Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke REVEALS aspects she learned from Daenerys Targaryen

Emilia Clarke kissed Daenerys Targaryen goodbye as Game of Thrones ended this summer. The actress now spills the beans on the various things she learned thanks to the powerful character.

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Updated on Dec 06, 2019 | 12:40 PM IST | 7.8M

Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke REVEALS aspects she learned from Daenerys Targaryen

Emilia Clarke may be moving on from Daenerys Targaryen but she's is not going to forget all that she's learned from the Game of Thrones character. Having played Dany for eight long seasons, the GoT character has seen a development like no other on the show. Having started off as a reserve and fear-driven teenager married to Khal Drogo, Dany earned several titles on and turned completely dark by the time she reached the Iron Throne. While fans have taken a lot from her character, Emilia confesses she too has learned a lot from Dany.

Speaking to Daily Telegraph, the actress listed down a bunch of things Daenerys taught her. She said that Dany taught her about "lady balls." She also experienced how it felt to "be in a room and be heard." "[Daenerys] wielded such power, calmness and such poise. She had a fierce intensity and made some incredibly tough choices," she said. Recalling a moment from the third season, Emilia explained, "In Season 3, she had to start busting some balls, and as a 25-year-old standing in front of 500 extras, 150 crew members, six cameras, a drone, dragons and fire, I had to bring it. I felt like if I can do that, then the red carpet doesn’t feel so scary to me at all. So there’s a certain kind of self-belief that rubs off on you as a person."

Finding the words to write this post has left me overwhelmed with how much I want to say but how small words feel in comparison to what this show and Dany have meant to me. The mother of dragons chapter has taken up the whole of my adult life. This woman has taken up the whole of my heart. I’ve sweated in the blaze of dragon fire, shed many tears at those who left our family early, and wrung my brain dry trying to do Khaleesi and the masterful words, actions (and names) I was given, justice. Game of Thrones has shaped me as a woman, as an actor and as a human being. I just wish my darling dad was here now to see how far we’ve flown. But to you, dear kind magical fans, I owe you so much thanks, for your steady gaze at what we’ve made and what I’ve done with a character that was already in the hearts of many before I slipped on the platinum wig of dreams. Without you there is no us. And now our watch has ended. @gameofthrones @hbo #love #motherofdragonsoverandout

Emilia, we've also learned a lot from Daenerys. Thank you for essaying such a powerful character. Looking at the future, Emilia is preparing for her first movie since the end of Game of Thrones. The actress will be seen in The Last Christmas alongside Henry Golding, Emma Thompson and Michelle Yeoh. Check out the trailer below:

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