Cersei had a chilling response to Boris Johnson becoming UK prime minister

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Cersei had a chilling response to Boris Johnson becoming UK prime minister
Doesn't sound like Lena Headey is a big Boris Johnson fan. Credit: hbo/Steve Back/Getty Images/mashable composite

Lena Headey, much like her Game of Thrones character, is not one to mince her words.

The actor has previously hit out at Donald Trump on Twitter, and now she's turned her attention to the UK's incoming prime minister, Boris Johnson.

On Wednesday -- the day Johnson is set to replace Theresa May as PM -- Headey shared the following, deeply disturbing photo on her Instagram.

Yep: That's those spooky twins from The Shining, with their faces replaced by those of Trump and Johnson. Even more petrifying than the original? Very possibly. And Headey's four-letter caption really drives the point home.

It's not clear where the photo originates, but the message seems obvious: Trump and Johnson, as the likes of Trevor Noah and Stephen Colbert have pointed out, certainly have a similar aesthetic.

There were a fair few reactions to that post, but Headey's former Game of Thrones co-star Natalie Emmanuel probably summed things up best.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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