Citadel: Priyanka Chopra makes a major revelation about her salary compared to that of Richard Madden

The salaries of actors and actresses are always highly debated. For his role in Citadelon Prime Video, Priyanka Chopra negotiated to have a salary comparable to that of her on-screen partner.

It’s a catchphrase in cinema and the world of series. Regularly, the actresses warn about the salary gaps that continue to exist between them and their male partners on the screen. Sometimes – but still too rarely – they are heard. Priyanka Chopra Jonas, starring in Citadelthe new Prime Video series, revealed on the show The View, that she won her case for this new project. “23 years later” Having started acting, the 40-year-old actress is finally paid as much as the one she plays opposite, Richard Madden. The ex-Miss World, who married the youngest of the Jonas Brothers, Nick, explains that It is thanks in particular to the presence of a woman at the head of Amazon that this equal pay has been achieved. Her agents approached the group saying: “They are co-stars, they should be paid the same salary.” “Because I’m cynical, I figured that was never going to happen. I said to my agents, ‘You can ask, but guys I’ve been doing this for a long time…”

Priyanka Chopra on the importance of equal pay

Jennifer Salke, the head of Amazon Studios, has finally turned the tide. “I wonder, if it hadn’t been for a woman in power, would it have resulted in another conversation? Would there even have been a conversation?“Priyanka Chopra would like all production studios to involve women in decision-making. “After Citadel, I got equal pay for all the roles I co-starred in. It changed my life”, she reveals.

Citadel, the hit series on Prime Video

In Citadel, available on Prime Video since April 28, Priyanka Chopra plays the role of Nadia Sinh, a tidy spy who does not remember her past as a secret agent after a particularly hectic mission. His ex-colleague, Mason Kane, played by Richard Madden made world famous in Game of Thrones, also lost his memory. But when enemies try to track down these Citadel agents, the two spies will quickly have to remember their past lives. Since it was put online and despite criticism from Internet users, the series has squatted first place in the top 10 of the most viewed content on the platform.

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