For years, the internet has been flooded with claims that Emilia Clarke and her fellow Game of Thrones stars earned a staggering $300,000 per episode at the peak of the HBO fantasy drama’s success. Now, the actor has finally addressed the long-standing speculation, revealing the truth behind the cast’s much-discussed paychecks. Game of Thrones premiered in 2011 and ran for eight seasons before wrapping in 2019. Emilia Clarke sets the record straight In an interview with Variety, the actor spoke about the rumours more than a decade after reports surfaced claiming the co-stars each earned $300,000 per episode. She mentioned that the main cast’s reported salary of $300,000 per episode was wildly exaggerated. “We didn’t earn that much. Can you imagine? I’d have been driving a couple of Porsches,” Emilia said. The 39-year-old, who played Daenerys Targaryen in the popular show, did not elaborate further on how “wildly exaggerated” the number was. However, she did note that the money she made throughout the George R. R. Martin adaptation’s run did provide her with enough financial …