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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Simran Hans

‘The first half of my 20s was hell’: Maisie Williams on her tough childhood and why she’s been having more fun since Game of Thrones

Maisie Williams wearing a short, pale dress that she's holding up with her hands, arms outstretched to her sides, white tights, and cream stilettos with black detail, against a deep-purple background
Maisie Williams: ‘I’m in love! That’s all I’ll say.’ All portraits: Mary Rozzi/The Guardian Photograph: Mary Rozzi/The Guardian

Maisie Williams has dabbled in witchcraft exactly once. The actor was getting ready to audition for a part in a film. “I wanted it so badly that I went on to Etsy, and I paid a witch to manifest me the role,” she says, poker-faced.

“It didn’t work, and that was where my days of witchcraft ended,” she adds, breaking into an infectious cackle.

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