Sophie Turner: Social Media’s Profound Impact on Her Mental Health After Game of Thrones

Sophie Turner has revealed that social media had a ‘profound impact’ on her mental health and ‘almost destroyed her’.

The actress rose to fame as Sansa Stark in the HBO series Game Of Thrones in 2011, right around the time social media was gathering pace and popularity.

Sophie was thrust into the spotlight after her debut, and she has now admitted that the pressures of social media were detrimental to her mental wellbeing. 

Gracing the cover of FLAUNT magazine, Sophie said: ‘I think social media was just really becoming a big thing after I started on Game Of Thrones so I got a couple of years of peace and quiet and then I had to adjust. 

‘It had such a profound impact on my mental health, like more than I could tell you, it almost destroyed me on numerous occasions.’

Sophie went on to say that she suffered from anxiety, depression and an eating disorder in the years after.

She also revealed that therapy saved her, and she believes it is essential to talk about your mental health. 

For the cover interview, Sophie was photographed by Nick Thompson wearing Louis Vuitton and Bvlgari.

Sophie was seen in an array of looks, with the cover ensemble featuring a black leather oversized bucket bat and a fringed black and red suede jacket. 

In another look, Sophie looked glamorous in a cream satin jumpsuit as she relaxed on a chaise longue while another saw her in a pair of black leather trousers and an oversized white shirt. 

In a racier ensemble, Sophie wore a plunging black patterned figure hugging mini-dress and knee-high snake print boots.   

She also posed for snaps in a glitzy silver blouse, as well as a zebra print oversized coat with a huge bow and a multicoloured shirt. 

It comes after Sophie revealed why she will never leave the UK again after moving back to London following her divorce from her ex husband Joe Jonas. 

Sophie split from the singer, 36, in 2023 with their divorce being finalised in September last year. 

Back in March, the Mail on Sunday revealed that Sophie was set to move home to the UK with their two children; Willa, four, and Delphine, three. 

In a previous interview with FLAUNT, Sophie explained how important the move had been for her ‘wellness.’

She told the publication: ‘I just feel so at home here. I never want to move again.

‘Living in the States, I didn’t appreciate how much you need friends and family and how integral they are to your wellness until you’re away from them.’ 

Sophie added: ‘I came back with an abundance of appreciation for them.’

Joe also got candid about the most ‘intimidating’ part of his divorce from Sophie and briefly gave insight into his love life during a TalkShopLive stream. 

At one point, the performer talked about the track Only Love from his upcoming album Music For People Who Believe In Love – which dropped in May.

‘I was seeing somebody at the time and I was kind of having this idea of dating again,’ Jonas recalled.

‘It was really scary and intimidating. Love takes different shapes and forms and I was rediscovering what that was.’

Joe remembered that someone he was dating – and whom he did not name – had simply told him, ‘Well, it’s only love.

‘I was like, “Well, when you put it that way…” So we wrote a song about it. Like, it was not a big deal, but it was a big deal to me, and a big deal to them, too.’

The former Disney channel star added: ‘But it’s okay to take a leap of faith and just try again and put yourself out there.’