Pedro Pascal suspects eye infection from fans

Actor Pedro Pascal stopped letting fans pose for pictures with their thumbs in his eyes as part of tribute to his Game of Thrones character Oberyn Martell after contracting eye infections.  

Pascal spoke about his fan experiences during a recent Hollywood Reporter roundtable discussion with other actors, which discussed enforcing boundaries with enthusiastic supporters.   

He said: ‘I remember, early on, because of Game of Thrones and the way my character died, people were super into taking selfies with their thumbs in my eyes.’  

He said he allowed them to do it because he was happy about the success of his character but then he started getting an eye infection.