'Tell him the Knight Of Flowers is coming for him': Game Of Thrones star Finn Jones gets medieval on Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's gay marriage laws
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He plays one of the few gay characters in Game Of Thrones and Finn Jones has some choice words for Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott: 'What is your problem?'
The 26-year-old British actor plays Loras Tyrell - the Knight Of Flowers - in the hit HBO show and is in Australia for the Supanova Pop Culture Expo.
As a passionate gay rights advocate, he was shocked to learn that it's illegal for gay couples to marry in Australia and has called out Prime Minister Abbott on marriage equality laws.
'What's his problem?': Finn Jones has called out Tony Abbott on his gay marriage stance, pictured at the London Game Of Thrones premiere in 2013
Out of touch: The Game Of Thrones actor has issues with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's policies on marriage equality
'It was legal, and then it wasn't, I mean, what is his problem? What is your problem?' he told the MailOnline.
Jones was referring to the Australian Capital Territory's new same sex marriage law of last year, which was struck out after Mr Abbott's newly-elected government mounted a challenge in the High Court of Australia, which overturned the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act, 2013 in December.
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Share'Does he have women's issues? Men's issues? All people have a right to love,' Jones said.
'Tell him the Knight Of Flowers is coming after him and I have some questions.'
Although straight in real life, Jones has said he feels 'very strongly' about marriage equality, partly thanks to playing such a diverse homosexual character on the fantasy show.
Medieval drama: Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark and Finn Jones as the Kinght Of Flowers in a scene from the hit HBO show
'Having a gay character in Game Of Thrones was never a gimmick,' he said.
'Loras was written with such truth and conviction, it wasn't something that was crass.
'I never had a problem playing a gay character because it was authentic.
'Recently gay characters have been used as the comedy in a show or they have weak elements to them.
'The great thing about Loras is that he has a feminine side to him, but he's actually a very strong-minded character and he's a fighter.
'He's a warrior. It's nice to see that on television because it's true to modern gay people, who aren't just one thing or the other.'
Prince charming: The 26-year-old is visiting Australia for the Supanova Pop Culture Expo, pictured at the New York Game Of Thrones premiere in March
The fourth season of the high-concept series based on George R.R. Martin's novels debuted on Sunday to its highest ratings ever with 8.2 million viewers in the US and HBO GO even crashing due to high demand.
Jones said he's not surprised Game Of Thrones is continuing to go from strength-to-strength, calling it 'the best TV show on the planet right now'.
'It has the best story writing and not even on television: it's the best story being told across humanity right now,' he said.
'With Breaking Bad gone, there's no competition.
'This new season has stepped it up so much with the acting, the costumes, the characterisation.
'It's the best story being told across all platforms: television, films, novels, all of it.'
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