Overview

• On the Dish from Waitrose podcast, Turner said she got her sex education from Game of Thrones, joking that the show’s nude scenes were “really crazy s---” and “more than enough.”
• She hailed the series as the best on-the-job acting class she ever had, crediting it with teaching her on-set etiquette and guiding her subsequent career and business decisions.
• Turner first auditioned for Sansa Stark at 12 and portrayed the character from age 14 to 23 over eight seasons that aired from 2011 to 2019.
• Despite starring in the global phenomenon, she has never watched her own performance, saying that viewing herself on screen plunges her into months of depression.
• Her reflections highlight the lasting personal and professional impact of Game of Thrones’ controversial storytelling long after the series ended.