Hannah Waddingham spills on ‘Game of Thrones’ wineboarding scene that gave her claustrophobia

Malia Mendez April 4, 2024

Septa Unellas torture scene in the Season 6 finale of Game of Thrones was for many Cersei Lannister fans,

at least

satisfying to watch.

But it was quite traumatic to film,

according to

Hannah Waddingham, who

portrayed

the oft-memed villain.

In the scene, Lannister (Lena Headey)

exacts

revenge on her tormentor by pouring wine on her face and demanding she confess her sins. Filming lasted for 10 hours.

“‘Thrones’ gave me something I wasnt expecting from it, and that is chronic claustrophobia,” Waddingham said during an appearance

Tuesday on The Late Show W ith Stephen Colbert.” Wadding ham said she was “actually waterboarded” while filming.

It was horrific,

said

the Ted Lasso star. Im strapped to a table with all these leather straps and I couldnt lift up my head cause they said, Thats going to be too obvious that its loose. And I was like, ‘Right, I’d quite like it to be loose.

The process was so brutal that, at one point, Headey purposely aimed her pour away from her co-stars face, she previously admitted to Business Insider.

Waddingham told Colbert that the Game of Thrones casts commitment to such gruesome scenes is the reason why I dont believe its touched yet

in terms of the cinematography of it, for a series

.”

Its just a different level, she said, adding that during an elevator ride that day, she related her experience to another actor who upon seeing her grape juice-stained hair and leather strap marks asked her concernedly, What has happened to you?

After telling him about the ordeal, he replied, Well, youre lucky, Ive just been crawling through s on my elbows for four days.

It kind of doesnt matter when youre in Thrones because you just want to give the best [performance], Waddingham said.

Though the strap marks she sustained on the Game of Thrones set are long gone, the

actress actor

showed off some new battle scars during her Tuesday talk show appearance sustained on the set of her latest movie

,

The

Fall Guy,

which will be released May 3.now in theaters.

While filming a scene with a male co-star, she said, I was complaining that, you know, just because Im a girl doesnt mean I cant get involved with the shizzle, she told Colbert. So I was like, I would like to punch him, please.'”

Waddingham called the scars her badge of honor.