Sophie Turner Had An "Identity Crisis" After 'Game Of Thrones'

"I think I had a bit of an identity crisis and needed to step away entirely from that world for a couple of years,"

"It was like a death, that show finishing. We all had to go away and process it a bit. I needed time to figure out who I was, what I wanted, who I was as an actor."

"I hadn't been able to experience university, or just spend a lot of time with friends, so for a while I kept thinking, 'Who am I?'"

Sophie Turner began playing Sansa Stark at 13 and spent her adolescence on Game of Thrones, which concluded after a decade. The series' end triggered an identity crisis and a need to step away from that world for a couple of years to process the change and determine personal and professional goals. Missing typical teenage experiences contributed to questions about selfhood and impacted mental health. Turner avoided medieval and period projects for years but returned to shoot the gothic horror The Dreadful in 2024, enduring cold outdoor shoots and mud while reuniting with co-star Kit Harington.

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