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'Walking Dead' star on finale twist: "It was a shock to everyone"


The Walking Dead's Laurie Holden has admitted that she was stunned to see her character Andrea killed off in the finale.

Andrea took her own life in the shocking season-ender 'Welcome to the Tombs' after she was bitten by a zombified Milton Mamet (Dallas Roberts), thus ending Holden's tenure on the show.

Laurie Holden as Andrea in 'The Walking Dead'


Holden has revealed to TV Line that Andrea's death was not initially part of the outline for season three.

"I didn't get the official word until a few days before we began [shooting] the finale. It was a shock to everyone," Holden recalled. "It was never part of the original story docs for season three. And it was rather unexpected."

She continued: "That said, this is The Walking Dead. This show is not conventional by any means - and we know that as actors going in. So you roll with it.

"You show up, you do the best job you can, and you honor the storytelling. Overall, this has been an extraordinary experience and I just feel so blessed to have been a part of it."

Laurie Holden as Andrea in 'The Walking Dead'


Holden went on to speculate on why the decision was made to killer off her character Andrea, whose time on the show dates back to season one.

"Honestly, I feel like it's story-driven. It does propel the story forward," she argued. "The [second half of season three] was a bit of a free-for-all. It had an organic fluidity to it and it just naturally unfolded day-by-day, week-by-week, moment-to-moment."

It was previously reported that David Morrissey has been signed up to play The Governor again in season four.

The Walking Dead is expected to return later this year.

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