Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Emilia Clarke has set the record straight on her Game of Thrones salary. The actor, 39, portrayed Daenerys Targaryen in all eight seasons of HBO’s fantasy show before it came to an abrupt end in 2019. At the height of its popularity, Game of Thrones was a pop culture phenomenon, averaging more than 25 million viewers per episode – and so it makes sense that its stars would be remunerated generously. Rumours that the main cast were being paid $300,000 (approximately £222,950) per episode, however, were wildly exaggerated, according to Clarke. “We didn’t earn that much,” she told Variety in a new interview. “Can you imagine? I’d have been driving a couple of Porsches!” Although she did not specify the correct figure, Clarke was able to pay off her parents’ mortgage with her earnings. Game of Thrones boasted one of the …