Kayla

"Kayla is famous here to Volantis... in certain circles. One of four women in the world who can perform a proper Meereenese Knot."

―Tyrion Lannister^[src]

Kayla is a prostitute in the King's Landing brothel owned by Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish.

Biography

Kayla3 — Kayla is a talented contortionist.

Kayla is a prostitute and a highly skilled contortionist. She is one of only four women in the known world who can bend her body to the extent that she can properly perform a sexual position known as the "Meereenese Knot".

Season 3

Along with Marei and Genna, she is one of the three prostitutes in Littlefinger's brothel who are hired by Tyrion Lannister to service Podrick Payne as a reward for saving his life in the Battle of the Blackwater.^[1] Kayla and her colleagues are apparently so satisfied with Podrick that they decline payment, much to the astonishment of Tyrion, Bronn, Ros, and even Varys.^[2]

Season 4

Kayla is present as an entertainer at the wedding feast between King Joffrey Baratheon and Lady Margaery Tyrell. Her performance is admired by Oberyn Martell and Ellaria Sand.^[3]

Appearances

Season Three appearances
Valar Dohaeris	Dark Wings, Dark Words	Walk of Punishment	And Now His Watch Is Ended	Kissed by Fire
The Climb	The Bear and the Maiden Fair	Second Sons	The Rains of Castamere	Mhysa

Season Four appearances
Two Swords	The Lion and the Rose	Breaker of Chains	Oathkeeper	First of His Name
The Laws of Gods and Men	Mockingbird	The Mountain and the Viper	The Watchers on the Wall	The Children

Behind the Scenes

The actress who plays Kayla, Pixie Le Knot, is a professional contortionist.

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, there is no character named Kayla. The "Meereenese Knot" is an inside joke to the books fandom about a major plot issue George R. R. Martin had to deal with when writing A Dance With Dragons.

References

[0] "Walk of Punishment"

[1] "And Now His Watch Is Ended"

[2] "The Lion and the Rose"

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