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Culture April 9, 2019

We asked 'Game of Thrones' stars to share their advice for their characters in season 1

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With the premiere of the eighth and final season of "Game of Thrones" just days away, we asked some of the stars of the hit HBO show to share the advice they would give to their characters all the way back in season 1.

Sophie Turner, who plays Sansa Stark, told "Good Morning America" all she had to tell her first-season self was, "Oh, she's so adorable," adding, " I peaked at 14."

PHOTO: Sophie Turner appears in the eighth season of "Game of Thrones."
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Sophie Turner appears in the eighth season of "Game of Thrones."

Many of the other stars had similar quips, reflecting back on how they have changed over the course of almost a decade that the show has been on the air.

"It's like ten pounds ago," Pilou Asbaek, who plays Euron Greyjoy, said of his character, adding that he was "still a baby."

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PHOTO: Maisie Williams appears in the eighth season of "Game of Thrones."
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Maisie Williams appears in the eighth season of "Game of Thrones."
Just strive to be yourself throughout all of this.

Maisie Williams said she would tell her character Arya Stark to "stay strong" and "be a good little girl, Mommy loves you."

Sophie Turner added that she would probably say something similar, that "things are going to get really tough for you," but "Mommy loves you."

"Stop looking at the world through rose-tinted glasses," she added of what she would tell her character. "And just strive to be yourself throughout all of this."

PHOTO: Sophie Turner and Maisie WIlliams in Season 7 of Game of Thrones.
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Sophie Turner and Maisie WIlliams in Season 7 of Game of Thrones.
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Iain Glen, who plays Ser Jorrah Mormont says he would warn his character, "Don't try to kiss her!"

PHOTO: Iain Glen appears in the eighth season of "Game of Thrones."
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Iain Glen appears in the eighth season of "Game of Thrones."

Gwendoline Christie said she would advise her character, "you don't need to drink all those protein shakes. Muscle can be built just with food."

PHOTO: Gwendoline Christie appears in the eighth season of "Game of Thrones."
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Gwendoline Christie appears in the eighth season of "Game of Thrones."

Jerome Flynn, who plays Bronn, said he would encourage his first-season self with the affirmation, "You're going to make it, buddy!"

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays Jamie Lannister, said he would simply say: "Enjoy it while it lasts."

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