‘I Felt Ashamed’: Maisie Williams Opens Up About How Playing Arya In GoT Gave Her Body Image Issues

Srishti Magan

Game of Thrones was one of the most expensive, well-loved (except for those last two seasons), and celebrated fantasy, drama series of all times. And it gifted us some truly fierce characters – like the Night King killer, Arya Stark. 

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However, actor Maisie Williams–who played the role of Arya Stark across the eight seasons–recently revealed what went on while preparing for her character, and the effect it had on her. 

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She talked about how the creators altered her physical appearance to the point that she started feeling a little ashamed of her body. 

Around Season two or three, my body started to mature and I started to become a woman, but Arya was still very much like trying to be disguised as a boy. I had to have really short hair and they’d constantly cover me in dirt and shade my nose so it looked really broad and I looked really manly. They’d also put this strap across my chest to flatten any growth that had started and that just felt horrible for six months of the year, and I felt kind of ashamed for a while. 
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However, she is now at a stage where she has embraced the ‘body that she has’ and actually loves to experiment with her looks. 

You can watch the complete interview here. 

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