Headey, 45, appeared at Munich Comic-Con over the weekend, where she revealed that Cersei was originally supposed to have a miscarriage in Season 7. Photo / HBO
Headey, 45, appeared at Munich Comic-Con over the weekend, where she revealed that Cersei was originally supposed to have a miscarriage in Season 7. Photo / HBO
Just a day after Lena Headey revealed she wished her character Cersei Lannister had a better death on Game of Thrones, the actress now revealed details about a pivotal scene that was ultimately cut from Season 7.
Headey, 45, appeared at Munich Comic-Con over the weekend, where she revealed that Cersei was originally supposed to have a miscarriage in Season 7.
Cersei's pregnancy, which was largely ignored throughout the final season, was often criticised by many fans as an unnecessary plot point, according to the Daily Mail.
Headey didn't specify when this scene took place in Season 7, but it seems likely that it would have happened towards the end of the season. Photo / HBO
Speaking at a comic book convention in Munich, Germany, Headey revealed that a deleted scene in Season 7 would have answered all of fans' burning questions.
"We shot a scene that never made it into Season 7, which was where I lose the baby," Headey said.
"And it was really a traumatic, great moment for Cersei, and it never made it in, and I kind of loved doing that because it would have thought it would have served her differently."
The moment was captured on video and shared on Twitter.
Cersei claimed to be pregnant with her brother Jaime's (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) child in Season 7, and she was planning on revealing him as the father, which would have revealed their incestuous relationship in full to the public.
But by the end of the season, when Cersei told Jaime she is not honouring her pledge to The North, Jaime left her, heading North to Winterfell.
Throughout the eighth and final season, the Queen's unborn child was only mentioned a handful of times, while many fans complained that Headey's character was never showing any signs of being pregnant at all.
Some wondered if Cersei was actually lying about being pregnant, especially after she started an affair with Euron Greyjoy (Pilou Asbaek) while she was supposedly pregnant with brother Jaime's child.
Throughout the eighth and final season, the Queen's unborn child was only mentioned a handful of times. Photo / HBO
The unborn child was mentioned by Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) in his plea to get Cersei to surrender, and a few other times during the season, but it was considered by many fans as a wasted and unnecessary plot point.
Headey didn't mention why the scene featuring her miscarriage was cut, but it was clearly significant enough for Headey to remember and mention at a convention.
She also spoke about being unhappy with her death during an interview with The Guardian, while promoting her new mini-series The Loudest Voice.
'Obviously you dream of your death. You could go in any way on that show. So I was kind of gutted,' she said, while admitting that series creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, 'couldn't have pleased everyone.'
