Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey.Photo: Amy Sussman/GA/The Hollywood Reporter/Getty
The Last of Usstars,Pedro PascalandBella Ramsey, have nothing but adoration for each other, on and off the screen.
In a recent segment ofVariety’sActors on ActorswithSteven Yeun, Pascal— who plays Joel — spoke highly of Ramsey, who costars alongside him as Ellie in the acclaimed HBO series.
Pascal, 48, admitted that it seemed daunting at first to work on such an intense project with 19-year-old Ramsey, who was only 17 when they first began shooting.
“How scary it was to know that you were going into an experience that was 12 months away from home — with a teenager,” he told Yeun.
Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal.Amanda Edwards/WireImage
But, Pascal quickly added, he could also instantly tell that Ramsey was “cool.”
“I couldn’t have asked for a more anchoring, generous, thoughtful teenager. And I don’t mean to say that in a patronizing way,” he shared. “I relied on Bella for so much of the experience. We were both scared and shy about that, but Bella just inspired me to be mature about it.”
“I really don’t think I’ve met anybody like Bella,”The Mandalorianstar continued. “They brought the best out of me as a person.”
Pedro Pascal.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Ramsey toldGameRant.comthat their relationship with Pascal was actually a “nice parallel” to Ellie’s relationship with Joel, explaining that the two of them didn’t even get a chance to meet before they began filming the series. (Both stars were onGame of Thrones, but Pascal’s character, Oberyn Martell, waskilled offbefore Ramsey joined two seasons later.)
“We were very much just thrown in,” Ramsey explained. “And that chemistry was just there immediately and just grew and developed as Joel and Ellie’s did. As their relationship developed so did ours.”
Bella Ramsey.Michelle Quance/Variety/Getty
“And I think that was a very nice parallel and, yeah, maybe it was intentional on Neil and Craig’s [the creators of the show] behalf,” they continued. “To not give us time to, like, meet and bond. I think it worked really well."
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source: people.com
