Sophie Turner defends Ed Sheeran from 'Game of Thrones' cameo backlash

LOS ANGELES: Sophie Turner has praised Ed Sheeran's cameo on season seven premiere of " Game Of Thrones" by saying the singer totally nailed it.

The "Shape of You" hitmaker received a lot of criticism for his small appearance on the show.

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Turner said, "I thought he killed it. Ed Sheeran is a hero! No one slay Ed Sheeran! That's rude."

 

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Sheeran, 26, was brought on board the HBO fantasy drama to surprise one of the cast members Maisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark on the show. Williams is a big fan of Sheeran.

But Turner revealed that she "accidentally" ruined the surprise by telling her co-star about it.

"That was fun because Maisie loves Ed Sheeran and (creators) David (Benioff) and Dan (Weiss) had it as, like, a surprise for her. So they just, they didn't tell her. I told her by accident! I was like, 'Oh, when's Ed Sheeran coming on the show?' But yeah, they kind of did it as a surprise.

"I was kind of mad because I've been talking about (Justin) Bieber coming on the show for a while now. But it's fine, I'm over it."