Fans’ were left in shock after her character Daenerys Targaryen got hot and heavy with Jon Snow during a sizzling sex scene in the final episode.
Speaking out about the furore the nude scene caused, Emilia Clarke, 30, revealed she was left ‘annoyed’ by the persistent commentary.
Appearing on the front cover of December’s Harper’s Baazar, the British beauty – who’s character has appeared nude on a few occasions during the seven seasons – admitted she doesn’t understand why the HBO show receives so many comments about the graphic content.
Nude ambition: Emilia Clarke, 30, revealed she was left ‘annoyed’ by the persistent commentary about her nude scenes on Game of Thrones
She began: ‘I’m starting to get really annoyed about this stuff now because people say, “Oh, yeah, all the porn sites went down when Game of Thrones came back on…”
‘There are so many shows centered around this very true fact that people reproduce. People f**k for pleasure—it’s a part of life.’
Despite her incredible success, the Me Before You star revealed not having the ‘right look’ forced her to grow as an actress.
‘It pushed me into another casting type; forced me to be an actor,’ she said. Instead of playing Juliet and doing the light, airy stuff, I would be the granny who cracks wise, or a down-and-out hooker who has seen better days.’
Screen siren: Despite her incredible success, the Me Before You star revealed not having the ‘right look’ forced her to grow as an actress
Unaware: Appearing on the front cover of December’s Harper’s Baazar , the British beauty – who’s HBO character has appeared nude on a few occasions during the seven seasons – admitted she doesn’t understand why the show receives the flood of commentary for its graphic content
Meanwhile, Emilia recently underwent a bold transformation, dying her locks peroxide blonde ahead of Game of Throne’s final eighth season, which was due to begin filming in October.
Read the full interview in this month’s Harper’s Bazaar
At the end of the last series, Emilia’s character Daenerys was seen getting hot and heavy with Jon Snow, played by Kit Harrington.
The pair, whose romantic relationship has been building throughout the penultimate season of the HBO fantasy drama, finally gave into their passion as they sailed north from Dragonstone, to face off against the dreaded White Walker threat.
Jon sneaked into ‘ quarters and his lovestruck queen was only too quick to invite him inside, resulting in the pair making love while at sea – to the delight of fans.
However in an unsettling twist, the scene played out as Jon’s true parentage was revealed, making Dany his aunt – although neither are yet aware of their blood relation.
Back to it: Meanwhile, Emilia recently underwent a bold transformation, dying her locks peroxide blonde ahead of Game of Throne’s final eighth season, which was due to begin filming in October
In the past: At the end of the last series, Emilia’s character Daenerys was seen getting hot and heavy with Jon Snow, played by Kit Harrington
Speaking in a special behind-the-scenes commentary for show, Emilia said ‘gagging’ was her first reaction to the tryst – while Kit acknowledged the ‘weird’ encounter had been inevitable after weeks of building romance.
Kit said: ‘I think they both know it’s wrong. I think they both know it’s going to cause problems. But it’s that thing, when you suddenly feel that deeply about someone and you go through these events together, it’s like a runaway train.
‘I think it’s an inevitability from about halfway through the season that Jon and Daenerys will fall into bed together. You can’t stop it from happening.’
Shock: However in an unsettling twist, the scene played out as Jon’s true parentage was revealed, making Dany his aunt – although neither are yet aware of their blood relation