Pedro Pascal used to let eager fans get very handsy with him… until he got an infection
Game of Thrones nearly ten years ago. In fact, some fans got so up close and personal that it caused Pascal to get an infection.
WHAT?!The 48-year-old described the medical incident during an interview with Kieran Culkin, Jeff Bridges, Michael Imperioli, Evan Peters and Damson Idris for The Hollywood Reporter’s Actor Roundtable series.A post shared by Pedro Pascal he/him (@pascalispunk)“I remember, earlier on, because of ‘Game of Thrones’ and the way my character died … people were super into taking selfies with their thumbs in my eyes,” Pascal said.
During the HBO’s show’s fourth season, Pascal’s character, Oberyn Martell, met his fate in a very graphic fight scene in which his eyes were gouged out by Gregor “The Moutain” Clegane.
Watch the bloody scene here.“At first, I was so earnest and happy about the success of the character in the show, I would let them!
