After Cersei Lannister goes through the walk of shame in the fifth season of ‘Game of Thrones,’ actress Lena Headey said that the queen regent will not be “incredibly happy” when the hit series returns next year.
Following such public repentance for her sins, which involved her character being forced to walk without her clothes on through the streets of King’s Landing, the 41-year-old star believes that Cersei will be looking for revenge.
"I don’t think she’s incredibly happy. I don’t think she likes very many people, even less than before, if that’s even possible. She’s made more enemies," Headey said, while adding: "I think she’s in a state of pure vengeance, but I don’t think it’s going to be straightforward because it’s her. It is exciting. If I don’t die.”
Fans can then expect Cersei to bring on punishment for those who have acted dishonestly towards her, particularly for her imprisonment and public humiliation.
It is likely that she will catch those who pushed through with her incarceration, such as his holiness The High Sparrow, played by the award-winning actor Jonathan Pryce.
Headey previously opened up about filming the walk of shame scenes wherein her character was harshly bombarded with rotten vegetables and excrement.
In her interview with Entertainment Weekly, the mother-of-two described the three-day shoot as "tough" but still "loved every minute of it".
“I can’t even imagine people wanting your blood. Cersei has done wrong, but she doesn’t really deserve this,” Headey mused. "I think she’s got some people to kill before she’s done," she added.
Earlier this month, the actress bagged her second Emmy nomination for her performance as the devious queen in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
Co-star Emilia Clarke, who portrays Daenerys Tagaryen in the hit fantasy drama program, also received a nomination in the same category, putting the two women in competition with each other.
Sharing her sentiments about the recent nod, the English actress said that the Emmy nomination news was "sort of sinking in still"; nonetheless, it was "lovely to be recognized for work that you've done".
The widely acclaimed TV show, based on George R.R. Martin’s ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ book series, leads the TV awards race with a total of 24 nods, bringing HBO to a total of 126 nominations- the highest number for any network this 2015.
Aside from Headey and Clarke, ‘Game of Thrones’ was also recognized in multiple categories of a drama series as well as supporting actor in a drama (Peter Dinklage), guest actress in a drama (Diana Rigg), directing for a drama (David Nutter, Jeremy Podeswa) and writing for a drama (David Benioff & D.B. Weiss).
"Having played the character for five years, it’s exciting to get to go where you knew where they were going when we initially spoke, where we knew Cersei was going, and now I have no idea what’s going to happen,” Headey further explained.
HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ is set to return for a sixth season in 2016.
