Game of Thrones star's Emmys looks sends fans into a frenzy
Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie sent social media into a frenzy as she arrived to the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards in a renaissance-inspired gown.
The 40-year-old actress wasn’t quite ready to say goodbye to the world of Westeros as she stepped foot on the purple carpet in a Gucci gown that looked straight out of the hit HBO drama’s costume department.
Christie made headlines earlier this year when it was revealed she submitted herself to the Emmys as a potential candidate, ultimately earning a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama.
“I checked that it wasn’t an inappropriate thing to do, and I was told it wasn’t,” Christie told the Los Angeles Times.
“People submit themselves all the time. I truly never expected it to manifest in a nomination and I don’t think anybody else did either.
‘But I just had to do it for me. And I had to do it as a testament to the character and what I feel she represents.”
Now her Emmys look has drawn mixed reactions from social media.
The biblical look has already spawned countless memes and tweets from fans including, “God is a woman, and her name is Gwendoline Christie.”
Let us not forget that Gwendoline Christie submitted HERSELF for consideration at this year’s #Emmys and she was nominated. Now she’s on the red carpet looking Christ’s little sister. Slay is Gwen! pic.twitter.com/82SrdJ5i0R
— KickbackCultureTV (@KickbackCulture) September 22, 2019
“Gwendoline Christie is the only woman alive that can pull that look off,” one fan of the actress wrote.
oh cool Gwendoline Christie showed up in Queen of Westeros attire, reminding us all what we COULD HAVE HAD #Emmys pic.twitter.com/cDyY3mXaFI
— Kate Halliwell (@katehalliwell) September 22, 2019
Now, I personally had accepted Gwendoline Christie as my lord and savior long ago, but I am glad it’s catching on pic.twitter.com/MUkC0CamHf
— Sady Doyle (@sadydoyle) September 22, 2019
jesus walking on water / gwendoline christie walking the emmy’s carpet pic.twitter.com/7DJG5COH0N
— emmy adams (@ohfIux) September 22, 2019
SHE PUT THE CHRIST IN GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE pic.twitter.com/ylWlvrzyXx
— christa d*es in october (@whorerights) September 22, 2019
Words by Elizabeth Di Filippo
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