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When I ring Gemma Whelan for a chat, there’s no answer. “I think I was halfway through a yoga class when I remembered you were meant to be calling,” she tells me when we rearrange for the following week, apologising profusely. But she was definitely worth the wait. As charming over the phone as she is in real life, the 35-yearold talked to DIVA about GoT, kissing girls and flying the flag for queer TV characters.
DIVA: Before we go any further, I have to confess I haven’t actually seen the last few episodes of Game Of Thrones.