Emilia Clarke has stripped down for her role as the Mother of Dragons on “Game of Thrones” more times than there are kingdoms in Westeros.
However, the actress, who plays Daenerys Targaryen, says she’s sick and tired of people focusing on the nude scenes that are part of the hit HBO series — even if they are a big chunk of the plot.
In her interview for Harper’s Bazaar’s December/January 2018 cover, Clarke went over how she thinks it’s ridiculous that fans (and naysayers) have such a serious obsession with the show’s sex scenes.
“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,’ ” Clarke says, in a first look at the interview, given to People. “I’m like, ‘The Handmaid’s Tale?’ I f–ing love that show, and I cried when it ended because I couldn’t handle not seeing it. That is all sex and nudity.”
“There are so many shows centered around this very true fact that people reproduce,” she continued. “People f— for pleasure — it’s part of life.”
Clarke’s most memorable nude scene to date has been the one she shared with Kit Harington’s Jon Snow at the end of the Season 7 finale back in August. To be fair, unbeknownst to both characters, she was getting it on with her nephew. So, that was a pretty big conversation starter for fans.
20 Actors Who Are Way Older Than Their Characters (Photos)
Have you ever watched a show about teenagers and thought, wait, I didn't look like that at 16? Us, too. Here are actors on your favorite shows that are much older than the characters they play.
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Katherine Langford
The breakout star of "13 Reasons Why" is 21 years old. Hannah Baker, the high school student she plays who ends up committing suicide, is only 17.
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Dylan Minnette
Minnette's Clay Jensen plays the love interest to Langford's Hannah. Clay is also 17 on the show, but Minnette is 20. Though only a 3 year difference, during that age span, teens turn to twenty-somethings that can vote and are in college.
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Christian Navarro
Navarro's Tony Padilla in "13 Reasons Why" is everyone's favorite nostalgia-loving, good-haired guardian angel. But while his character is supposed to be 18, Navarro is 25. Talk about a super senior.
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Alisha Boe
Boe plays 17-year-old cheerleader Jessica Davis on "13 Reasons Why," but the actress is 20, just like Minnette. It's clear from the way she delivers those dry one-liners that she has more experience than her character.
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Brandon Flynn
Rounding out the "13 Reasons Why" crew is Flynn, who plays 17-year-old bad boy Justin Foley. Flynn is 23, making him a whole kindergartner older than his character.
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K.J. Apa
The main character in The CW's "Riverdale," Archie is only 15, while Apa is 19. So while he's the youngest on our list, he's had time to grow up way more than most high school sophomores.
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Lili Reinhart
The quintessential girl-next-door in "Riverdale" that's based on the "Archie" comics is 15-year-old Betty, who is played by 20-year-old Reinhart. We've never seen a more put-together teenager.
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Camila Mendes
New girl Veronica Lodge in "Riverdale" is the same age as Betty and Archie, but Mendes is 22.
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Cole Sprouse
The narrator of the murder-mystery, Sprouse plays Jughead on "Riverdale." Jughead is also the same age as the rest of the sophomore crew, but the actor is 24.
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Kit Harington
"Game of Thrones'" Jon Snow might know nothing, but we have a feeling Harington knows a lot. The actor, 30, plays the born-again hero who is supposed to be 17 at the start of the series. In the books, Snow is 14.
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Emilia Clarke
The "Game of Thrones" mother of dragons is 30 IRL but, at the beginning of the series, Dany is only 14.
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Jack Gleeson
We all love to hate the young King Joffrey on "GoT," who is only 17 when he becomes protector of the realm. In the books, he was 13. Gleeson, though, is 25.
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Lucy Hale
What a pretty little liar... when it comes to age. Hale is 27. Her character begins the show at 16.
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Shay Mitchell
Mitchell plays another fourth in the girl squad on "Pretty Little Liars." She's 30, where her character Emily is 16 at the beginning of the series.
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Ashley Benson
The actress is 27, whereas her character Hanna on "PLL" is 16 just like the rest of the group.
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Troian Bellisario
The last of the "PLL" crew is also the oldest. She's almost twice her character's age at 31.
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Jason Earles
Remember "Hannah Montana?" Remember Hannah's annoying older brother? Yeah, he was 15. Earles is 40 now; he was 29 when he played Jackson.
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Ian Somerhalder
The smoldering Damon in "The Vampire Diaries" was turned into a vampire when he was 17, but Somerhalder is 38.
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Sophie McShera
McShera plays the young kitchen maid Daisy in "Downton Abbey." McShera is now 32.
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Keiko Agena
Lane is perhaps the most underrated character on "Gilmore Girls." She's 16 at the beginning of the series, but the actress was more than 10 years older than her character at 27.
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Exhibit A: Kit Harington is 30 years old, but his character Jon Snow is only 17 in the TV series ”Game of Thrones,“ and only 14 in the books
Have you ever watched a show about teenagers and thought, wait, I didn't look like that at 16? Us, too. Here are actors on your favorite shows that are much older than the characters they play.