Emilia Clarke was forced to eat a fake heart which tasted of "bleach and
raw pasta" whilst filming for 'Game of Thrones'.
The 30-year-old
actress plays Daenerys Tagaryen on the HBO fantasy drama series, and has
recalled the gruesome moment in which her character is seen eating a heart,
which was filmed using a "truly disgusting" substitute made from "solidified
jam".
Asked how she copes filming gruesome scenes such as that one,
Emilia said: "It was very helpful to be given something so truly disgusting
to eat, so there wasn't much acting required. They made the heart out of
solidified jam but it tasted like bleach and raw pasta. I ate roughly 28
hearts throughout the days we filmed that scene. Fortunately, they gave me a
spit bucket because I was vomiting in it quite often."
And
although eating horrific food concoctions wasn't how Emilia imagined life as
an actress, she admits she's still living her dream.
She added:
"It's what I wanted to do since I was just three years old. My father worked
as a sound engineer at the theatre and often took me to the performances. I
saw the musical 'Show Boat' and from that moment on I knew [acting] was for
me."
The 'Me Before You' actress admitted that whilst she "works
hard" for her roles, she understands there's a degree of luck involved in
securing parts, and said her parents worried about her profession at
first.
Speaking to the Daily Mirror newspaper, Emilia said: "I
believed if I worked hard good things would happen. But I also know that a
lot of luck is required to get a role, no matter how much talent you have.
My parents were worried at first when I told them I wanted to pursue acting
as my profession, because they know the odds are stacked against
you."
