Game of Thrones, Season 6: Jon Snow dead 'right now', Natalie Dormer confirms

Natalie Dormer has teased Game of Thrones fans by confirming Jon Snow is definitely dead – for now at least.

The stabbing of the major character at the end of the fifth season last year sparked one of the most hotly-contested debates in modern television.

But producers and cast members have remained tight-lipped despite sightings of the actor Kit Harington near to locations in Northern Ireland where the show is known to be filmed.

Speaking to Channel 5 News, Dormer said even Snow could not defy human physiology.

"If you get stabbed that many times, you're dead, you know,” 34-year-old actress said.

“There are some basic medical rules that even apply in Westeros. So Jon Snow is dead right now."

But pushed on her choice of the phrase "right now", she repeated emphatically, "right now".

Dormer, who plays Margaery Tyrell in the hit TV show, added that this series will be the most unpredictable yet as it is the first that will overtake the source text, George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels.

"You can never predict Game of Thrones. And of course we have the new situation this year which is completely unprecedented that George hasn't published the next book so it is new for everyone."

Instead of being fatigued by the constant rumours of whether Snow is back, Dormer said she "loves all the theories people have".

Game of Thrones series six returns on April 24 on HBO in the US and will be simulcast on Sky Atlantic at 2am UK time. It will also air on April 25 on Sky Atlantic.