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The star of "House of the Dragon," Fabien Frankel, admitted that he needed to be fed on set because of the weight of his armor.

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Frankel said he struggled to carry his "heavy" armor throughout manufacturing.

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Frankel said, “It got lighter over time, but at the beginning, you had to wear a breastplate that protected your neck and chest, but you couldn't remove it.”

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I had to sit like a zombie and be fed like a patient for the first two-and-a-half weeks of filming.

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Fallon asked the actor about a production photo of him napping in armor. Milly Alcock, his co-star, snapped it.

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Frankel has acknowledged his armor's complexity for the episode before. Episode four sees Princess Rhaenyra (Alcock) seduce Cole (Frankel) and lose her virginity.

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At the world premiere of "House of the Dragon," Fabien Frankel spots a familiar face in the audience.

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Frankel told "West of Westeros" how difficulties of removing his armor in that period to reflect Cole's emotional struggle.

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