RIYADH/JEDDAH: “Game of Thrones” star Jason Momoa said he had gained at least 5 kilos in , thanks to the Kingdom’s hospitality and delicious food.
“The food in is good. I missed Thanksgiving at home, so this was a true substitute,” he told Arab News, which had a quick chat with Momoa during a break between his autograph and photoshoot session with fans at the Comic Con in Riyadh.
Mada Abdelhamid, WWE star and Momoa’s trainer, posted a photo of himself and Momoa on Instagram, posing in front of a huge plate of traditional Saudi delicacies kabsa and mansaf.
“The before and after. Now this is what I call a FEAST!!!!! Eating like kings over here in . We literally couldn’t move afterwards ... but we couldn’t stop eating either. Very fitting that we were over here during Thanksgiving. Our stomachs felt right at home #FeastForABeast,” Abdelhamid wrote.
Momoa, meanwhile, posted photos of a restaurant in Riyadh, Najd Village, showing the venue’s traditional Saudi village-like ambiance.
“Mahalo you treated me like royalty Aloha to the fans and new friends. I had so many amazing experiences. I’ll be back very soon. Mahalo omar for fattening me up, the food here is amazing @najdvillagesa aloha j,” he wrote, using the Hawaiian words for thanks (mahalo) and love (aloha)
Momoa earlier visited Al-Thumamah National Park. He said he wished his loved ones were here with him, adding: “I’ll probably visit again with my family.”
In a reply to an Arab News query about what drives him to accomplish so much in acting, producing and modeling, Jason replied: “It’s passion, I have got a lot of passion in me toward my work and that is what keeps me giving and trying.”
Accompanying Jason was Baraa Abdulla, the official Comic Con master of ceremonies and a news anchor at Bahrain TV.
