Maisie Williams was ‘up at 4am to start sweating’ to play Dior’s muse

Maisie Williams attends the GQ Men of the Year Awards in November 2023 (Ian West/PA)

Game of Thrones actress Maisie Williams has detailed how she was “eating very little” and had to “be up at 4am to start sweating” to realistically portray Catherine Dior, the revolutionary younger sister of French fashion designer Christian Dior, in her latest TV project.

The British actress, 26, best known for playing Arya Stark in the popular HBO fantasy series, portrays Catherine, who is credited with being her brother’s muse and who fought as part of the French Resistance during the Second World War in upcoming Apple TV+ series The New Look.