Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner has reflected on THAT tattoo that weirdly had everyone thinking she'd spoiled the ending of the show.
Last month, Sophie's new tattoo featuring a dire wolf and the words "the pack survives" was revealed on Instagram, somehow leading fans to jump to the conclusion that she'd revealed the remaining Starks all survive season eight.
Of course, she quickly confirmed that it wasn't the case and the quote from last season is just a "moral I like to live by", but now she's told Digital Spy that it probably wasn't the best idea to reveal her ink in the first place.
"I remember, a few years ago, I dyed my hair blonde for another role that I was doing. Everyone thought I was a Targaryen all of a sudden.
"So they've used a couple of the slightest things [to form fan theories]. But it's actually really exciting. It keeps the excitement going, and it keeps people guessing," she explained.
"Game of Thrones is all about theories. So the more we can conjure up, the better it is. The more exciting it makes it, the more unpredictable it makes it. But yeah, definitely that tattoo was probably not a good idea, because everyone thought that I'd given away the end. But I haven't. It's a quote from last season."
And just in case you were worried that Sophie might actually reveal a massive season eight spoiler in a future tattoo, fear not.
"That would be terrible, if I got the ending tattooed on my body, just before the last season came out," she said. "That would be so stupid."
Phew.
Game of Thrones season 8 will premiere in 2019. The show airs on HBO in the US and Sky Atlantic and NOW TV in the UK. Season 7 is now available to buy on DVD, Blu-ray or digital download.
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