Gemma Whelan s Game of Thrones poultry problem

London July 13 (IANS) Actress Gemma Whelan ate chicken all day on the sets of the hit TV series "Game of Thrones" despite being a pure vegetarian.

The 36-year-old actress who plays Yara Greyjoy in the series assumed she would be able to request a meat substitute for her character to consume but soon realised the "calibre" of the show. So she chowed down on the products which resulted in a huge protein hit reports belfasttelegraph.co.uk.

"I m a vegetarian. My brother Theon (essayed by Alfie Allen) kills two boys and comes back thinking he s a hero. In the script it says my character is eating meat. I thought I d just tell them on the day that I don t eat meat and we could bring in a meat substitute " Whelan said.

"I didn t know the calibre of the show at the time and the set guy made a whole vat of chicken so I ate chicken all day. I just told myself I was going method. The protein hit was quite something " she added.

Whelan joined the "Game of Thrones" cast in 2012.

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