‘Game of Thrones’ Star Maisie Williams Says She ‘Resented’ Playing Her Character During Puberty
The Starks can endure anything, but when it came to Arya’s adolescence, “Game of Thrones” had to slow down actress Maisie Williams’ puberty to mirror her character.
In an interview with GQ UK, Williams revealed that she “resented” her iconic “GoT” character during her teen years.
“I think that when I started becoming a woman, I resented Arya because I couldn’t express who I was becoming,” Williams said. “And then I also resented my body because it wasn’t aligned with the piece of me that the world celebrated.”
Williams was cast in the hit HBO series when she was 12 years old in 2009. In contrast to her sister Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner), Williams’ Arya rejected the social norms for womanhood and opted instead to learn how to fight, eventually going undercover as a boy to escape persecution.
Williams previously told “60 Minutes” in 2019 she had to wear a...
In an interview with GQ UK, Williams revealed that she “resented” her iconic “GoT” character during her teen years.
“I think that when I started becoming a woman, I resented Arya because I couldn’t express who I was becoming,” Williams said. “And then I also resented my body because it wasn’t aligned with the piece of me that the world celebrated.”
Williams was cast in the hit HBO series when she was 12 years old in 2009. In contrast to her sister Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner), Williams’ Arya rejected the social norms for womanhood and opted instead to learn how to fight, eventually going undercover as a boy to escape persecution.
Williams previously told “60 Minutes” in 2019 she had to wear a...
- 4/12/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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