for by viewers, not the justice department. You can’t force equal pay in entertainment industry if the objective is to get famous. You can only force fair pay."

Someone else praised her saying, "Olivia Colman rocks. Let’s pay an equal wage for men and women. It’s 2024 FFS."

Another fan said, "She’s right now pay her what she’s worth. Can’t believe that Skins is how I came to know her 🥹."

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