During her August 14, 2025 appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers, the 29-year-old Game of Thrones star shared a bizarre and awkward encounter from about a decade ago, back when she was still a teenager and not yet a household name.
Sophie Turner Says Her “Accidental Flirting” Ended an A-List Engagement
According to Turner, the incident happened at an exclusive Comic-Con after-party in San Diego. She was there with a childhood friend, who spotted an actor she admired. Hoping to get his attention, Turner’s friend urged her to wave. Sophie obliged — without even knowing who the man was.
What happened next was straight out of a Hollywood soap opera. Turner, trying to be polite, went over to compliment a famous actress in attendance. But instead of a friendly exchange, she was met with an icy glare and the words: “Can you stop flirting with my fiancé?” Shocked and confused, Turner quickly realized the actress was referring to the very man she had just waved at across the room.
Turner swore she hadn’t meant anything by it — “I didn’t even know who the guy was,” she laughed — but the damage was apparently done. According to Sophie, the celebrity couple broke off their engagement that very night.
While she refrained from naming names, Turner hinted that both individuals were very high-profile at the time, making the breakup all the more sensational. “Let’s just say I could probably get sued if I said who,” she joked, adding that she still finds the whole thing absurd.
For Turner, the memory stands out not just because of its drama, but because of the sheer ridiculousness of how small actions can spiral in the celebrity world. “One wave, and suddenly I’m the villain in someone’s love story,” she said.
The anecdote comes at a time when Turner has been more open in interviews, often sharing humorous — and sometimes brutally honest — glimpses into her life in Hollywood. Fans on social media were quick to speculate about the mystery couple, but no confirmed identities have surfaced.
As for Sophie? She says she’s not losing sleep over it. “I guess I have more power than I thought,” she quipped.
