Maisie Williams spent much of her teenage years on Game of Thrones.
While she's had a major impact on popular culture, it's also had an impact on her. She spoke to Vogue about how being on Game of Thrones made her ashamed of her body, and we've got the highlights.
Game of Thrones was her first professional acting job. She took the role of Arya Stark while she was still in school.
She was chosen out of a pool of 300 actresses, which is crazy for a kid who wasn't classically trained!
Now 22, Maisie is an incredibly accomplished actress. She's had roles in Doctor Who and films like iBoy, distancing herself from Arya in many ways.
So she's certainly got a lot of accomplishments under her belt.
They spent time with her during Paris Fashion Week, which is a big week for Maisie — she's an avid fashion fan, and not afraid to experiment with her style.
"We have Thom Brown this morning, and then Givenchy this evening."
For the Thom Brown show, she went with a red and white palette all over, including her eyes and nails.
"Because my manicure is janky," she said.
She had a tweed, plaid-patterned jacket and skirt that she obviously adored.
"I love it, because —you see how the skirt is just an inch lower than the coat?"
That attention to detail is why she's such a great fashionista.
After totally stubbing his toe and making her laugh, they explained how much they enjoy coordinating their looks.
He then joked about wearing red eyeshadow, too. Which she immediately made him do.
"Well, I think when you're a young actress, it's really exciting, and you want to look really grown up.
And I was just really conscious not to do that, I think in the beginning of my career."
"Because, you know, even when I was 16, 18 I was still looking like 12, 14.
So, that's really powerful when you're an actor, and like playing younger is one of your most valuable things."
"This was day one of me on Game Of Thrones," she says as she shows the picture to the camera.
This started causing her a lot of problems.
"[...] Arya was trying to be disguised as a boy, and like I had really short hair, and they'd constantly cover me in dirt, and shade my nose so that it looked really broad, and really manly."
"They'd also put this strap across my chest to flatten any growth that had started. And, I don't know, that just felt horrible for six months of the year." She said.
"I felt kind of a bit ashamed for a while. So, you know, with this new phase of my style, I think it is nice to look more feminine, and have a real waistline, and just embrace the body that I have."
She said he gives her the second opinion she needs when picking out pieces.
It's definitely nice to bounce ideas off someone.
It helped her stand out as a woman.
She pointed to an Instagram picture of the dress being made.
"See, I have a female body! How exciting!"
"10 years of joy, mud and magic. Thank you."
"Many hours, many pleats, and MANY CRYSTALS. Thank you for making my red carpet dreams come true - I felt unstoppable."
Teamwork makes the dream work!
Join Maisie as she navigates Paris, talks fashion, and attends two runway shows.
Trust me, you do not want to miss the look she puts together for the Givenchy fashion show!
