MAISIE WILLIAMS, who plays Arya Stark in Game of Thrones, has opened up on a “mistake” she has made whilst playing the character for the past eight seasons.
Maisie Williams, 22, has played Arya Stark in Game of Thrones since the show first launched in 2011.
Ahead of the battle of Winterfell in season eight, episode three, Maisie opened up about playing the sword-wielding character.
The British actress explained she is “paying for a mistake” she made since she first began playing the Stark sibling.
Speaking about her biggest challenge whilst filming Game of Thrones, Maisie told Vogue: “When I was 12, I thought it was a great idea to play Arya left-handed because she favours that side in the books.”
She continued: “Eight years later, and I’m still paying for that mistake. I had to keep it up for continuity.
“In the beginning, I just had to do a little sparring.”
Maisie appeared to regret the decision now Arya is constantly using her thin sword, Needle.
She said: “Now, I’m doing entire fight sequences with the wrong hand, and I’m like, ‘Why did I ever think this was a good idea?’”
Her left-hand will certainly come in use in tonight’s episode as the White Walkers battle the North.
In the trailer teasing the episode, Arya can be seen running through halls with blood on her face.
On last week’s episode of Game of Thrones, season eight, episode two Maisie experience a first on the show.
Her character, Arya, enjoyed a night of passion with Gendry (Joe Dempsie) before the impending battle with the White Walkers.
Speaking about the sex scene after the episode aired, Maisie admitted she originally thought it was all a big joke.
The actress explained showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss have previously pranked co-stars in the past by sending false scripts.
“At first, I thought it was a prank,” the British star told Entertainment Weekly.
“I was like, ‘Yo, good one.’ And [the showrunners were] like, ‘No, we haven’t done that this year.’ Oh f**k!”
When it came to the encounter with Gendry actor, Joe Dempsie, Maisie said it was “uncomfortable”.
“In the beginning, everyone was really respectful,” she divulged.
“No one wants to make you feel uncomfortable which kind of makes you feel more uncomfortable, because no one wants to look at anything that they shouldn’t look at, which in turn makes you feel like you look awful because everyone is kind of like… You want people to act more normal.”
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