Did you know that Emilia Clarke wasn’t the first actress to play Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones?
The role was played by actress Tamzin Merchant in the show’s 2009 pilot and she was recast when the show was picked up by HBO. Tamzin is now speaking out for the first time about Emilia taking over the role and how she felt about losing the role, which became one of the most iconic characters in television history. Click inside to read what she had to say… “Shooting that pilot was a really great lesson,” Tamzin said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. “It was an affirmation about listening to my instincts and following them, because I tried to back out of that situation and, during the contract process, I did back out.
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