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Hannah Waddingham Says Filming “Horrific” ‘Game Of Thrones’ Waterboarding Scene Left Her With “Chronic Claustrophobia”


Hannah Waddingham credits 'Game Of Thrones' with being the launchpad for her TV career, but she came away from filming with chronic claustrophobia.

Hannah Waddingham credits Game Of Thrones with transforming her career, but she didn’t love everything about filming the epic HBO series. The Ted Lasso and The Fall Guy actress has talked about shooting the scene in the past on Collider Ladies Night, during which she said it was second only to childbirth in being the worst day of her life. Waddingham added that the scene was originally meant to feature Unella being raped by Gregor Clegane, known as The Mountain (Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson).

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