Joan Collins earned less than male Dynasty colleague | Stars

entertainment">The now 88-year-old appeared in 1981 in the second season of Dynasty as Alexis Colby, the ex-wife of Blake Carrington, who was played by Forsythe. The actor, who died in 2010 at the age of 92, according to Collins always wanted to be at the forefront and had written in his contract that he would earn $5,000 per episode more than any other cast member.

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entertainment">Collins said that in her early days on the soap she earned $15,000 per episode, and Forsythe “something like 25 or 30,000.” She also calls the producers misogynistic for responding to the demands of Forsythe, who had also forced him to be the center of all publicity around Dynasty.

entertainment">The soap, of which more than 200 episodes were made between 1981 and 1989, became wildly popular, allowing Collins to negotiate a better salary from it. At the peak of the show, she was making $120,000 per episode, she said. “But then they only put me in half the episodes because they couldn’t pay more.”

entertainment">She deserved every cent of that amount, according to the actress. “During the lockdown I watched old episodes of Dynasty and I was impressed with myself. To be honest, I think I should have gotten more.”

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