Published 23:37 IST, December 20th 2019
Emilia Clarke reveals she had been devastated during her second brain aneurysm in 2013
American actor Emilia Clarke, known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO epic fantasy Game of Thrones, opened up on her experience with brain aneurysm.
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In a recent interview for an international podcast channel, Emilia Clarke spoke about health issues she h to tackle during filming of Game of Thrones. Emilia opened up on suffering from a life-threatening brain illness eight years ago, due to which she couldn’t even remember her name. Earlier this year, Emilia revealed that in 2011, she suffered a life-threatening of stroke, kwn as subarachid hemorrh, a which few people survive.
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"I wanted to disappear completely"
actor went on to reveal that while she mand to keep her medical condition under wraps when it happened for first time, second time h been most painful for her. Emilia said that she h wished to vanish from face of earth when second aneurysm h been detected in 2013. In interview, Emilia described her brain condition as she h to juggle between her work and her health.
"I do feel like brain haemorrhs are literal, physical embodiment of what it is to be attacked on a social media, because I didn't want to look anyone in eye, and I didn't want anyone to recognise me. I wanted to disappear completely, to wipe myself off face of earth, because I couldn't handle level of interaction. Because I felt totally laid bare, totally vulnerable, totally in pain."
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Earlier 32-year-old actor h revealed that she h been in early sts of playing Daenerys Targaryen in superhit show when first signs of sickness h started showing up. She recalled feeling sick after feeling intense pressure on her brain during a workout session. She collapsed to her knees in washroom after which she was ‘violently, volumiusly ill’.
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21:59 IST, December 20th 2019