Maisie Williams breaks down in tears while discussing childhood in emotional podcast interview
Maisie Williams broke into tears during a recent podcast interview during which she discussed her childhood in detail.
The actor, who is best known for playing Arya Stark on Game of Thrones, opened up about her struggles with mental health and the “traumatic” relationship with her father on The Diary of a CEO podcast.
She told presenter Steven Bartlett that she would struggle to sleep as a young child, prompting a teacher to spot that something was wrong when she was eight years old.
“I had a traumatic relationship with my dad and ever since I can remember I have struggled sleeping,” she said.
“I think a lot of the traumatic things that were happening, I didn’t realise they were wrong. But I knew – I would look around at other kids and be like, ‘Why don’t they seem to understand this pain, or dread, or fear? Where does...
The actor, who is best known for playing Arya Stark on Game of Thrones, opened up about her struggles with mental health and the “traumatic” relationship with her father on The Diary of a CEO podcast.
She told presenter Steven Bartlett that she would struggle to sleep as a young child, prompting a teacher to spot that something was wrong when she was eight years old.
“I had a traumatic relationship with my dad and ever since I can remember I have struggled sleeping,” she said.
“I think a lot of the traumatic things that were happening, I didn’t realise they were wrong. But I knew – I would look around at other kids and be like, ‘Why don’t they seem to understand this pain, or dread, or fear? Where does...
- 9/26/2022
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - TV
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