Gwendoline Christie reveals she 'went to pieces' and didn't stop crying 'for two hours' after filming her final Game Of Thrones scenes
Gwendoline Christie has revealed she 'went to pieces and couldn't stop crying for two hours' after filming her final scenes for Game Of Thrones.
The actress, 40 - who has appeared as Brienne of Tarth in the series since its second season aired in 2012 - said she 'felt fine all day' but fell apart when the cast and crew gave speeches after filming wrapped.
Speaking on The Graham Norton Show, set to air on Friday night, the Star Wars favourite said: 'I have been telling myself for years that it will end and that I have to be prepared to let go.
Emotional: Gwendoline Christie has revealed she 'went to pieces and couldn't stop crying for two hours' after filming her final scenes for Game Of Thrones
'When it came to the final episode, I got through it and I felt fine all day.
'But, when it came to the speeches, I finally went to pieces and couldn't stop crying for two hours. People got bored with me in the end, but I got it out of my system.'
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Gwendoline's character was safely tucked away in Winterfell in the penultimate episode of the fantasy drama, when Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) destroyed King's Landing with dragon fire in a deadly siege against Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey).
Brienne, who opted to stay in the north with Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner), has had a bittersweet season so far.
Tough: The actress, 40 - who has appeared as Brienne of Tarth in the series since its second season - said she 'felt fine all day' but fell apart when the cast and crew gave speeches
After being knighted the night before the much-anticipated Battle of Winterfell, she finally gave in to her affection for Jamie Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) - who soon abandoned her to reunite with his sister in King's Landing.
But when asked if she could spill any details about the final episode, which airs on Sunday, she gave an emphatic 'No'.
The actress also spoke to guest host Jack Whitehall about her upcoming role in an adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Bridge Theatre in London.
Gwendoline, who will portray fairy queen Titania, said the project came with a 'heavy cloak of secrecy' because there are 'surprises involved'.
Speaking on Friday night's The Graham Norton Show, she said: 'When it came to the speeches, I finally went to pieces and couldn't stop crying for two hours'
She said: 'Interestingly, the projects I tend to be involved with come with a heavy cloak of secrecy, so you would assume that this being Shakespeare that I would be able to tell you everything about the production.
'But yet again, I cannot tell you anything about it because there are some surprises involved. In a world full of darkness, this production has much needed joy.'
The Hunger Games star added she is excited to finally be seen differently to how many Game of Thrones fans have viewed her since 2012.
She said: 'It is terrifying, but I wanted the opportunity to be part of a company and this one has so much energy. I am very different to how I may have been seen before, the armour may be off.'
Gwendoline previously revealed her role in Game of Thrones squeezed 'every last drop of juice' out of her as she confessed she 'feels emotional' about the end of the show.
Recap: Gwendoline's (pictured last month) character was safely tucked away in Winterfell in the penultimate episode of the fantasy drama
Details: When asked if she could spill any details about the final episode, which airs on Sunday, Gwendoline gave an emphatic 'No' (pictured with Maisie Williams as Arya Stark)
Speaking to the Guardian newspaper, she said: 'It was just a lot, a lot, a lot. It was a lot. They squeezed the orange. Every last drop of juice out of that orange! And just a husk was left behind.
'That character has changed my life. I feel emotional. I feel emoji. Tears straight down, and the scream.'
The actress also revealed she was 'surprised' when people liked her character - who is the only surviving child of Lord Selwyn Tarth, Lord of Evenfall Hall.
She said: 'No one was more surprised than me that people liked my character. I just assumed that, because she wasn't a conventionally attractive woman, people wouldn't get behind her.'
The Graham Norton Show airs on BBC One on May 17 at 10.35pm.
Tonight: The Graham Norton Show airs on BBC One on May 17 at 10.35pm (Pictured, Jack Whitehall with Gwendoline, Luke Evans, Peter Crouch, David Walliams and Sam Fender)
