The Untold Truth Of Sophie Turner

There's a void in Turner's life that may never go away. Her twin sister didn't survive the pregnancy, which pains Turner to this day. She explained to You (via Hollywood.com), "My mum had a miscarriage — my twin died and I lived." Regarding her mother's miscarriage, Turner noted that it "definitely affected [her] in terms of [she] always felt as though... something was missing." She added, "I have two older brothers who are close in age and I always felt as though I needed someone or should have had someone there."

The pain cuts so deep that Turner purposely draws upon it for her most heart-wrenching acting scenes. "I guess there's a sense of loss there that I have used to conjure emotions onscreen," she said, giving her Game of Thrones character's reaction to her father, Ned Stark, dying as an example. Not coincidentally, Turner starred in the film Another Me, which involves a twin thought to be lost during a miscarriage. She told ComingSoon.net she was drawn to the film because she's fascinated with "the way that twins act and react with each other."

The audition that changed Sophie Turner's life forever nearly didn't happen. When she was 12 years old, Turner forgot about her audition with Game of Thrones casting directors, who were visiting schools all across England to fill the roles of Sansa and Arya Stark, until her high school drama teacher — whose idea it was for Turner to try out for the show — spotted her in the school cafeteria and reminded her she was supposed to be at her audition (via Marie Claire). Whoops.

Ironically, Turner told The Telegraph she didn't really give 100 percent during the audition with the casting directors, unlike her previous unsuccessful acting auditions. "This was the first audition that I didn't really try very hard for," the actress said. She was asked to audition four more times (including a chemistry read with her future co-star and best friend Maisie Williams) and eventually landed the role of Sansa. And the rest is Westeros history.

Co-stars and BFFs Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams really are as tight as they seem in interviews and on social media, and the two friends have the ink to prove it. The pair got matching "07.08.09" tattoos on their arms during a day off from filming in Belfast, Northern Ireland. What does the tattoo mean? Turner told Elle, "That's the date that both of us found out we'd got our roles in Game Of Thrones." As for the color of the ink, which is a not-so-obvious apricot, Turner told Marie Claire that was done to please her mom, but she added, "I'm going to get it darker."

That date tattoo not the only matching ink Turner and Williams have considered. Turner told E! (via Cosmopolitan) that she and Williams wanted to get matching wolf tattoos if they survived up until the end of Game of Thrones, but they didn't know if their characters would live until the end of the show. Turner noted, "Maisie and I were like 'Let's get this before anyone kills us.'" You can't really blame them for thinking that, considering the show's violent history.

There was a time when Turner was a Belieber. She had a whole wall in her bedroom dedicated to the pop star. This fandom eventually paid off in her scenes with Joffrey, whom her character fawns over despite him being a royal jerk. Turner revealed to Rolling Stone that the Game of Thrones showrunners "always told [her], 'Look at Joffrey as if he's Justin Bieber and imagine that life.'"

Why Bieber of all people? "[Sansa] is completely oblivious to who the royal family are," Turner explained. "It's like any Justin Bieber fan — they don't realize Justin has his darkness about him." Turner has since met Bieber, and, according to her appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden, she very awkwardly greeted him during the interaction. It probably would have been even more awkward if Bieber was aware that she was using him as inspiration for her Joffrey scenes.

Turner isn't a real redhead. She just plays one on TV. Born blonde, Turner began dying her hair for the role of Sansa and would continue to do so for the majority of the show's run. It wasn't until season seven that she began wearing scarlet wigs instead. She told Elle, "I started wearing a wig in season seven because I had dyed my hair blonde and it wasn't the best experience, so we couldn't really dye my hair back red."

It's a good thing too. Turner is happier as a blonde. She said red is "a gorgeous color" but she feels "so comfortable being blonde and much more like a 'cool girl.'" But she didn't completely say goodbye to the red dye job once she went the wig route. Turner dyed it red again once her hair was healthy for her role as Jean Gray in the X-Men franchise.

How does a famous actress and a pop star meet in this day and age? In the case of Sophie Turner and Jonas Brothers singer Joe Jonas, the answer is social media. Turner told Harper's Bazaar, "We had a lot of mutual friends and they'd been trying to introduce us for a long time. We were following each other on Instagram and he direct-messaged me one fine day, out of the blue."

Jonas has a rabid following, which is why his fans have been known to be overprotective and jealous when it comes to his relationships. Turner said some of Jonas' fans don't think too highly of her, but that "it's better now." Of course, Turner has her own fan base, too. "The people who watch the show are quite protective of me because they've seen me grow up," she said. "They write to him and say 'If you do anything to her...if you break her heart...' It's sweet. I like it."

Like so many, Turner has struggled with anxiety and depression. And she still does. But she has seen substantial improvement thanks to therapy and medication. "The fact that I spoke to someone changed my life," she told Rolling Stone. Many people close to her in the UK are also struggling with their mental health but don't have access to the same resources she does, which is why she said she's flown them out to the United States.

Turner told Harper's Bazaar, "In the US, they are more willing to talk about their emotions. Or at least, more willing to talk about mental health. In the UK, we have this mentality of 'chin up, get on with it, you'll be fine.'" Turner doesn't just think it's a UK issue but also a generational one. She told Rolling Stone, "My mom still asks me, 'Why do you need a therapist?'" The good news is people like Turner are moving the conversation in the right direction.

It's not uncommon for people to walk around drains on the street rather than walk on them. Some probably worry that the drains will collapse under the pressure, causing them to fall into whatever dark and dingy area lies underneath. Is it likely? Of course not. But that hasn't kept some, including Sophie Turner, from avoiding them. She went as far as to label it a "phobia" in an interview with InStyle.

Turner said walking over drains "freaks [her] out," and she said, "I get so nervous whenever I see one." Because walking over them is sometimes unavoidable, Turner has learned an unconventional trick when forced to face her fears. She told InStyle, "Someone once told me to say the word 'onions' when I walk over one and it will reverse the curse. So now I say it every time. I guess it's a superstition thing, but it helps." Whatever works!