Lena Headey's divorce reveals 'Thrones' star's money problems

Lena Headey's divorce reveals 'Thrones' star's money problems

Could it be that Queen Cersei has fallen on hard times? Actress Lena Headey, who has breathed life into the scheming, filthy-rich on-screen villain for the past two seasons of HBO's hit show Game of Thrones (and helped to kick off the third season on

Actress Lena Headey, best known as the evil Queen Cersei Lannister on the hit HBO series "Game of Thrones,” says she has “less than $5 in her bank account.”

When you are Queen Cersei, it's hard to imagine you might be broke. That's exactly what Game of Thrones star Lena Headey is claiming, though, after splitting from husband Peter Loughran last year. According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, the

Lena Headey of Game of Thrones fame is broke. Or awfully close she has $5 in the bank.

Headey then filed papers in response, claiming that she needs at least $6,000 from those joint funds in advance. Headey claimed that she's currently living on credit as she and her 2-year-old son Wylie Elliot are barely making ends meet, the site reported.