Astarion's actor knew he'd romance his own character in Baldur's Gate 3 over two years ago: "Why would you not?"
Nov. 27, 2023Actor Neil Newbon had two very different answers when asked how he felt about Astarion
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Well, that’s not entirely true. “I’m going to give you two answers,” Newbon’s comment actually begins. “One will be ‘no that would be very ego-centrical, I’d probably end up making a Thief so I didn’t have to interact with myself,'” says Newbon as a more professional answer.
“Second one is ‘yes!"’ exclaims Newbon, revealing his more personal feelings towards romancing his own character. “Of course! Why would you not?” Newbon continues, before teasing slyly that he knows Astarion’s “triggers,” so he knows exactly what to say to get him into bed.
The list of shenanigans with Baldur’s Gate 3’s cast is as long as my arm at this point. We’ve hadShadowheart’s real-life partner declaring her love for Lae’zelin a heated livestream, and we’ve even hadNewbon getting bitten to death by Astarionin a livestream moment gone horribly wrong.
More recently,Baldur’s Gate 3’s devs have pledged to give Astarion a new kissing animation, which he very badly deserves.
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