‘Game of Thrones’ Star Alfie Allen Says Sister Lily Allen Wasn’t Offered Role of Asha Greyjoy [VIDEOS]
“Game of Thrones” star Alfie Allen said his sister Lily Allen lied when she claimed she was offered a part in the show.
Alfie, who plays Theron Greyjoy in the HBO fantasy drama, refuted the singer’s claim that she was supposed to play Yara Greyjoy.
In May, Lily, 29, claimed on Reddit’s Ask Me Anything (AMA) that the producers had asked her to do a cameo on the epic series, but she had to decline when she found out what she would be required to do on screen with her younger brother.
“But I’ve been asked to do a ‘Game of Thrones’ cameo, they asked me if I’d be interested in playing Theon’s sister, and I felt uncomfortable because I would have had to go on a horse and he would have touched me up and s***,” she told a fan on the Web site.
“Once they told me what was entailed, I said no thanks.”
She was referring to a scene where Yara, who is originally named Asha in George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels, let Theron grope her while they were riding a horse. While Yara knew that Theron is her brother, Theron had no idea who she was.
But apparently, Lily was never offered the role of Asha. Gemma Whelan has always been the only choice to play Theron’s sister, according to Alfie.
“The only thing I’m going to say on that is that it’s not true,” Alfie told Vulture, disputing Lily’s claim.
“And also that Gemma Whalen was always their first choice for the part. And she’s fantastic. And that’s the only thing I’m going to say about that.”
Alfie also recalled the time when the show’s writers played a prank on him. He was sent a fake season script, in which Theron was killed.
“They sent me a fake season finale script where Bran killed me at Winterfell, stabbing me in the heart, and it was hilarious. I mean, I didn’t even know, because I hadn’t read that far ahead in the books. And I thought it was a good way to go, and with respect to David [Benioff] and Dan [Weiss], it’s their call – they do what they do. And I actually loved [that] ending. I tought it was a good death,” he said.
“And then about three weeks past, people were telling David and Dan, when I wasn’t there, ‘Yoshould probably tell him, because he’s probably tearing his heart out about it.’ So they called me and they told me that I wouldn’t be dying – that was a relief!”
Alfie is the subject of Lily’s 2007 song “Alfie,” in which she criticises him for his laziness.