I’m calling it, you guys. Sophie Turner is one of the loveliest young actresses out there, but magazines have absolutely no idea what to do with her. Sophie’s been doing more magazine covers and profiles this year because of Game of Thrones plus X-Men: Apocalypse (she plays the young Jean Grey), and in every editorial, something is screwed up. Usually it’s her hair, sometimes it’s her movement, and in the June issue of InStyle UK, it’s everything. She looks like she just woke up from a three-day bender and threw on some clothes she found on the floor. Such an awful thing to do to such a pretty young woman. Anyway, here are some highlights from Sophie’s InStyle UK interview:

How she struggles with fame: “That’s probably the thing I’ve struggled with the most. At first, it was the character [Sansa Stark]; people hating on her because she was a 13-year-old girl, and she should have a smart head on her shoulders and make good decisions. But, at the end of the day – blinded by love – she didn’t. When people started to know my name, as well as the character’s name, that was kind of difficult. From 16 to when I turned 19, they were quite hard years. You’re in the prime of puberty; your body is changing, your face is changing, and people still saw me as that 13-year-old girl, with no body, and thought that’s how I should look forever. So, growing up and having my body transform, and my hormones, and people watching and commenting on that – that was tricky. Even my friends were having a hard time with that stuff, but when people are printing photos of your bad skin, that’s really difficult.”

On being self-critical: “This is going to be the worst X-Men so far, because I’m in it. When you’re outside something, you think, “That is amazing, I would love to be in that.” But when you are in it, you think, “Is this going to be any good?’”

The end of Thrones: “I kind of had a bit of a panic attack the other night as I was thinking about it. It’s like graduating from high school, but it doesn’t feel like a graduation, because I don’t have a university to go onto that’s bigger and better.”

She won’t date actors: “I’ve never dated anyone who I didn’t know before or who’s in the industry. I think that’s quite a conscious decision because the lifestyles wouldn’t work. This profession is so different to any other; the going away for long amounts of time – I think it would just be really difficult. If you meet on a job, it’s amazing. You have five months together and it’s incredible. Then, once it’s over, suddenly one of you is shooting in Australia and the other one is shooting in Spain, and you never know when you’re going to see each other again, but at least you both understand it.”

[From InStyle UK]

She’s 20 years old, which is pretty young to swear off dating actors forever. And remember, Kit Harington is now dating Rose Leslie, and they met on Thrones. And I think the explanation she gives for why things won’t work out – that your schedules take you away from each other – is also the reason why so many actors do date other actors, because they understand the lifestyle. Anyway, Sophie seems to have a good head on her shoulders and I hope she keeps on keeping on. And I hope that magazine editors and stylists figure out what to do with her.

Photos courtesy of InStyle UK.