Emilia Clarke, who became a fan favorite as Daenerys Targaryen on Game of Thrones, revealed how her own near-death experience mirrored the show’s tragedy. Soon after finishing filming the first season in 2011, she collapsed after sensing a developing headache and learned she’d suffered a ruptured aneurysm. After a “very painful” first surgery and a second in 2013, she says she felt her chances of surviving were precarious, and even told herself she was “meant to die” while continuing to work.
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