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Who Is Lena Headey? GOT Actor Who Got Married Recently For The Second Time

Lena Headey who is better known for her role as Cersei Lannister got married to actor Marc Menchaca in Italy in presence of many known faces from the legendary show Game Of Thrones.

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Who is Lena Headey
Lena Headey who is better known for her role as Cersei Lannister got married to actor Marc Menchaca in Italy in presence of many known faces from the legendary show Game Of Thrones.
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Game Of Thrones was one of the most popular shows on television as it broadcasted from 2011 to 2019. The show is an adaptation of a series of fantasy novels called A Song of Fire And Ice written by George R. R. Martin. Cersei Lannister was one of the most important characters of the show, she was the queen of the Seven Kingdom of Westeros and there was a controversial incestuous relationship shown involving the character with her twin brother. Lena Headey did a flawless and powerful performance in the role of an antagonist.


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Who is Lena Headey?

Lena Headey is a British actress whose most prominent role so far was in GOT, she was nominated five times for the prestigious Primetime Emmy Award and one Golden Globe Award nomination. Headey's debut film was called The Clothes In The Wardrobe (1992). Some of her other notable works include The Brothers Grimm (2005) and 300 (2006). She was the lead for a science fiction television show called Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008-2009) which drew a lot of attention and award nominations too. Headey will be starring in a film called Svalta, a comedy thriller soon.

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Lena Headey was married for the first time to musician Peter Paul Loughran in 2007 and they had a son together named Wylie Loughran in 2010. Headey has spoken publicly about experiencing postnatal depression after giving birth to her son. Headey and Loughran got divorced in 2013. Later Headey dated Dan Cadan who is a director, and they had a daughter named Teddy Cadan, the two parted ways in 2019. Headey and Menchaca met each other in the US after her separation from Cadan and with time grew closer and been together for some time. The two decided to get married in Italy in an intimate wedding ceremony.

Lena Headey Wedding

Lena Headey's wedding photos have gone viral on social media as it includes the reunion of several GOT cast members. Headey can be seen wearing a white dress and holding a bouquet as she looks at Marc Menchaca who is wearing a blue coloured suit. The wedding was attended by friends of Headey which included her Game of Thrones costars namely Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Emilia Clarke, Sophie Turner and Conleth Hill. Sophie Turner was also seen present with her husband and singer Joe Jonas at the wedding ceremony.

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