Emilia Clarke talks Terminator Genisys and Game of Thrones season 6
With a hit TV show and a summer blockbuster, Emilia Clarke's Hollywood star is rising fast
This interview begins with Emilia Clarke hobbling into the room on crutches. "Look what's happened to me," she cries. The British actress - better known to millions as "Mother of Dragons" Daenerys Targaryen from the pop culture phenomenon Game of Thrones - has fractured her hip.
"It's so boring," she says of her injury tale. "I was literally running and I fell over."
Given we're here to talk about her first big movie, Terminator Genisys - one that sees Clarke running, jumping, falling and firing - it's understandable that she considers this accident "embarrassing". While many actresses might have cancelled press engagements after such an incident, the 28-year-old Clarke is made of sterner stuff.
Our review of Terminator Genisys
The first time we met was in a tent near Manchester, when she was filming Spike Island, a love story set around the legendary Stone Roses concert. There she was, in sub-zero temperature, holding her own with her testosterone-fuelled male co-stars. As glamorous as she looks today, dolled up in Dolce & Gabbana, there's still something tomboyish about her. Her ideal day?"A trip to the pub to watch rugby with my mates."