Hannah Waddingham spills on ‘Game of Thrones’ wineboarding scene that gave her claustrophobia

Hannah Waddingham, seen here at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards, once said of filming her “Game of Thrones” torture scene, “Definitely, other than childbirth, it was the worst day of my life.” Septa Unella’s torture scene in the Season 6 finale of “Game of Thrones” was — for many Cersei Lannister fans, at least — satisfying to watch. “‘Thrones’ gave me something I wasn’t expecting from it, and that is chronic claustrophobia,” Waddingham said during an appearance Tuesday on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” Waddingham said she was “actually waterboarded” while filming. Waddingham told Colbert that the “Game of Thrones” cast’s commitment to such gruesome scenes is “the reason why I don’t believe it’s touched yet in terms of the cinematography of it, for a series.” “It’s just a different level,” she said, adding that during an elevator ride that day, she related her experience to another actor who — upon seeing her grape juice-stained hair and leather strap marks — asked her concernedly, “What has happened to you?” After telling him about the ordeal, he replied, “Well, you’re lucky, I’ve just been crawling through s— on my elbows for four days.” “It kind of doesn’t matter when you’re in ‘Thrones’ because you just want to give the best,” Waddingham said. While filming a scene with a male co-star, she said, “I was complaining that, you know, just because I’m a girl doesn’t mean I can’t get involved with the shizzle,” she told Colbert.