'Going through puberty in public was hard': Sophie Turner talks growing up in the spotlight, why she'll NEVER date a celebrity and saying goodbye to Game Of Thrones

She shot to fame at the tender age of 15 as Sansa Stark in hit fantasy drama Game Of Thrones.

And Sophie Turner has now opened up on the perils of growing up in the spotlight as she posed in a high-fashion new shoot for the July issue of British InStyle magazine.

The actress, now 20, revealed she went through 'hard years' between the ages of 16 and 19 as she struggled with her body transforming in the full glare of the public eye. 

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Cover girl: Sophie Turner has now opened up on the perils of growing up in the spotlight as she posed in a high-fashion new shoot for the July issue of British InStyle magazine 

Talented: The star shot to fame at the tender age of 15 as Sansa Stark in hit fantasy drama Game Of Thrones

She explained: '[Growing up in the limelight] is probably the thing I've struggled with the most. 

'At first, it was the character [Sansa Stark]; people hating on her because she was a 13-year-old girl, and she should have a smart head on her shoulders and make good decisions. 

'When people started to know my name, as well as the character's name, that was kind of difficult. From 16 to when I turned 19, they were quite hard years.' 

Sophie continued: 'You're in the prime of puberty; your body is changing, your face is changing, and people still saw me as that 13-year-old girl, with no body, and thought that's how I should look forever. 

Tough: The actress, now 20, revealed she went through 'hard years' between the ages of 16 and 19 as she struggled with her body transforming in the full glare of the public eye 

Shy? Despite her stellar career at a relatively tender age, Sophie - who was raised in the English town of Northampton - revealed she is highly self-critical of her work

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Game Of Thrones star Sophie Turner is all grown up now, and this photoshoot for InStyle magazine is the perfect way to cement her style credentials.

The actress looks radiant on the cover of the magazine, wearing a Valentino dress, but it was this full look by Marco de Vincenzo that really caught our attention! Between the striped high neck top and the clashy check print trousers, there's a whole lot going on here, and Sophie pulls it off effortlessly.

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Edgy: Sophie was photographed by Tung Walsh for InStyle's July cover 

'So, growing up and having my body transform, and my hormones, and people watching and commenting on that was tricky. Even my friends were having a hard time with that stuff, but when people are printing photos of your bad skin, that's really difficult.'

Despite her stellar career at a relatively tender age, Sophie - who was raised in the English town of Northampton - revealed she is highly self-critical of her work. 

In fact, she went so far as to joke that her turn in as Jean Grey/Phoenix in the recently released X-Men: Apocalypse has made it 'the worst X-Men so far'.

Playful: Sophie went so far as to joke that her turn in as Jean Grey/Phoenix in the recently released X-Men: Apocalypse has made it 'the worst X-Men so far'

'This is going to be the worst X-Men so far, because I'm in it', she joked in the InStyle interview. 'When you're outside something, you think, "That is amazing, I would love to be in that".

'But when you are in it, you think, "Is this going to be any good?"'

The young actress also revealed she is nervous about the impending end of Game Of Thrones, admitting she has suffered 'panic attacks' at the prospect of life after the show. 

Insisting she won't go further than eight seasons, Sophie said: 'I kind of had a bit of a panic attack the other night as I was thinking about it.

Tense: The young actress also revealed she is nervous about the impending end of Game Of Thrones, admitting she has suffered 'panic attacks' at the prospect of life after the show

To read the feature in full, see the July issue of British InStyle, on sale now

'It's like graduating from high school, but it doesn't feel like a graduation, because I don't have a university to go onto that's bigger and better.'

Despite having been linked to The Vamps guitarist James McVey in the summer of 2014, Sophie insisted she has no desire to date a fellow celebrity because their busy lifestyles wouldn't make for a good relationship.

She explained: 'I've never dated anyone who I didn't know before or who's in the industry. I think that's quite a conscious decision because the lifestyles wouldn't work. 

'This profession is so different to any other; the going away for long amounts of time and I think it would just be really difficult. 

'If you meet on a job, it's amazing. You have five months together and itís incredible. Then, once it's over, suddenly one of you is shooting in Australia and the other one is shooting in Spain, and you never know when you're going to see each other again, but at least you both understand it.' 

To read the feature in full, see the July issue of British InStyle, on sale now. Also available as digital edition through Apple Newsstand. 

No thanks: Sophie insisted she has no desire to date a fellow celebrity because their busy lifestyles wouldn't make for a good relationship 

To read the feature in full, see the July issue of British InStyle, on sale now. Also available as digital edition through Apple Newsstand 

Co-star: Sophie's co-star Kit Harington, who plays Jon Snow in the hit drama, was seen arriving at the BBC Radio 1 studios in central London on Thursday morning 

He's back! Kit's much-loved alter-ego was resurrected from the dead at the start of the current season of Game Of Thrones