Kristian Nairn recalls being given a “sixteen inch” long prosthetic for his Game of Thrones nude scene

Game of Thrones has never shied away from displaying sexual proclivities, that have been used to show pain as well as humor. While some characters, like Podrick Payne, became renowned for their bedroom prowess. One name that might never cross your mind is Kristian Nairn‘s gentle giant, Hodor, in that regard.

Kristian Nairn recalls being clicked naked for his prosthetic preparations

Getting naked in front of the camera is a terrifying thought for many. Nairn had it worse, as his naked picture was to be examined by a group of people for making props. He recalled in his book, Beyond the Throne:

“Paul turns to fetch the prosthesis. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing it twice already, but its size has grown in my imagination in the intervening weeks, like a looming obelisk. The first time it got presented to me was several weeks after Paul asked if he could take a picture for the special effects department. Apparently, they needed some dimensions to work with.

It was just me and him in a room with a camera and my pants down. On any other day, that would sound like a come-on, but it really wasn’t. And the thought of my Polaroid penis being passed among people analyzing closely my length and girth to work out how this gargantuan contraption would fit over my real dick made me squirm.”

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Hodor rocked a massive 16-inch long phallus

A man of Hodor’s stature is expected to be a giant in all proportions. The makeup and props department went a few inches further, as Nairn describes,

“In fact, there were two: one a slightly lighter shade of burnished oak complete with thick, dark, afro-curl pubes. Is someone having a joke? I thought. Surely they’d know by now that with a surname like Nairn I’d be half Irish, half Scottish with a hue verging on Arctic blue. Thankfully, the one Paul now has in his hand is a closer match—much paler but still not quite pale enough.

The moment I saw its size, though, I’d said to Paul: “I could use it as a fucking draft excluder!” Sixteen inches of hard, weird plastic that looks like a hollowed-out dildo.

“And it doesn’t even match my coloring!” I protested.

“Don’t worry, Kristian. Makeup will sort that. We’ll match it to your skin tone once it’s on,” he explained.”

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