Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams reveals she always thought her Arya Stark character was queer
Maisie Williams' beloved Game of Thrones character Arya Stark had one of the more unique arcs throughout the show, though the actress recently revealed an interesting tidbit: she always thought Arya was queer.The 25-year-old actress' character was one of the few to survive from the first episode until the last, with an arc that saw her going from pretending to be a boy to survive after her father Ned (Sean Bean) was beheaded, to becoming one of the deadliest killers in all of Westeros.Williams opened up in her first interview with Teen Vogue, where she opened up about Arya's sexuality, and her now-infamous sex scene with Gendry (Joe Dempsie).
Opening up:Maisie Williams' beloved Game of Thrones character Arya Stark had one of the more unique arcs throughout the show, though the actress recently revealed an interested tidbit: she always thought Arya was queer Arya's arc:The 25-year-old actress' character was one of the few to survive from the first episode until the last, with an arc that saw her going from pretending to be a boy to survive after her father Ned (Sean Bean) was beheaded, to becoming one of the deadliest killers in all of WesterosWilliams was just 12 years old, making her professional acting debut when she was cast as Arya Stark.The Arya character was established early on as always much more of a tomboy than her prim and proper sister Sansa (Sophie Turner).
The actress revealed she hadn't even thought of Arya as a straight female until her sex scene with Gendry in the final season, where the characters reunited after many years, which she said was the first time Arya had 'surprised' her.
