Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner says she was not happy with her body before she began training for X-Men: Apocalypse.
The 20-year-old red-headed actress, who plays Sansa Stark on the HBO series, makes her debut in the new superhero prequel film sequel as a younger version of telepathic mutant Jean Grey. Turner had always appeared slim as Sansa, who is typically dressed in long sleeve, thick, form-fitting dresses. She has worked out with personal trainers Holly "Lil Bear" Lawson, an MMA fighter, and Wissam Khozoui to get X-Men body ready.
Turner told Net-A-Porter's The Edit magazine, which features her on its latest cover, that before she got a personal trainer for the movie, she "went through a bit of a dark place."
"I was not happy with myself," she said. "I think for me, and for every young girl out there, body image is such a big thing, especially if you are in the public eye. People comment on [your appearance] and...eugh. So when I was forced to get into shape and eat healthily, my skin cleared up and I felt energetic all the time. It totally changed me."
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