The House of the Dragon actors have some stories about working with wigs.
Forget the dragons and the new Iron Throne design.
The people want to know about one thing onHouse of the Dragon: the wigs!
Emma D’Arcy transforms into Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, heir to the Iron Throne, on ‘House of the Dragon.'.Nadav Kander for EW
Emma D’Arcy, who plays Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, has the best story.
“And this is mid-pandemic where the only things that are open are supermarkets,” D’Arcy adds.
“All I had were some hair extensions left over from a job.
Meet House Velaryon: Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) and his wife Princess Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best).Nadav Kander for EW
No way of attaching them to me, no idea how to do that.
For 24 hours, me and my partner justtried I can’t put more emphasis behind that word.
My hair was about as long as it is now.
We hot glued these hair extensions to these wig grips.
We would send photos to Miguel, and we thought we’d cracked it.
And he said, ‘Can you keep trying?’
We kept trying until we found something that gave me the illusion I had long hair.
Since they were cast in the role, D’Arcy has experienced life with a professional-grade Targaryen wig.
“It’s just so transformative.”
It’s a number to get into them and then get out of them,” she says.
But she does have some extensions for a couple episodes.
you could just see the despair from the hair and makeup team," she says.
Watch more of the cast discussing their wigs in EW’s video interview forHouse of the Dragonabove.
