"A genuine hate towards him!" – Uncovering the off-screen turmoil between Lena Headey and Jerome Flynn

"It was a very turbulent relationship," whispered an insider, and "it's been very awkward on set." This was not a plot from another Game of Thrones episode but the story that unfolded behind the scenes. Lena Headey and Jerome Flynn, two iconic characters of the HBO hit series, reportedly did not film scenes together, all thanks to a 'bad break-up' and a 'very turbulent relationship' in their past. As reported by the Daily Mail, this resulted in some real-life drama spilling onto the sets of Westeros.

'A Tale of Two Thrones'

Headey, the indomitable Cersei Lannister, and Flynn, the rugged Bronn of the Blackwater, were together from the show's inception in 2011. Yet, it was striking that across eight seasons of the epic, the duo barely shared a single scene. The reason was allegedly due to the fallout from their previously fiery and fractious relationship, which turned things icy on set. The show's creators, perhaps out of wisdom, kept these two Thrones favorites apart.

'The Kingsroad Not Taken'

The former flames first sparked rumors of a liaison back in 2002, long before they graced the Seven Kingdoms. They had previously appeared together on the ITV hit show Soldier Soldier in 1993. As reported by the Telegraph in 2014, an insider from the Game of Thrones crew revealed that the frosty end to their romance led to both actors avoiding one another on set. "Jerome and Lena aren't on speaking terms anymore and they are never in the same room at the same time," the insider explained.

'Winter is Coming'

When asked about his relationship with Headey, Flynn offered an ambiguous response back in 2003. "We're not a couple right now, people have seen us together and jumped to conclusions," he said, adding a hint of future possibility, "I can't rule out a relationship with her in the future, I just don't know."

Post the split, Headey found love again with musician Peter Loughran, and the couple were married from 2007 to 2012. They share a nine-year-old son, Wylie. She later welcomed a daughter, Teddy, with her current partner, Dan Cadan.

While the much-anticipated final episode of Game of Thrones aired in 2019, fans are still unraveling the off-screen intricacies that played out behind the scenes of their favorite fantasy drama. It seems that the battles in Westeros paled in comparison to the personal turmoil of two of its biggest stars.

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