Sky High! Ed Sheeran Gets A Lift Courtesy Of The Mountain From ‘Game Of Thrones’

Ed Sheeran is going for a ride!

While in Iceland for a performance, the 28-year-old Grammy winner found himself at the mercy of actor and professional strongman Hafbór Júlíus Björnsson, who played Ser Gregor Clegane (aka The Mountain) on HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” A video from Instagram shows Hafbór lifting Ed off the ground before holding the “Perfect” singer above his head for several seconds!

“He asked for it. Luckily I didn’t drop him,” Hafbór joked. “He has to work tonight!! @teddysphotos.” But according to his “GOT” co-star Nathalie Emmanuel, the impressive move is nothing new. “You did this to me at that wrap party in Spain remember?” she wrote in the comment section.

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“Game of Thrones” fans often ask the actor to replicate his iconic scenes as The Mountain from the hit fantasy-drama series — and that includes pretending to gouge their eyes out! “I get a lot of requests fans asking if I want to squeeze their eyes,” he told Entertainment Weekly. “That’s very popular. Or pick them up over head. But the most popular to squeeze their eyes out.”

Meanwhile, Ed’s get-together with Hafbór in Iceland was actually a reunion of sorts. Fans may recall the musician’s brief cameo as a soldier in the first episode of Season 7!

— Gabi Duncan

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