The Queen in the North didn’t have a regal time.
Sophie Turner opened up about her grueling time shooting “Tomb Raider” during a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s “The Julia Cunningham Show.”
“We’ve been doing eight hours a day, five days a week since February last year, of training. Yeah, so it’s been a lot,” the “Game of Thrones” actress, 29, said.
“I’ve learned I have a perpetual back problem, but I also realized that it’s much easier to kind of build muscle if you’ve ever worked out before in your life, which I never had, so it has taken me months and months and months to get into good shape.”
The first photo of Sophie Turner in “Tomb Raider.” Jay Maidment/Prime
Sophie Turner visits SiriusXM Studios on January 7, 2026 in New York City. Getty Images
Turner is set to play the iconic character Lara Croft in Prime Video’s live action revival of the “Tomb Raider” series.
On Thursday, Prime Video dropped a first look at Turner as Lara Croft.
“My God… she looks like she stepped out of the games,” one user wrote on X.
“Sophie Turner as Lara Croft is genuinely so striking,” another quipped. “I’ve got full faith this adaptation at Prime Video is going to be REALLY up my alley. I just can’t get over how phenomenal she looks.”
Sophie Turner attends the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 10, 2025 in Paris, France. Getty Images
Finn Jones and Sophie Turner in “Game of Thrones.” HBOLara Croft originated as a video game character. Previously, Angelina Jolie played her onscreen in 2001’s “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.” Alicia Vikander also played the role in 2018’s “Tomb Raider.”
Turner, who shares daughters Willa, 5, and Delphine, 3, with ex-husband, Joe Jonas, 36, is best known for playing Sansa Stark on all eight seasons of “Game of Thrones.”
Turner’s reveal of having back problems is just the latest health disclosure from a former “GoT” star. In 2019, Turner’s former co-star Emilia Clarke, 39, shortly after filming Season 1 of the HBO show in 2011, had an aneurysm, which also led to a type of stroke called a subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Sophie Turner attends the 2024 Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards, held in partnership with The Platinum Card by American Express, at Claridge’s Hotel on November 5, 2024 in London, England. Dave Benett/Getty Images for Harper's Bazaar UKHer other “Go”T co-star Kit Harington, 39, has also opened up about his struggles with sobriety.
“Tomb Raider” doesn’t yet have an announced premiere date on Prime Video.
