As the cast have already been assembled for an initial read-through, this could likely be a sign that Meera won't be back at all.
Her character was involved in the plot of the three-eyed-raven, alongside Bran Stark [Isaac Hempstead Wright], which came to a head in season six; and Ellie doubts Meera and Bran will ever cross paths again on the show.
"It was a sad day to say farewell to young Isaac - not so young now and also very tall - on a personal level, because we had a little gang which dwindled further and further as the seasons went on," she said.
Ellie had previously dismissed this story, however, speaking back in 2016 on the Game Of Thrones panel at London film and comic con.
She said at the time: "I think [the theory is] just because we both have curly hair man, because if you've read the books they're not really that similar."
However, this didn't necessarily mean much to salacious fans, who are fully aware that the TV show has overtaken the plot in the novels, and HBO's writers have taken the story in a direction of their own.
Whether Ellie receives that phone call is yet to be deciphered.
