United Kingdom, May 23 -- Hannah Murray found the wellness business to be "seductive and addictive" during her younger years.

The 36-year-old actress - who is best known for playing Gilly in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones - became drawn into a wellness cult in her 20s, and after surviving life in the "the underbelly of the wellness and spiritual world", Hannah now stays away from the industry altogether.

The actress told the Guardian newspaper: "Even the tame stuff can feel quite distressing.

"I don't meditate any more. I wouldn't go into a crystal shop. I don't do yoga, because I don't quite know what might come up that might feel a bit too woo-woo for my personal threshold. But I realise now how pervasive it is.

"How often p...