Emilia Clarke reveals what her true fears were after suffering a brain haemorrhage during Game of Thrones: 'I wasn't afraid of dying. I was afraid of being fired!'

Emilia Clarke has admitted she was 'more acrophobic of being fired than dying' erstwhile she was hospitalised with a encephalon haemorrhage, arsenic she graced nan screen of Harper's Bazaar's December/January issue.

The Game of Thrones star, 37, will scoop up nan character prize successful Bazaar's Woman of nan Year Awards connected November 7, pursuing successful nan footsteps of Anya Taylor-Joy.

In an question and reply pinch nan publication, Emilia shared really she felt erstwhile she was diagnosed pinch nan subarachnoid aneurysm.

She said: 'I wasn't acrophobic of dying. I was acrophobic of being fired! I decided: ''This is not thing that's going to specify me''. I ne'er gave into immoderate emotion of 'Why me? This sucks'. I was conscionable for illustration – gotta get backmost connected it.'

'If I'm being brutally honest, nan full point made maine consciousness very ashamed. Like I was broken. As though nan producers must deliberation I'm an unreliable personification that they've hired.'

'If I hadn't had a encephalon haemorrhage, I mightiness person turned into a correct aged d*ckhead, reasoning I was nan bee's knees, surviving successful Hollywood. I'm truthful overmuch much alert of what's happening, successful nan infinitesimal that it's happening. 

'I don't interest astir nonaccomplishment – I thrive connected failure! If thing goes wrong, I ever deliberation you tin hole it. It hurts, it's scary, but past you tin do anything.' 

For nan magazine,  Emilia was captured mid-run successful 1 of nan galore stunning photos, pinch nan ruffles of her achromatic dress appearing for illustration they had been placed straight onto her skin.

In different shot, nan character posed pinch hairsbreadth slicked back, wearing a gorgeous reddish dress that gathered connected 1 shoulder.

Emilia returned to acting this year, having taken a years-long break from beingness roles, opting alternatively for sporadic sound work.

In an effort she wrote for The New Yorker successful 2019, Emilia hinted astatine nan imaginable logic for her agelong break.

The character revealed that she had suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a ruptured aneurysm and past aphasia. 

She besides shared that astatine 1 constituent her galore encephalon illnesses near her unable to moreover callback her ain name. 

Emilia starred successful 1 movie this year, The Pod Generation, a sci-fi rom-com which she besides produced, acting alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor.

She besides starred arsenic G'iah successful Marvel's miniseries Secret Invasion, a canon show pursuing Nick Fury arsenic he uncovers a conspiracy to conquer Earth.

Emilia has not announced immoderate projects for 2024. 

The December/January rumor of Harper's Bazaar featuring Emilia will beryllium connected waste from 8 November and tin beryllium bought from the Hearst Magazines website.