Game of Thrones’ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has looked back at his time on set and the ‘incredible experience’ he had watching his co-stars Maise Wiliams and Sophie Turner grow up.
The Jaime Lannister actor spent almost 10 years on the show, and was joined by the likes of Maisie and Sophie who were just 14 and 15 years old retrospectively when joining the cast.
And now, over a year since the fantasy epic came to an end, Nikolaj appeared on the Kelly Clarkson Show where he spoke about the HBO hit.
‘I miss my friends,’ the 50-year-old confessed when chatting to the singer over video call. ‘You spend 10 years together, you know? So, I miss my friendships.
‘I don’t miss… I think we told the story, the story was over.’
Turning his attention to the stellar cast, the dad-of-two added: ‘The thing is, you have this thing where, I guess it’s the same in music, but a workplace where you have all ages together.
‘On this show, we had Maisie and Sophie, and they were kids when they started out, they became young adults on that show and it’s an incredible and intense experience.
‘When the show becomes as successful as it is – that’s a whole different challenge. But inside the bubble, it was always good.’
Nikolaj was promoting his new movie The Silencing, which was released back in July, while Maisie, 23, has recently spoken about her latest project The New Mutants – which she stars in alongside Stranger Things actor Charlie Heaton.
Meanwhile, Sophie, 24, has welcomed her first baby into the world with her husband Joe Jonas.
The loved-up pair have decided to call their daughter Willa – and fans couldn’t help but notice the Game of Thrones reference.
The new mum is known for playing Sansa Stark on the HBO series, and it turns out Willa was the name of a character who appeared in season eight episode The Last of the Starks as a servant at Winterfell, who pledged their allegiance to House Stark.
A wildling also went by the same name in season five for two episodes.
Reps for Sophie and Joe confirmed the arrival of their baby girl in a statement to People that read: ‘Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas are delighted to announce the birth of their baby.’
Game of Thrones is available to stream on Now TV.
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