“Don’t get me started on the pay disparity,” Olivia Colman said. “But male actors get paid more because they used to say they draw in the audiences.”
Olivia Colman Calls Out Gender Pay Gap In Hollywood: “If I Was Oliver Colman, I’d Be Earning A F— Of A Lot More”
Despite having an Oscar tethered to her name, the British star said she would earn more if her name was “Oliver” instead of “Olivia.” When Christiane asked the actress if she had experienced pay disparity herself, Olivia replied, “I’m very aware that if I was Oliver Colman, I’d be earning a f— of a lot more than I am.”“If I was ‘Oliver’ Colman, I’d be earning a f*** of a lot more than I am.” I ask Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman about the gender pay gap in Hollywood. “I know of one pay disparity which is a 12,000% difference,” she tells me.
This isn’t the first time Olivia has opened up about the double standards in the film industry. She recently spoke about how the idea of men bringing a bigger audience to theaters is a “lie.”
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