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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Kristian nairn - The Untold Story

10 Years Later, The Moment 'Game of Thrones' Passed The Books Marks The Show's Turning Point

Ten years after "The Door," Kristian Narn looks back on that heartbreaking Hodor twist, and how it changed the show forever.

Inverse · May 22

Strictly fans left in dark over who might replace Dani Dyer after she quits show

Dyer ‘heartbroken’ after quitting BBC show because of ankle fracture in rehearsals

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2025

$Dani Dyer-Bowen leaves Strictly Come Dancing after fracturing ankle in rehearsal$

Dani Dyer-Bowen leaves Strictly Come Dancing after fracturing ankle in rehearsal

Former Love Island star ‘heartbroken’ to withdraw from 23rd series but promises to return to cheer on remaining cast

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2025

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Meet Lewis Cope: Strictly’s last-minute contestant swapping the Dales for the dance floor

‘Emmerdale’ star swooped in to replace Kristian Nairn after actor withdrew from the series

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2025

Emmerdale unveils shock twist as missing character is revealed to be alive

Fans previously suspected the death may not have been what is seemed

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025

Emmerdale star named as Kristian Nairn replacement on Strictly Come Dancing

Cope joins the cast after Nairn was forced to withdraw because of medical reasons

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025

Emmerdale’s Lewis Cope announced for Strictly after Kristian Nairn pulls out

The star’s announcement comes after Kristian Nairn said he was stepping away from the show with a ‘heavy heart’

Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2025

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Game of Thrones actor Kristian Nairn pulls out of Strictly Come Dancing

BBC says another contestant will be drafted in after 49-year-old withdraws for medical reasons

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2025

Strictly 2025 favourite pulls out of show due to 'unexpected medical reasons'

A Strictly Come Dancing celebrity has had to pull out of the show before it has even started.

WhatToWatch · Aug 21, 2025

Strictly's Kristian Nairn quits show with ‘heavy heart’ due to medical reasons

The actor, 49, best known for playing Hodor in Game of Thrones, has pulled out

Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2025

Games of Thrones star Kristian Nairn pulls out of Strictly Come Dancing

Actor said he had been ‘truly looking forward to the journey’

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025

Game of Thrones star completes the 2025 Strictly Come Dancing lineup

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The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025

From Alex Kingston to Paul from Neighbours: every Strictly Come Dancing 2025 contestant rated

The full line-up of TV’s glitziest dance contest is out. But who will lift the glitterball … and who will struggle to make it to film week?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2025

Game Of Thrones star, former Lioness and TV presenter announced for Strictly

Kristian Nairn, Karen Carney and Ross King complete the line-up for this year’s show.

Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2025

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Wales Online · Apr 29, 2023

Game of Thrones star witnessed gay nightclub shooting in Belfast

Actor Kristian Nairn was at Belfast's Parliament bar in May 1997 when a policeman was gunned down. The crime remains unsolved after 25 years.

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