Sophie Turner says she would have felt 'lost' after 'Game of Thrones' if she hadn't married Joe Jonas
Turner spoke to Elle UK about moving on after playing Sansa Stark on HBO's "Game of Thrones" for eight seasons and starting a family with Jonas.
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- Sophie Turner spoke to Elle UK about marrying Joe Jonas in 2019, after "Game of Thrones" ended.
- Turner said she's glad they wed when they did because she "would have felt quite lost" after "GoT."
- "It was the perfect thing to move on to," the actress said.
Sophie Turner opened up about her relationship with Joe Jonas and revealed why she's grateful that she married the singer shortly after her hit HBO show "Game of Thrones" ended.
"I'm quite glad I had that next thing to move on to," Turner said in a new cover story for Elle UK. "If I hadn't found Joe, I think I would have felt quite lost after 'Game of Thrones.'"
"And I did feel quite lost after it finished," she continued. "But it forced me into this new chapter, which was really exciting and something for me to focus on. It was the perfect thing to move on to."
Turner rose to fame as Sansa Stark in the fantasy series "Game of Thrones," which premiered on HBO in April 2011 and concluded in May 2019 after eight seasons.
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Turner and Jonas started messaging on Instagram in 2016 after the singer slid into her DMs.
They met up in the UK that year and Turner told Elle magazine in 2020 that she was skeptical of meeting Jonas for the first time in case he turned out to be a catfish, so she brought some friends as backup.
Turner said that they "talked for hours" at a "local shitty bar," eventually becoming "inseparable."
Turner and Jonas' engagement was revealed in October 2017.
They wed during two events that took place in 2019, not long after the "GoT" series finale aired.
The first ceremony was on May 1, 2019, at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas after the Billboard Music Awards, where the Jonas Brothers performed.
It was officiated by an Elvis Presley impersonator and live-streamed by DJ Diplo on Instagram.
On June 29, they tied the knot during a more formal and private wedding ceremony in France, a country that Jonas explained was "mutual ground" for them.
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Throughout their relationship, Turner and Jonas have spoken about how being together has improved their lives.
The "X-Men" star said that Jonas helped her sort through an "identity crisis" and overcome years of depression.
Meanwhile, Jonas said that falling in love with the actress made him want to be a "better man" and a "better brother."
The couple welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Willa, in July 2020.
In March, multiple publications including Us Weekly and E! News reported that Turner is expecting their second child.
Turner's growing belly was visible in paparazzi photos taken of the couple since then, and the actress showed off her baby bump in her Elle UK photo shoot.
"The greatest thing in life is seeing my daughter go from strength to strength," Turner told the publication. "We're so excited to be expanding the family. It's the best blessing ever."