Emilia Clarke Details Suffering From Two Brain Aneurysms

Emilia Clarke is a survivor. The actress is looking back at the frightening medical emergencies she suffered while filming Game of Thrones.

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The actress recently opened up to BBC Sunday Morning -- while promoting her forthcoming West End debut in a production of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull

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She looked back at her experience dealing with two brain aneurysms, first in 2011 and then in 2013

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"It was the most excruciating pain," Clarke shared, adding that it was "incredibly helpful to have Game of Thrones sweep me up and give me that purpose."

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Both times Clarke dealt with her brain aneurysms, she required significant recovery time.

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Now, the actress says she's just thankful for being able to live her life after the amount of damage that her brain went through.

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