Emilia Clarke

The actor has suffered two life-threatening brain aneurysms, the first in 2011 and the second in 2013.

“It was incredibly helpful to have Game of Thrones sweep me up and give me that purpose.” “In my worst moments, I wanted to pull the plug,” she wrote. The actor said, what with the emergency surgeries she’s undergone, it is “remarkable” she still has the ability to speak.

Emilia Clarke says she had "the most excruciating pain" after suffering two brain aneurysms, but is grateful for both her recovery and for working on "Game ...

I am in the really, really, really small minority of people that can survive that." "Strokes, basically, as soon as any part of your brain doesn't get blood for a second it's gone," Clarke said. The actress suffered the life-threatening aneurysms in 2011 and 2013 and said that when it comes to her brain now, "there's quite a bit missing."

In a new interview with the BBC's 'Sunday Morning,' 'Game of Thrones' actress Emilia Clarke opened up about surviving two brain aneurysms in 2011 and 2013, ...

“I thought, Well, this is who you are. “I am now at a hundred per cent.” In a new interview with the BBC’s Sunday Morning, actress Emilia Clarke discussed her experience surviving two brain aneurysms in 2011 and 2013, revealing that she has “quite a bit missing” from her brain as a result of them.

Emilia Clarke has opened up about the impact on her brain, life and acting career from enduring two life-threatening aneurysms.

Around a third of people die immediately after an aneurysm, the actress learned. And so the blood finds a different route to get around, but then whatever bit it’s missing is therefore gone. “It’s remarkable that I’m able to speak, sometimes articulately, and live my life completely normally without absolutely no repercussions,” Clarke said during an appearance on BBC’s Sunday Morning program.

Clarke, who played Daenerys Targaryen, says it's "remarkable" she was still able to speak after life-threatening injuries.

Emilia Clarke is speaking out again about dealing with two brain aneurysms while working on HBO show Game of Thrones.

In an interview with BBC’s Sunday Morning, the actress spoke about how painful the experience was but is grateful to have Game of Thrones and is grateful to be alive. “It’s remarkable that I am able to speak, sometimes articulately, and live my life completely normally with absolutely no repercussions. “Strokes, basically, as soon as any part of your brain doesn’t get blood for a second it’s gone,” she said.

Former "Game of Thrones" star Emilia Clarke opens up about how surviving 2 brain aneurysms has affected her life.

“In the years since my second surgery I have healed beyond my most unreasonable hopes," she wrote. This time they needed to access my brain in the old-fashioned way — through my skull.” Bits of my skull had been replaced by titanium," wrote the star, who also recalled experiencing debilitating panic and anxiety attacks in the hospital. I reached the toilet, sank to my knees and proceeded to be violently, voluminously ill. “My trainer had me get into the plank position and I immediately felt as though an elastic band were squeezing my brain,” she wrote. "And so the blood finds a quicker, a different route to get around but then whatever bit it’s missing is therefore gone."

Emilia Clarke has opened up about surviving two life-threatening aneurysms and how remarkable it is that she can live her lift completely normally, ...

But this time, when she woke from the operation, she was “screaming in pain”. And the operation had to happen immediately”. A woman in the locker room quickly positioned her into the recovery position and called an ambulance. She explained that the result of her collapse was because she had suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage at the age of 24. In my worst nightmares, I wanted to pull the plug.” I am an actor, I need to remember my lines.

Emilia Clarke recalled having two brain aneurysms, as well as the emergency surgeries that caused a brain bleed and loss of brain function.

“I am in the really, really, really small minority of people that can survive that.” “I hilariously kept saying lines from the show in my head.” Today, at 35, the Game of Thrones star has “quite a bit missing” from her brain, she recently told BBC’s Sunday Morning, and she’s lucky to be alive—let alone walking, talking, and working.

Emilia Clarke revealed she is missing "quite a bit" of her brain after suffering two aneurysms during her time on "Game of Thrones."

“I was able to speak.” “I asked the medical staff to let me die. “In my worst moments, I wanted to pull the plug,” she continued.