Maisie Williams has proven herself as a force to be reckoned with in the acting world, gaining widespread recognition for her iconic role in Game of Thrones. Recently, she showcased her versatility by starring in the Apple TV series The New Look. But beyond her impressive career, Williams also gives fans a glimpse into her everyday life on Instagram. A few weeks ago, she shared a candid post featuring moments like walking her dog, savoring some chicken nuggets, and soaking up the sun, with the playful caption: "A love triangle between me, my dog, and my @peachyden cardigan x." If you’re curious about how Maisie maintains her health and well-being, keep reading to discover five ways she stays in shape—along with the photos that prove her methods really work.
1. She Works When She’s In A Good Place
Williams opened up about her career to ELLE. She says that she wants to work when she’s in a good place. “I think you can really make good work when you, yourself, are in a good place. I think there’s this idea of the pained artist, someone who can only create because of the pain, and if you were to be healed from the pain, then would you still be able to make good work? Everyone thinks about that differently, but for me, I certainly feel like the best work that I’ve ever done is from a place where I feel like my life is going well and it’s not just about work.”
2. She Meditates
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Williams tells ELLE that she likes to practice meditation, and she did this while shooting The New Look. “I spent a lot of time meditating while shooting. And so a lot of this mental strain—I know it was definitely there, but I think I just let it pass over me. I didn’t hold onto it so much. I let go a lot of my responsibilities in my own life in preparation. I came away from all of my friends and my family and from my phone. I don’t think I looked at my phone for a month.”
3. She’s Comfortable
Williams tells ELLE that shooting The New Look made her a lot more comfortable with her life. “It felt like a real cleansing of a lot of things, like I could reintroduce all of these parts of my life that I loved and not reintroduce the parts that I didn’t. I remember spending so much more time with my friends after [filming The New Look] than I had before. I have the most amazing friendships, but I felt like over the last year, which was the year after I had been filming, they really flourished so much more than [they] had before. It was so nice to have this sort of freedom of waking up every single day and asking myself, ‘What do I want to do today, and how do I want to spend my time? And how on a scale of one to 10, how do I feel? And if it’s not a 10, what is it?’ I felt like I had this new lease of life, in a way.”
4. She Keeps Her Skincare Simple
Williams has amazing skin, and she makes sure to take care of it. She shared her favorite products and tricks in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar. "Simplicity is my method for filling my beauty bag,” Williams revealed. “I would describe my beauty philosophy as being ‘high low’; I like having very few, very special products.”
5. She Walks
As you can see in her Instagram post, one way Williams stays fit is walking with her dog. Walking has a lot of benefits. Harvard Health reports, “Walking can help protect you during cold and flu season. A study of over 1,000 men and women found that those who walked at least 20 minutes a day, at least 5 days a week, had 43% fewer sick days than those who exercised once a week or less. And if they did get sick, it was for a shorter duration, and their symptoms were milder.”
