Gwendoline Christie, star de Game of Thrones, The Interview for The Edit

The Game of Thrones actress, Gwendoline Christie, tells The EDIT, the weekly NET-A-PORTER.COM magazine how she has reconciled with her size and dress that changed her life

Gwendoline Christie, the actress who loves fashion, tells the EDIT how it defies the norm and talks about this sur mesure dress that she received when she was 19 years old, who changed the course of her life. Gwendoline, best known for her role as the warrior Brienne of Torth in the fantastic HBO series Game of Thrones, also tells the magazine her experience with some fans, sometimes tactless, her life of a woman of 1.90m, her relentless battle to win the role of Brienne and why she misses so much the dog of the actor Simon Callow.

Photographed by Emma Tempest for The EDIT in a Gothic setting, Gwendoline wears pieces signed by the greatest designers including Marchesa, Oscar de la Renta, Junya Watanabe, Valentino and Haider Ackermann. The followers of fashion, art lovers and fans of Game of Thrones will also appreciate the "Gothic tale" by The EDIT, directed with an exclusive short film, which tells the story of a mysterious heroine accompanied by stunning animated creatures, work of renowned fashion illustrator Donald Robertson, exclusively from The EDIT.

The best-of Gwendoline in the interview talks about her first custom gown created by a friend when she was 19, and how it helped her get rid of her complex "She was as tall as me says Gwendoline. She said, "Honey, it's time you discover tailor-made." What she meant, of course, is that it could create some clothes on my size, but it was offer me a kind of rebellion, a refusal to comply with the standards. "How this remark changed her life. It's a lesson that proved to be" very valuable "for the actress, who nevertheless" is still fighting today. "The tactless fans "People sometimes come to me saying:" You are so much better in real life. "I always thank them, because I know it is not bad. 'The Simon Callow's dog, she walked for eight years to supplement her income and she is missing a lot "I miss them so much, she said. They were my best friends in the world! Two boxers, Biff and Roxy; two fantastic beings that I fell in love with. "To defy the standard" I love challenges, she said. And I like to push the boundaries, break gender stereotypes and surprise the audience. "In her fight for the role of Brienne" I lost almost 10 pounds and I started sport. I wanted to give myself fully to the role. "

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