'Game of Thrones' has been the biggest television show in the world for several years, so it's reasonable to assume that one of the major stars of the show would be rolling in money. It seems that isn't the case. For Lena Headey - better known to the world as Cersei Lannister - the financial returns from playing her most famous part were as disappointing as the final season of the show.
In normal circumstances, her 'Game of Thrones' money would still have been enough to live a luxury lifestyle, but Lena Headey's circumstances coming into the show weren't normal. She'd been through a prolonged and messy divorce, with equally messy custody hearings coming after. She'd just sold her house to pay her debts when she landed her role in the show, and prior to getting it, she'd been thinking about the grim prospect of doing reality television.