Kristian Nairn later backtracks his remark which suggests that Cersei Lannister and her twin brother Jaime are secret Targaryens.
- August 3, 2017
AceShowbiz -
"Game of Thrones" star Kristian Nairn may have let slip a plot secret of the series. The actor, whose character Hodor was last seen in the sixth season of the HBO medieval drama, appeared in this week's edition of "Thronecast", a "Game of Thrones" aftershow which airs on Sky Atlantic.
Speaking to host Sue Perkins and other guests journalist Grace Dent and Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil, he said that Cersei Lannister was "mad, like her father the Mad King." While the host and the other guests didn't seem to be aware of it, this quickly piqued fans' curiosity since Cersei is meant to be the child of Tywin and Joanna Lannister. But Nairn's remark suggests that Mad King Aerys is the real father of Cersei and her twin brother Jaime.
"So @KristianNairn drops a spoiler that Cersei and Jaime are the children of the Mad King. Oops!" one Twitter user reacted. Another wrote, "Did @KristianNairn not just refer to Cersei's father as the Mad King?"
Responding to this, Nairn backtracked his earlier statement and claimed that he just said the wrong name. "I just said the wrong name .. had to bone up on two episodes I hadn't seen too , so got a bit befuddled haha," he explained.
The possible plot secret aside, "Game of Thrones" will return with a new episode titled "The Spoils of War" on Sunday, August 6 at 9 P.M. on HBO. Photos of the episodes have been released online.
