If you’re a big fan of the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones, you’ll surely agree that Gemma Whelan is a phenomenon. A woman with an amazing personality, Whelan has distinguished herself as a comedian, dancer, actress, and singer. But she became famous as Princess Yara from the House of Greyjoy on GOT.
Taking on a role for the American premium cable and satellite TV channel HBO since 2012 is, without doubt, the most amazing part of the English actress’ acting career. In this series, she has attracted a large number of Hollywood actors, actresses, American households, and GOT fanatics from all over the world to her side.
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Whelan’s impressive portrayal of Yara Greyjoy, a fierce warrior, in Game of Thrones cemented the long-held belief that she could fit into any character and evoke all the necessary emotions in the role. The GOD is not as old as a hill in the media entertainment industry, having started in 2005, but she has left impressive footprints in several other movies and television shows.
Whelan played the lead role in Gulliver’s Travels (2010) and The Wolf Man, Fries, Shortcrust and Tea, The Wolf Man, Prevenge, and she is currently working on the BBC Two sitcom about William Shakespeare, Upstart Crow.
There is no doubt that the selection of the English actress for Upstart Crow, which premiered on BBC Two on 9 May 2016 as part of the celebrations for the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, has everything to do with her brilliant performances on stage.
Gemma Whelan Bio
Gemma Elizabeth Whelan celebrated her 39th birthday on April 2020.
The British citizen was born on 23 April 1981 in Leeds Yorkshire, England. She was raised by her parents whose names are not known.
Gemma Whelan Gay/Lesbian
Not only the fans of Whelan are confused about the sexual preference of the super actress, but also the media is not left out. Since Gemma is a very private person, she has never admitted or disproved speculations that she is a lesbian.
It is common knowledge that she has played a lesbian/gay role in the GOT, but based on information on the spot and after a Herculean investigation of her personality, we can confirm that she is not lesbian/gay.
Apart from the fact that there is no record of her having been with any man in the past, she has never been seen with another woman enjoying intimacy. However, Whelan has a boyfriend! yes! We figured that out from her Instagram account.
The actress’s boyfriend is Gerry Howell. On several occasions, Gemma has shared pictures of herself and Gerry having a good time on trips and adventures.
In fact, in one of her pictures, she particularly mentioned him as her boyfriend.
Married/Husband
According to recent reports, Whelan, who has been playing in Game of Thrones for six years, is expecting her first child with Gerry Howell. The actress confirmed her pregnancy in July 2017 and made her debut at the premiere of Game of Thrones LA.
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She was also recently spotted with her blooming figure in an episode of Saturday Kitchen. Like Whelan, Howell is an award-winning comedian, actress, and author. In 2010, he won the award for a best individual comedy show at the Buxton Fringe Festival for his one-man comedy-drama “The Fantastic Reality of Frederick Goodge”.
He has his own website and has written a number of plays including “War and Honey”, “The Fantastic Reality of Frederick Goodge” and most recently “Horror Vacui”. We have gathered from his social media reports that he studied at the University of Warwick and attended St Olave’s Grammar School.
He currently lives in London with his romantic girlfriend Gamma.
Gemma Whelan Body Measurement
Whelan has an amazing body, and we saw her display it on the screen.
As I said before, the actress is a multi-talented person. She has mastered jazz and tap dance styles and has a mezzo-soprano singing voice.
In 2010 she won the Funny Women Variety Award for stand-up comedy. Whelan was once nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a theatre series.
Her beauty and wit are enhanced by a beautiful height of 1.5 meters and 6 inches, while she enjoys considerable net worth in thousands of dollars.
