Pedro Pascal got eye infection from letting Game of Thrones fans jam thumbs in his eye

3 Min Read
Pedro Pascal Los Angeles FYC Event For HBO Original Series' "The Last Of Us" - Arrivals
Pedro Pascal attends the Los Angeles FYC Event for the HBO Original Series' "The Last of Us" at Directors Guild of America on April 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
ย 
Published by
BANG Showbiz English
ย 
ย 

Pedro Pascal says he got an eye infection by letting โ€˜Game of Thronesโ€™ fans jam their thumbs in his eye.

The 48-year-old actor found global fame playing Oberyn Martell in the hit HBO show around 10 years ago, and said viewers became obsessed with recreating his characterโ€™s violent death โ€“ that saw him have his eyes gouged out by Gregor โ€˜The Mountainโ€™ Clegane โ€“ when they met him and asked for selfies.

He told The Hollywood Reporterโ€™s โ€˜Drama Actors Roundtableโ€™: โ€œI remember, earlier on, because of โ€˜Game of Thronesโ€™ and the way my character died people were super into taking selfies with their thumbs in my eyes.

โ€œAt first, I was so earnest and happy about the success of the character in the show, Iโ€™d let them!

โ€œAnd then I remember getting a bit of an eye infection.โ€

Pedro appeared on the round table with Jeff Bridges, Kieran Culkin, Damson Idris, Michael Imperioli, and Evan Peters.

His tale prompted Kieran to say: โ€œWow, thatโ€™s a lot of trust.โ€

Pedro went on to play Din Djarin on โ€˜The Mandalorianโ€™ and Joel on โ€˜The Last of Usโ€™ after โ€˜Game of Thronesโ€™.

His characterโ€™s death came in episode eight โ€“ โ€˜The Mountain and the Viperโ€™ โ€“ of season for of the show.

Pascal has said despite the dramatic horror of his death scene with actor and Icelandic strongman Hafรพรณr Jรบlรญus Bjรถrnsson, 34, he fell asleep while it was being shot.

He said on YouTuber Sean Evansโ€™ โ€˜Hot Onesโ€™ show: โ€œIt was so hot when we were shooting that scene.

โ€œHeโ€™s over me and he puts his thumbs into my eyes and theyโ€™ve got tubing through his body into his forearms to his thumbs just pumping this cool blood.โ€

Pascal added Hafรพรณr was the gentlest guy everโ€, and said the fake blood used in the scene was โ€œso coolingโ€ during the sweltering day it was show โ€œI went into the deepest sleep Iโ€™d been in.โ€

He said: โ€œI realise now, because Iโ€™m not a very good sleeper, I need to be laid out with pieces of flesh โ€“ gelatinous, cool-to-the-touch face meat โ€“ and pooling blood, and maybe Iโ€™ll finally get a good f****** nightโ€™s sleep.โ€


  • Andrew Garfield and Monica Barbaro were the cutest couple at Wimbledon. [Celebitchy]
  • Rachel Brosnahan bet it all on black in London [Go Fug Yourself]
  • Suicide Is Painless: A review of Riot Act starring David Mills. [Boy Culture]
  • Maggie Q is more than a worthy successor to Harry Bosch in Amazon Primeโ€™s Ballard. [Pajiba]
  • Matteo Berrettini wasted no time taking off his whites. [Kenneth in the 212]