Emilia Clarke - Reigns Supreme

The actress dishes on Game Of Thrones ’ epic final season and the character that’s made her a star

For nearly a decade, Emilia Clarke has ruled the small screen as Game of Thrones’ uncompromising Dragon Queen, Daenerys Targaryen. It’s a role she’s grown up with, scoring the part in what would become HBO’s hugely successful fantasy series just one year out of drama school. “Lord knows where I’d be without [Daenerys],” confesses Emilia. “I had milia. “I had no idea about anything when I started hen I started the show. The industry, acting, TV, cting, TV, society, politics — nothing.” As the series enters its eighth and final season nd final season on April14, the 32-year-old ear-old British actress reflects on her rise to fame, the ise to fame, the last day of filming and saying goodbye aying goodbye to the beloved character.

There’s so much anticipation about how Game of Thrones will end. Did you whiz through the script to find out?

Yeah, I was sent the I was sent the script and I read it in an nd I read it in an afternoon. Then I just hen I just left my house and house and walked around London around London for three hours, aimlessly wandering, wandering, because it’s so epic.

Are you afraid of disappointing the fans?