{"id":5978,"date":"2025-10-26T09:03:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T09:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=5978"},"modified":"2025-10-26T09:03:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T09:03:28","slug":"we-cried-emilia-clarke-reveals-how-jason-momoa-helped-her-keep-two-near-death-experiences-a-secret-during-game-of-thrones-season-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=5978","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe Cried!\u201d \u2014 Emilia Clarke Reveals How Jason Momoa Helped Her Keep Two Near-Death Experiences a Secret During Game of Thrones Season 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Emilia Clarke<\/strong> stepped back into the role of Daenerys Targaryen for the final season of Game of Thrones<\/em>, she embodied strength, power, and poise. To millions of fans, she was the unshakable Mother of Dragons \u2014 the woman destined to command armies and shape kingdoms.<\/span><\/p>\n

But behind the regal exterior, Clarke was fighting a very different battle \u2014 one that almost no one on set knew about.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a recent emotional interview, Clarke revealed that during the filming of the show\u2019s eighth and final season, she was still quietly recovering from two near-fatal brain aneurysms. And through that ordeal, one person became her lifeline: her former co-star and close friend Jason Momoa<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe cried!\u201d Clarke said. \u201cJason was the only one I could tell. He knew everything \u2014 and he helped me keep it together when I thought I couldn\u2019t.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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A Hidden Battle Behind the Iron Throne<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Clarke first went public about her health struggles in 2019, revealing that she had suffered two aneurysms \u2014 one in 2011, shortly after filming Game of Thrones<\/em>\u2019 first season, and another in 2013 during her recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n

What she hadn\u2019t shared until now was that she was still dealing with the physical and emotional toll years later \u2014 even while portraying Daenerys in some of the most demanding scenes of the series\u2019 final chapter.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI was terrified it might happen again,\u201d Clarke said. \u201cSome days I felt dizzy, weak \u2014 but I didn\u2019t want anyone to see that. We were finishing something huge, and I didn\u2019t want pity. I wanted to finish strong.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Jason Momoa: The Unseen Protector<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Momoa, who played Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones<\/em>\u2019 first season, hadn\u2019t been part of the cast since 2011 \u2014 but his bond with Clarke remained unbreakable.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe spoke all the time,\u201d Clarke said. \u201cWhen I felt scared, I\u2019d call him. Sometimes I\u2019d just say, \u2018I can\u2019t do this today,\u2019 and he\u2019d remind me, \u2018You\u2019re Khaleesi. You\u2019ve got this.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

During one particularly intense day of filming in Belfast, Clarke nearly fainted from exhaustion but quietly excused herself, determined to avoid drawing attention. That night, she called Momoa over video.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI told him, \u2018I think my body\u2019s giving up,\u2019\u201d she recalled. \u201cHe just looked at me and said, \u2018No, it\u2019s fighting. And when it\u2019s done fighting, you\u2019ll still be standing.\u2019 We both cried.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Momoa\u2019s support went beyond words. He regularly checked in on her, sent encouraging messages, and even gifted her a custom-made necklace engraved with the Dothraki word for strength.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cHe never let me feel small,\u201d Clarke said. \u201cHe treated me like the same woman who stood beside him in Season 1, even when I didn\u2019t feel like her anymore.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The Secret Behind the Scenes<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

When Game of Thrones<\/em> wrapped, Clarke finally shared the truth with the cast and crew \u2014 including just how much she had endured in silence, and how much Momoa had quietly done for her behind the scenes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cPeople were shocked,\u201d she said. \u201cI think they realized just how much Jason had done for me quietly. He protected my secret when I couldn\u2019t even protect myself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

For Clarke, that friendship became a symbol of what true strength looks like \u2014 not the kind that conquers kingdoms, but the kind that endures in private.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cJason is one of those rare souls who just sees you,\u201d Clarke said softly. \u201cWhen I finally told him I was okay, he said, \u2018I knew you would be, Khaleesi.\u2019 And yes \u2014 we cried again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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A Quiet Kind of Strength<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Years later, Clarke has turned her experience into advocacy. Through her charity, SameYou<\/strong>, she supports others recovering from brain injuries, determined to break the stigma surrounding invisible illness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Still, when she looks back on those final days on the Game of Thrones<\/em> set, one memory stands out \u2014 not of dragons or battles, but of a friend who helped her hold on.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cStrength doesn\u2019t always roar,\u201d Clarke said. \u201cSometimes, it just whispers \u2014 through the people who remind you that you\u2019re still standing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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When Emilia Clarke stepped back into the role of Daenerys Targaryen for the final season of Game of Thrones, she embodied strength, power, and poise. To millions of fans, she was the unshakable Mother of Dragons \u2014 the woman destined to command armies and shape kingdoms. But behind the regal exterior, Clarke was fighting a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5978\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}