Whether she is loved or not, you can’t take away the fact that she’s having an incredible career.
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SHE MAINTAINS GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH HER CO-STARS
Nobody likes a diva (Unless of course, you’re Mariah Carey and have had a career spanning well over 20 years) but you’d be surprised at how some of these “new to the game” A-Listers suddenly forget their humble card on their first big break. Some even give their co-stars a tough time on set because someone whispered in their ears that they are important.
Well, by the looks of her social media accounts, Emilia seems very down to earth and very cool with her GoT co-stars. She’s got multiple pics with a number of her co-stars on the drama series like Kit Harington. Speaking of Kit, the two were once rumored to have been more than just co-stars not only because of the undeniable chemistry that is between their characters but also their closeness in real life. It turns out, they are just really good friends.
Emilia seems like she has a good time with more than just her co-stars. On her Instagram page, she posted a pic of herself and Jimmy Fallon in what looks like ‘70s gear with cheesy grin an all. Well, we’re certainly happy to see that the girl has somehow managed to remain humble through it all.
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SHE'S FACED A BRAIN ANEURYSM
When I first read this, I was in complete shock because the girl is so young. Mayo Clinic describes it as “a weakness in a blood vessel in the brain that balloons and fills with blood”. It is also important to note that ruptured brain aneurysms are fatal to 40% of its victims and that 66% of the patients who survive suffer some sort of permanent neurological deficit. Yikes! That sounds very scary and unfortunately, the young actress has faced this.
She suffered from the aneurysm a few years ago in 2013 when she was just 26 years old. The Enquirer reported that an insider said: “Everyone was so scared for her. She’s so young, and nobody would have ever expected that she could suffer from something so serious.” I’m not sure whether her brain got ruptured or not, since when the story broke, it was still very much a secret of hers but I’m sure I’m not the only one glad to know that the actress seems to have conquered this often fatal life threat.
“Emilia is doing really well now and she should be OK moving forward. No one really knows what caused the aneurysm”, the insider continued. Well, anyone who’s faced a life threat and has come out alive and stronger than ever should definitely be praised.
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SHE KEEPS A RELATIVELY LOW-KEY LIFE
Okay, when I first heard that Emilia does not get recognized while out and about I didn’t believe it at first. I mean, the girl has over 17 million Instagram followers and we all know how big GoT is. How on earth is it possible for Daenerys to not be recognized? Well, it seems that she really does not get recognized in public and she enjoys it.
“I don’t get recognized, truly. I’ll be walking with Kit Harington, who plays Jon Snow, or even Gwen (Christie), who plays Brienne or Tarth, and people will be like, ‘Can you take this picture for us?’ And I’m like, ‘Sure! Definitely, I can!’” She told this to Conan O’Brien who looked on in disbelief.
She attributed the fact that she normally has her brunet hair, as opposed to the blonde wig that fans have grown accustomed to seeing her in. She then added: “I’ll be like, Kit, just be one minute, I’m just going to go into the loo,’ and then I’ll hear these girls being like, “Who is that girl that he’s with?’” Well, the Star Wars movie will be out soon and something tells me that this won’t go on for too long.
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SHE'S REMAINED HUMBLE THROUGH IT ALL
So I’ve already covered how Emilia was basically an overnight star after landing her first major TV role in GoT as Daenerys – first reason to throw away her humility card. Emilia is also admired by many men, including Hollywood’s famous faces – second reason to throw away her humility card.
Let’s not forget about how Brad Pitt wanted to take the girl on a date and was prepared to pay big bucks for it. He only lost because another man paid over $100, 000 to go on a date with her. World’ most expensive date! – REASON TO LOSE HUMILITY CARD FOR GOOD!
Well, it turns out that Emilia is as humble as they come. This is evident not only in her interviews but on her social media accounts. “The experiment continues. My IQ has stayed around average and my need to be near fire-breathing creatures and uncomfortable seats made of iron has trebled”, she said in an Instagram post. Perhaps the fact that she doesn’t get recognized that much outside of her blonde wig can be one of the reasons. A humble, famous, beautiful, fun girl? Sounds like our type of girl.
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AND NOW SHE'S JOINED STAR WARS
I’ve covered how Emilia says that she is hardly recognized by her GoT fans because she doesn’t have blonde hair like her character and well, maybe that’s all about to change. Star Wars fans across the galaxy are super anxious and excited about the Solo spinoff that will be in theatres on the 25th of May. Since she’ll have her natural brunet hair, maybe fans will start recognizing her.
Emilia will be acting opposite Alden Ehrenreich and Donald Glover and has revealed that she has signed multiple contracts which means, that there’s a possibility for a number of sequels to this prequel (The multiple contracts signing is used for most film franchises for insurance purposes).
According to lucasfilms, the movie is said to portray the early years of Han Solo and Lando Calrissian. It will also depict how they were “space-smuggling scoundrels on the rise”. The movie has been showcased at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and according to variety.com, “the movie received a three-minute enthusiastic, albeit abbreviated, standing ovation for director Ron Howard and star Ehrenreich”. The leads were cast in 2016 and had to go through a long auditioning process to make sure that they were perfect for the roles.
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MAY THE FORCE BE WITH HER
One might think that Emilia has played plenty of roles depicting strong and fearless women so this should be a breeze. It is interesting to note though that this was not always the case for Star Wars. Upon my research, I’ve discovered that historically, there haven’t really been a lot of the Star Wars women in the spotlight. For instance, in the original film, Princess Leia is actually the only active female character in the film. Come to think of it, women were only damsels in distress in the olden days and this, no matter how outdated this might sound, it doesn’t come as a surprise.
Well, fast forward to the 21st century, the franchise offers plenty of complex female characters through the TV Shows, books, comics, and films. Star Wars is also arguably one of the few fictional universes where the female characters are depicted as more than just damsels in distress. A number of the women are strong and heroic. Considering her experience, it will be interesting to note what Emilia will bring to the screen as Qi’Ra. She may not eat a heart or command fire-breathing dragons but I’m sure a lot will happen in space that she will definitely be able to handle because the force is with her.