The INSIDER Summary:
- Kristian Nairn is known for playing Hodor on HBO's "Game of Thrones."
- He told INSIDER he always wanted Hodor to have a love interest, but never got it.
- He had a shot at getting his wish, thanks to a new commercial he is in.
- It's for SodaStream and features "The Big Bang Theory's" Mayim Bialik.
There's one thing Kristian Nairn always wanted for his "Game of Thrones" character, Hodor, that he never got — a girlfriend.
"I always wanted Hodor, in the show, to have a love interest," Nairn told INSIDER of his time on HBO's "Game of Thrones."
Hodor was Bran's helpful companion who carried him around and ultimately sacrificed himself in what was arguably the most tragic death in "Game of Thrones" history. Once a healthy and normal stable boy named Wylis, he became Hodor after experiencing his future death at the hands of wights through one of Bran's visions. The gentle soul would never live a normal life.
Now, the 41-year-old actor who plays him said that he's gotten a little redemption for Hodor not being able to have a girlfriend.
In a new advertisement for SodaStream, Nairn plays a leader of the "Homeschlepians," a group of people who only carry beverages in plastic bottles. The role is slightly Hodor-esque, but instead of carrying Bran, he's carrying water bottles. "The Big Bang Theory" star Mayim Bialik plays a scientist who discovers this group and falls for Nairn's character.
"That was one thing I never got to realize," Nairn said of Hodor having a girlfriend. "And I think Mayim's character [on 'The Big Bang Theory'], Amy Farrah Fowler, would be perfect for Hodor."
So even though Hodor never got his love on the show, the two characters got to meet in a new way.
This new commercial follows on the heels of another humorous KFC commercial in which he revamps his Hodor character for the launch of a new dish offered in the United Kingdom.
Nairn stands behind the KFC register waiting for the noon lunch rush and people start swarming him just like the army of wights did back on season six. People begin to shout orders for "chicken with fries," and Nairn becomes overwhelmed, turns his back to them, and begins to repeat "chicken with fries"à la "hold the door" until it slurs together into "chicken with rice."
He said it was interesting to bring Hodor to life in a lighthearted setting.
"It was strange to put on a KFC uniform in a fast food joint in Hodor mode, but it was definitely fun to see how Hodor would react in that situation," he said. "I think that's pretty much exactly how he would react."
The actor has a few other projects coming out this year, including an ongoing tour as a deejay. He'll take his event, Rave of Thrones, to San Diego for Saturday's Heroes Brew Festival just in time for Comic-Con weekend.
"I'm so happy with my life at the moment," Nairn told us. "I travel, maybe a little too much, but comfortably. I’m just happy to keep going."
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