The Stunning Transformation Of Sophie Turner

Landing the role of Sansa Stark on Game of Thrones completely changed Sophie Turner's life. At the beginning, though, Turner didn't take the audition very seriously. In fact, while she was already in love with acting, she only signed up to audition for Game of Thrones because that's what her friends were doing. Turner didn't even tell her parents that she was auditioning for the show. "I didn't tell my parents that I auditioned for Game of Thrones. They just kind of found out," Turner told Jessica Chastain in an interview for Vogue Paris.

Casting director Nina Gold visited schools across the U.K. looking for actors for Game of Thrones. One of the schools she visited was Turner's. "Me and all my friends auditioned," Turner said. "We just thought it was kind of a fun, kind of jokey thing to do. ... And then I just got call back, after call back..."

Turner was in the final seven candidates when her parents found out. While her mom wasn't sure if she should let her daughter proceed, Turner's dad was on board, telling her, "Shut up, this is what she has wanted her whole life. You have to let her give it a go."