Sophie Turner Reveals She Can’t Handle Anything Game of Thrones: “It Triggers My Anxiety”

Sophie Turner recently shared that she struggles to watch Game of Thrones or even listen to its iconic theme without feeling overwhelmed by “crazy anxiety.” The actress, known for her role as Sansa Stark throughout the series’ eight seasons, is nonetheless cheering for the cast of the new show set in Westeros, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

When asked if she plans to watch the new HBO series, Turner candidly responded, “If I’m totally honest, anything Game of Thrones, I don’t think I can… I can’t even hear the theme tune. It gives me like… crazy anxiety. I don’t know why. I had the best time on that show, but I can’t watch anything related to it.”

She continued, “But I’m really excited for all the actors on it, and I think it will probably be incredible because it is that universe. So, good luck to everyone involved! I won’t be watching it, but I’ll be rooting for you.”

Despite her feelings, Turner recently hinted at the possibility of returning to the Game of Thrones universe in one of the sequel projects currently in development. “Show me the money [laughs]. I don’t know, I think it would be hard but also amazing to come back to it,” she said. “But I feel that I was very happy with the way Sansa ended her story in Game of Thrones, and no one else was really happy with their ending. I feel like I got a good one, and so I don’t know if I could revisit it.”

For now, Turner is turning her attention to her upcoming Tomb Raider TV show, where she will portray the legendary video game character. A first look at Turner’s Lara Croft in her full costume has been revealed, drawing heavily from the character’s early adventures.

Details about the Prime Video series remain under wraps, but much of the cast has been announced, including Sigourney Weaver as the original character Evelyn Wallis. Additionally, Amazon has introduced 10 new cast members, featuring House of the Dragon’s Bill Paterson as butler Winston, Free Rein’s Martin Bobb-Semple as tech expert Zip, and Jason Isaacs as Lara’s uncle Atlas de Mornay.

As we await more updates on the Tomb Raider series, there’s plenty of excitement brewing around upcoming TV shows and video game adaptations.