‘Game of Thrones’: Could the Return of Cersei’s Body Double Be a Massive Season 8 Spoiler?

Cersei Lannister’s “Walk of Shame” was undoubtedly one of the most memorable scenes in all of Game of Thrones. It was a moment of profound drama, that stripped Cersei not only of her clothes, but her confidence. Since then, she has been transformed into a brittle version of her former self; she is all cruelty and cunning now, without a single shred of tenderness.

The moment was achieved thanks to a collaborative performance between Lena Headey and actress/body double Rebecca Van Cleave.  Van Cleave told EW back in 2015, “Lena was so good about walking beside me and guiding me into what Cersei was thinking and the movements… We were playing tag team — ‘You’re it!’ — and trying to make light of the fact we’re all covered in everything and going through this together.”

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Despite her awkward hook-up with Euron Greyjoy in the Game of Thrones Season 8 premiere, Cersei hasn’t had to strip down since her infamous walk in Season 5. However, it looks like it might happen before the end of the series. Last year, Winter Is Coming reported that it looked like Rebecca Van Cleave was reprising her “role” as Cersei’s body double in the final season.

Industry HQ, which represents Van Cleave, tweeted last March: “We are so excited here at Industry HQ for our artist Rebecca Van Cleave! Rebecca has been in a very snowy Belfast this week shooting her repeat role for Game Of Thrones!! We can’t wait until she hits our screens!! Watch this space!”

Now, the original tweet has since been deleted — and you can guess why, given that it is actually a two-fold spoiler for Game of Thrones Season 8. One, it tells us that Cersei will be nude at some point, and more importantly, Cersei will be in the North. (Belfast is where Game of Thrones shoots all the North/Winterfell scenes.)

Van Cleave’s own personal twitter still confirms that she was in Belfast that week and that one of the days was “pure magic.”

Van Cleave also dropped this cryptic note when the Game of Thrones Season 8 teaser dropped, that could be just her own fandom showing.

Of course, it’s entirely possible that Van Cleave was working on a different project in Belfast, got to play a different role, or that Cersei’s nude scene was cut. Plus, Cersei is loathe to be seen naked on screen. So the only reasons we can imagine her stripped down again on camera would probably be a scene proving whether or not she’s pregnant, or, gulp, if she gets transformed into some kind of wight or White Walker. Both would be big twists for the character.

It’s worth noting that Rebecca Van Cleave isn’t just a body double on Game of Thrones. The actress/model has also become a part of the Star Wars universe. She’s done creature work in both Solo: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Last spring, she revealed on twitter that she was one of the upscale alien high-rollers at the luxury casino on Canto Bight. Looking good, Rebecca.

There are only five more episodes of Game of Thrones left. The next episode premieres on HBO this Sunday, April 21.

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