Outlander fans couldn't believe their eyes when they discovered that Caitriona Balfe starred alongside Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
07.03.2022 - 19:57 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Caitriona Balfe claims she wasn't paid the same as co-star Sam Heughan when Outlander first launched due to lack of experience.
Caitriona plays Claire Fraser in the on-screen adaptation of Diana Gabaldon's historical fantasy series alongside Sam, 41, as Jamie Fraser.
But the Irish actress has admitted that despite a possible salary disparity in the early days of the show, the pay issue was rectified as soon as it was brought up to bosses.
“I never really found out what our numbers were but at that time, there was a system,” Balfe said recently on Awards Chatter.
”If you had tested for a show previously, that put your quote at a certain level. If you had done a pilot before, that upped your quota as well.
"I know Sam had tested for a few things before.
"He had more experience in the business than I had before so when we started, I don’t think we were a million miles off.
"My perception, I’m not sure 100%, I don’t think we were on parity.”
“Once we brought that to the attention of people, they were great,” Balfe added. “They made sure that was rectified.”
The mum-of-one reckons her initial reduced Outlander salary had nothing to do with gender.
“Things have changed a lot,” she said. “I think it was just sometimes things, it’s just done. It’s a systemic thing and people aren’t thinking. I don’t think at the time it was any real choice to degrade me or anything like that. I think just people had their systems, that’s all.”
Once Balfe and Heughan attained pay parity with their Outlander salaries, they went to the next level together.
In season five, both stars earned producer credits.
“We were on the floor every single day anyway,” Balfe added.
“We see what goes on, we see the issues, we see where improvements can be made and I
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