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The 'X-Men: Apocalypse' star was up against a better actor. But in the end, social media impact mattered more!
Updated : Aug 04, 2017, 11:28 AM IST
Sophie Turner, who is an important member of world's biggest TV show, Game of Thrones recently opened how she landed the role in a big project and the reason is quite interesting.
The actress, in an interview, revealed that the casting in a project was due to her big 'social media following,' according to The Independent.
She said, "A lot of what I have achieved is about timing and luck, but it is also, and I hate to say it, about a big social media following. I auditioned for a project and it was between me and another girl who is a far better actress than I am, far better, but I had the followers, so I got the job. It's not right, but it is part of the movie industry now."
The X Men: Apocalypse star also shared that she gradually treated her life and social media like she wasn't in the public eye.
Adding, "I was a 15-year-old girl writing rash political stuff that would get a negative reaction and my team would tell me to take it down. Now I am learning to keep my mouth shut."
Game of Thrones returns with episode four of season seven on HBO on Sunday.