Emilia Clarke
Funny and fearless are two adjectives that would best be applied to Emilia Clarke. She recently broke her silence about suffering a potentially fatal brain haemorrhage eight years ago before having surgery that left her unable to remember her own name. She had another surgery in 2013 after a bleed on the brain and has made a full recovery. To support others, Clarke has launched the charity SameYou. ‘I am determined to help,’ she told The New Yorker.
There’s also a sense of sadness that comes with the fact that her journey of self-discovery playing one of Game Of Thrones’ most intriguing and beloved characters, Daenerys Targaryen, has come to a close. This month, the path-breaking HBO series begins its eighth and final season. ‘I’m happy to be here to see the end of this story and the beginning of whatever comes next,’ she says.