The Walking Dead season 8: Carol set for surprise romance? Star drops 'divisive' spoiler
THE WALKING DEAD fans have been sent into a frenzy over Carol Peletier and King Ezekiel's potential romance but now Melissa McBride has dropped a surprise spoiler about their relationship.
The Walking Dead season 8: Carol set for surprise romance? Star drops 'divisive' spoiler
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While the King (Khary Payton) appears to be very confident about the ongoing war with the Saviors, Carol hasn't seemed as though she is completely happy with the way things are being handled.
Speaking about how her character feels about Ezekiel's optimism, she admitted she's fairly divided and keeping her true feelings hidden but hinted their relationship could develop.
"It's endearing, and it's a hopefulness that not a lot of the characters feel much anymore," Melissa explained.
"That deep down, genuine hopefulness. Also, I think she was just endeared by him at the beginning.
The Walking Dead: Carol Peletier could be set for a romance with King Ezekiel
The Walking Dead: Melissa said Carol is divided over a potential romance
"Once he took his guard down, once he pulled the Ezekiel The King mask off… You know, she wears her own masks, and her going into battle is the one she's wearing right now."
She went on to add to ComicBook.com: "And the King, he's putting it on in front of her when other people are around, so she understands that sometimes you have to play this character in order to survive the moment, and it's kind of what he falls back into.
"He feels powerful as the King. He feels a familiarity with who he was. It's what he holds onto.
"He was the actor in the theatre, that piece of him, and she understands that, and of course she's endeared by that."
The Walking Dead: Carol also has a very close relationship with Daryl Dixon
The Walking Dead: Chandler Riggs hinted that Carl Grimes could be killed off
Carol's comments come after Chandler Riggs appeared to hint that his character Carl Grimes could be killed off in the mid-season finale.
Taking to Twitter, the actor told his 1.54 million followers: "I don't know if I'll ever be as successful as I am right now, but I'm so glad I got this chance to tell a story that actually impacts people."
The Walking Dead continues on AMC on Sunday and will follow a day later on FOX UK. Seasons one to seven are currently available to stream on NOW TV.