Overview
- During Jan. 7 appearances on The Tonight Show and CBS Mornings, Sophie Turner described wearing her late grandfather Robert Jesse Cotton’s wedding ring to her X‑Men screen test in 2016.
- She told Jimmy Fallon she believes the ring brought her luck and called her grandfather “my hero.”
- Turner subsequently portrayed Jean Grey in X‑Men: Apocalypse (2016) and X‑Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).
- Speaking with CBS Mornings, she said months of therapy have left her ready to turn 30 on Feb. 21 following motherhood and a high‑profile divorce.
- She also pointed to upcoming work, including leading Prime Video’s series Steal, as Game of Thrones marks its 15th anniversary.