Fans who have loved watching Tomb Raider will see Sophie Turner as the new face of Lara Croft. The actress will be seen playing the role of a video game
adventurer in the series, which will stream on Amazon Prime Video. After an official announcement of Tomb Raider was made, Sophie recently opened up about her health condition. On a show, the actress opened up about discovering a chronic health condition during intense prep for the show. She further mentioned that it took her months to get into good shape again.
Sophie Turner on chronic health condition
On The Julia Cunningham Show, Sophie revealed how one year of intense physical training for Tomb Raider led her to discover a recurring physical problem. "We've been doing eight hours a day, five days a week since February of last year, of training," she said.
Sophie further added, "I’ve learned I have a perpetual back problem, but I also realized that it’s much easier to build muscle if you’ve ever worked out before in your life, which I never had, so it has taken me months and months and months to get into good shape. That’s what I’ve learned."
Apart from discussing her upcoming series, the actress also reminded her audience that she was rarely involved in high-octane stunts in Game of Thrones. "I also just was the one that got beat up, not the one doing the beating. So it's quite nice to learn how to throw a punch and not just take it!," said Sophie, who played Sansa Stark.
More about Tomb Raider
Apart from Sophie, Tomb Raider stars Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs, Martin Bobb-Semple, Jack Bannon, John Heffernan, Bill Paterson, Paterson Joseph, Sasha Luss, Juliette Motamed, Celia Imrie, and August Wittgenstein. On the other hand, Phoebe Waller-Bridge serves as the creator, writer, executive producer and co-showrunner of the show.
