Game of Thrones casts EastEnders star in season 8 role
Alice Nokes has swapped Albert Square for Westeros
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Your support makes all the difference.Game of Thrones has enlisted the services of an EastEnders star for its eighth and final season.
Swapping Albert Square for Westeros is Alice Nokes who is best known for appearing on the BBC One soap as Courtney Mitchell, the daughter of characters Tiffany (Martine McCutcheon) and Grant (Ross Kemp), in 2016.
The news was confirmed by fan site Watchers on the Wall who spotted that the actor's agency CV states she'll appear on the HBO series as a mysterious character named Willa in either the first, second or fourth episode.
Earlier this year, the return of Melisandre was confirmed with fans feverishly theorising what the Red Woman will be up to when the series returns following a now-deleted Instagram video which provided a few inadvertent clues thanks to the location of actor Carice van Houten.
Elsewhere, a leaked set photo teased a reunion for Jon Snow (Kit Harington).
Game of Thrones season 8 is expected on HBO and Sky Atlantic in 2019.
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