Game of Thrones star calls first sex scene 'extremely awkward'

Actress Maisie Williams. Photo / AP

English actor Maisie Williams says shooting her first sex scene was "extremely awkward."

The 18-year-old actress has risen to fame playing Arya Stark in HBO TV show Game of Thrones.

Branching out of the iconic role, Williams stars in The Falling - an indie flick about a mysterious fainting spell at a girls' school in England in the 1960s.

In one scene, Williams' character loses her virginity to the character played by English actor Joe Cole.

"It was extremely awkward! But Joe was very sensitive to the fact that I had never done a scene like this before, and it was great to work with someone who was so considerate of that.

Florence Pugh and Maisie Williams in a scene from The Falling.

"We went out for a couple of lunches and stuff just to get to know each other, and we had days of rehearsal where we'd get to know our characters and spend a couple of hours with each other. So I knew him quite well, and we got along quite well. It all paid off in the end," Williams told Vulture magazine.

Williams is currently in Northern Ireland filming season six of Game of Thrones.

- WENN