- She lived in France from age 10 to 13 and is fluent in French.
- She used to collect pinguins and furry glittery stickers.
- She loves listening to BBC Radio 6 Music in the morning, and to Ludivico Einaudi before going to sleep.
- She knew nothing about Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire before being cast as Ygritte but she has now read all the books.
- Her first TV crush was Colin Firth in the BBC Pride and Prejudice.
- Her most treasured possession is her grandmother’s emerald ring.
- Helen McCrory and Vivien Leigh in Gone With The Wind inspired her to pursue acting as a career.
- She’s more a dog person than a cat person.
- She’s still good friends with Sophie McShera from Downton Abbey, Tom Burke from Utopia, and Emilia Clarke from Game of Thrones.
- Her style icon is Diane Kruger.
- Her greatest fear would be coming face-to-face to a python.
- She lost her scottish accent while studying in England. She had a Northern accent when playing the character of Ygritte.
- Her favorite Game of Thrones characters are Tyrion and Littlefinger.
- The best piece of advice she had in life is the importance of perseverance and patience.
- She’s afraid of spiders and crawler bugs.
- She would change her signature hair for a role but “for the right role. I am an advocate in solely embracing ones ginger roots !”
- Her favorite name is Theo.
- She has a phobia of velvet.
- If she was at Hogwarts, she would be a Gryffindor.