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Tom Hiddleston, Rachel Weisz, Olivia Colman, David Oyelowo, Gwendoline Christie, Matt Smith, Stephen Fry, Colin Firth, Imelda Staunton, Hugh Grant, Andrew Garfield, Julie Walters, Ben Kingsley, Michael Sheen, Thandie Newton and Aaron Taylor-Johnson are among the celebrities who are saying #ThankYouNHS
Gwendoline Christie attends “The Personal History Of David Copperfield” European Premiere & Opening Night Gala during the 63rd BFI London Film Festival at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on October 02, 2019 in London, England.
Honestly? I’m really only posting this for the uproar of applause that Gwendoline Christie gets (and the joyous look on her face when it happens)
Gwendoline Christie attends the 71st Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California (September 22, 2019)
Gwendoline Christie is the actress for Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones. She stands at 6 feet 3 inches tall and took swordfighting, horseriding, and stagefighting lessons for her part, as well as gaining 14 pounds of muscle, to accurately portray Brienne. (x)
She was also terrified of cutting her hair because she’d spent her life believing it was one of the only things that would make people see her as feminine despite her height. In an interview with TV Guide she said:
I struggled for a long time with [cutting] my hair, but then I’m grateful for the opportunity to realize that femininity doesn’t have to come from hair or any of those traditional female archetypes of appearance, So, that’s been exciting actually. I can’t speak with any kind of authority whatsoever because I’m just an actor and I only have my opinions, but I do think it’s really refreshing to have a woman depicted on a mainstream TV show that doesn’t obey typical aesthetics of females and the way they have been portrayed in the past. And I’m really excited to be portraying one of those women. And I hope that her popularity signals a greater expansion of people’s views about men and women and that gender types can be more flexible.
The Cast of Game of Thrones by Mark Leibowitz
Gwendoline Christie attends the ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 8 Premiere on April 03, 2019 in New York City
Hiddles Then & Now Series: The ‘Stop Being a Little Shit’ Ear Tug ~ Cloten Vs Hal
Gwendoline Christie photographed by Trent McGinn for Harper’s Bazaar (December 2014)
Gwendoline Christie photographed by Trent McGinn for Harper’s Bazaar (December 2014)
“I absolutely had to sacrifice my personal vanity. I’m thrilled I did that. You realise quickly that vanity can be quite worthless. When I was younger, I wasn’t sure I wanted to act because I was told it would be so hard for me, and possibly not an option at all, because of the way I looked. I leapt at the opportunity to play a character that was so outside the realms of convention. I love the part because it defies gender stereotypes and it defies aspects of femininity that always told me ‘no’.” - Gwendoline Christie for Bazaar UK (December 2014)
Oathkeeper; Even the sound of it is sharper than an ordinary sword. Valyrian steel, spell-forged. It was a sword fit for a hero.
Shipping #Brimund so hard.
^ My feelings exactly.
Gwendoline Christie interviewed by Entertainment Weekly (x)
