Emilia Clarke, the mother of dragons and John Connor, has been named Esquire Magazine’s Sexiest Woman Alive 2015. The 28-year-old actress is currently a star on Game of Thrones and was seen on the big screen this summer in Terminator: Genisys.
In her interview with Esquire, Clarke talked about her family and career. She also posed for a few photos, including a couple in the nude. Interestingly, Clarke said that she was not in the original Game of Thrones pilot. Even though she didn’t exactly fit the description of Daenerys, her agent insisted that the casting director see her.
“I had two scenes which told me nothing and not very much time in which to read all those [George R. R. Martin] books,” Clarke said. “So I did what every good actor does and Wikipedia'd the living crap out of it.”
Clarke said she did understand what the show was looking for when she was hired. “Yeah … someone who could grow before your eyes in one season, who could gather strength and show vulnerability, they wanted the arc,” she said.
The sixth season of Game of Thrones starts next spring. Clarke even earned her first Emmy nomination for her performance in season five. She also played Sarah Connor in Terminator : Genisys this past summer.