Sophie Turner: Game of Thrones ‘Crazy’ Scenes Shaped Her Teen Sex Education, Yet She’s Never Rewatched It.

Sophie Turner has admitted that she got her sex education from watching the ‘crazy’ scenes on Game Of Thrones.

The actress, 29, first auditioned for the role of Sansa Stark at the age of 12 and began filming aged 14, with the show’s eighth season finishing when she was 23.

Reflecting on her days starring on the HBO show, Sophie quipped that she got her sex education lessons from watching the graphic scenes filmed on set.

The fantasy series became very well-known for its nude scenes and controversial storylines during its eight-year tenure.

‘Yeah, really crazy s***. I, I definitely got my sex education from that show. More, more than enough,’ Sophie joked while speaking on the Dish from Waitrose podcast.

Sophie also admitted she has never watched the show despite starring in it, giving an amusing summary of the globally-beloved franchise when asked.

Sophie Turner has admitted that she got her sex education from watching the ‘crazy’ scenes on Game Of Thrones during an appearance on the Dish from Waitrose podcast

Reflecting on starring on the HBO show, Sophie quipped that she got her sex education lessons from watching the graphic scenes filmed on set (pictured: Emilia Clarke and Jason Mamoa)  

‘I’ve also never watched the show, so… I couldn’t really tell you [laughter]. I know what my character does, which isn’t very nice,’ she confessed.

‘Basically [it’s] warring families fighting for the throne. There’s dragons, um, and… that’s about it really.’

Sophie said she finds it ‘horrible’ to watch herself on screen and admitted it plunges her into a ’bout of depression.  

‘I’ve been forced to endure-like premieres and whatnot. But I mean, it’s just awful,’ she shared. 

‘I leave going into like a two month bout of depression after I watch myself, so I just don’t do it. No, I can’t imagine, but also I wouldn’t say it if I did. I’m gonna go home and watch all my movies.’

Though she refuses to watch Game Of Thrones, she described it as the ‘best acting class’ as she discussed making her debut on such a successful and long-running show.

She admitted she felt like she ‘won a competition’ when she nabbed the sought-after role and said the cast all became like a family after nearly 10 years working together. 

‘It was amazing. It informed my entire life in terms of like business decisions, just etiquette on set, how to act,’ she explained.

The fantasy series became very well-known for its nude scenes and controversial storylines during its eight-year tenure (pictured: Maisie Williams and Joe Dempsie)  

The actress, 29, first auditioned for the role of Sansa Stark at the age of 12 and began filming aged 14, with the show’s eighth season finishing when she was 23

‘Everything I learned from Game of Thrones – and a bit from my parents.’

Sophie also gave a rare insight into her family dynamic with her two children – daughters Willa, four, and Delphine, two – who she shares with her ex Joe Jonas.

She revealed she tries to keep to a ‘no phone’ rule around the dinner table, saying she cherished her own time as a child gathering for meals with her parents and two brothers.

However, she admitted she sometimes comes into difficulties as she addressed the struggles of raising two young children.

‘Once phones kind came to be around, phones were not allowed at the table. It was very much like sit down, have an hour of good talk with the family,’ she said of her own childhood.

‘I really enjoyed that and I’ve tried to keep that up. [sighs] I’m trying. You know, I’ve got a four and a two-year-old, so it’s not as easy as sitting down.’

She also hilariously revealed which sweet treat is off limits to her children as she revealed she has a jar of Milky Way bars reserved for herself. 

‘I have, in my house, like little jars of proper food, like pasta and whatnot, and then right next to it is my jar of Milky Ways,’ she shared.

‘The kids will try and take one, but hands off. That’s mummy’s.’

Sophie also gave a rare insight into her family dynamic with her two children – daughters Willa, four, and Delphine, two – who she shares with her ex Joe Jonas (pictured in March 2023) 

Sophie and Joe tied the knot in 2019 but went their separate ways four years later, with Joe filing for divorce in September 2023.

They were plunged into a rancorous legal battle that played out in the headlines, but they searched a legal settlement one year later.

During the process, the two stars underwent a custody battle over their daughters and had disagreements over where the little ones would reside full-time.

In March, the Mail on Sunday revealed that Sophie planned to move to her home country of the UK with their two children. 

Despite their difficult split, Sophie and Joe now appear to be on better terms and were recently spotted strolling in New York together. 

In a sign that things are good between them, Sophie even promoted Joe’s new album, Music For People Who Believe In Love, on social media.

Ahead of the album’s release, she shared an image of the new project to her Instagram Stories along with the supportive message, ‘Go go @joejonas.’ 

Joe also recently revealed that the exes now have a ‘beautiful co-parenting relationship’ and called Sophie an ‘incredible’ mother.

‘I have a beautiful coparenting relationship that I’m really grateful for,’ Joe told motivational speaker Jay Shetty in a TikTok video.

‘Having an incredible mom, Sophie, for those girls is like a dream come true.’

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