It’s been more than three years since ‘Game of Thrones’ came to an end, but the series continues to make headlines and not only because of the imminent premiere of its prequel ‘The House of the Dragon’. Now there have been some striking declarations of Maisie Williams on Arya’s sexual orientation that have returned the spotlight on this adaptation of the saga created by George R.R. Martin.
The actress is currently promoting ‘Pistol’, a miniseries about Steve Jones, the Sex Pistols guitarist, which has led her to give an interview to Teen Vogue. There she was asked about the first time he was surprised by the character of Arya, to which he replied as follows:
The first time I was surprised by Arya I guess was in the final season, when she takes off her clothes and sleeps with Gendry. I thought Arya was a lesbian, you know? So yes. That was a surprise.
It is not the first time that Williams confesses his surprise at that scene, since at the time he already confessed that at first he believed it was a joke on the part of David Benioff and Dan Weissshowrunners of ‘Game of Thrones’, but it did not take long to discover that it was true, commenting on the following about how it was proceeded:
David and Dan were like, ‘You can teach as much or as little as you want.’ So I stayed pretty hidden. I don’t think it’s important for Arya to show off. This snippet is not about that. And they’ve all done it before in the series, so…
Then everyone was quite respectful during the recording, which did not prevent it from being uncomfortable both for her and for him. Joe Dempsiethe actor who played Gendry.