„The Last of Us” actor Pedro Pascal talked about a strange fan ritual that even affected his health in the end.
Actor Pedro Pascal has now become one of the most well-known faces in Hollywood. Many know him as Din Djarin from the Disney series “The Mandalorian” or in the role of Joel Miller in the “The Last of Us” series by HBO.
Pedro Pascal achieved international breakthrough with the successful series Game of Thrones. The actor was so grateful for the success that he fulfilled a strange photo request from fans and soon regretted it, as he shared during a round table discussion.
Here you can see a trailer for the “The Last of Us” series featuring Pedro Pascal as Joel:
“I was so grateful and happy about the popularity of my character in the series that I allowed it”
The Hollywood Reporter published a video on May 24, 2023, on YouTube where several well-known drama actors share their experiences in the industry. During this, the actors also talked about their fans and how they sometimes cross certain boundaries.
Pedro Pascal recalls a time when many of his fans had a very special photo idea: They wanted to place their thumbs on the actor’s eyes.
Here you can watch the YouTube video where Pedro Pascal shares the story. Between 02:14 and 3:00, the actor talks about his fans:
Pedro Pascal owed this to his role in Game of Thrones. He played the character Oberyn Martell in the series, who met a particularly shocking end in the story.
His head was crushed in a fight. A scene that many fans apparently desperately wanted to recreate in photos with the actor.
Initially, the actor even complied with the fans’ request: “I was so grateful and happy about the popularity of my character in the series that I allowed it, and that in New York! And I remember that I got a little eye infection while doing it.”
Those present then joked that the actor now wears glasses to protect his eyes from the thumbs of his Game of Thrones fans.
