There “ain’t no body double”, according to the Khaleesi herself…
This week’s Game Of Thrones episode, titled ‘Book Of The Stranger’, saw Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) set a temple on fire, before emerging naked from the glowing orange embers.
Pretty impressive. And the actress is damn proud of the scene too.
In an interview with EW, Clarke said:
“I’d like to remind people that the last time I took my clothes off was in season 3. That was awhile ago. It’s now season 6. But this is all me, all proud, all strong. I’m just feeling genuinely happy I said, ‘Yes.’ That ain’t no body double. It’s so exciting, very tingly-making. Every season I get at least one spine-chilling moment.’”
Previously the star attacked several tabloid newspapers on Instagram that had quoted her for saying she had a “problem” showing sex scenes. She now wants to make it clear that isn’t the case:
“Sometimes explicit scenes are required and make sense for the characters/story, as they do in Westeros. If it’s gratuitous for gratuitous sake, then I will discuss with a director on how to make it more subtle.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/7shoBno1Np/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG_66AJOEOA
If the Twitter reaction is anything to go by, fans are pretty excited…
If Emilia Clark showed up naked in front of me I would bow down too #GameofThrones
— Randy Rona (@iCUPMAMA) May 16, 2016
After last nights @GameOfThrones @emiliaclarke has cemented herself into the no.2 spot on my all time hottest list pic.twitter.com/pvjhqd51q8
— Trav Roebuck (@Trav_Roebuck) May 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/joey_antico/status/732029385201594369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/garrettkashmer/status/732013562315571200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/732027737494392832
Emilia Clarke is so god damn beautiful
— lowest of keys (@highkeylowkey_) May 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/barnes_75/status/732050758607081472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Clarke’s one-time screen love, Jason Momoa, also chimed in:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFfBHkmPHEM/
Seriously, the scene nearly broke the internet:
https://twitter.com/zachbraff/status/732297121341153280
https://twitter.com/WhitnyWisconsin/status/732148002526232576
https://twitter.com/AgentSpiderMan/status/732060956335837185
https://twitter.com/freebirdy31/status/732327097415421952
https://twitter.com/thenancychang/status/732088872016871425
Me after Khaleesi walked through the fire #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/jlBrcJWDlA
— Jaz 🌻💕🍯 (@Jazii_GreenEyes) May 16, 2016