Bella Ramsey Breaks Down: ‘In That Moment, I Lost Pedro Forever’

Fans of The Last of Us will never forget the shocking moment in the latest season when Joel (Pedro Pascal) meets his brutal fate at the hands of Abby. But behind the camera, the devastation wasn’t just Ellie’s—it belonged to Bella Ramsey as well.

In a recent interview, Bella revealed that filming Joel’s death scene left an emotional scar so deep she couldn’t stop crying even after the director called “cut.” She said:

“In that moment, it wasn’t Ellie watching Joel die—it was me watching Pedro disappear from my world. I could still hear his breathing from the scene in my head, and it stayed with me long after we left the set.”

According to Bella, the shoot wasn’t just an acting challenge—it was a raw emotional experience. For hours, she had to stay in the mental state of someone who had just lost the person they loved most. Every time the cameras rolled again, the sense of loss came flooding back—so real that she could no longer tell where Ellie ended and Bella began.

Pedro Pascal—her close co-star since season 1—admitted this was the hardest scene to film. In another interview, Pedro confessed he is still “in denial” about Joel’s fate. Their real-life bond is what made Bella’s on-screen grief feel so authentic and gut-wrenching.

Craig Mazin, showrunner of The Last of Us, offered high praise for Bella’s performance: “What Bella did in that scene… it truly breaks your heart. You’re not just seeing Ellie lose Joel, you’re seeing Bella lose Pedro.”

On social media, fans quickly picked up Bella’s words, turning them into viral hashtags like #IMissPedro and #BellaBreaksHearts. One fan wrote: “That wasn’t acting anymore—that was a real moment of friendship.”

For Bella Ramsey, the memory of that day will never fade. She summed it up in one sentence that has now echoed across the fandom:

“I lost Pedro right in front of me, and that feeling… will stay forever.”