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Emilia Clarke has said she believes suffering from a brain haemorrhage has stopped her from becoming a d***head.

The 37-year-old suffered from from two brain aneurysms in 2011 and 2013 and she thinks the life-changing health scares have changed her for the better.

Speaking in the December/January issue of Harper’s Bazaar, the Game Of Thrones actress said: « If I hadn’t had a brain haemorrhage, I might have turned into a right old d*ckhead, thinking I was the bee’s knees, living in Hollywood.

« I’m so much aware of what’s happening, in the moment that it’s happening. I don’t worry about failure – I thrive on failure!

« If something goes wrong, I always think you can fix it. It hurts, it’s scary, but then you can do anything. »

The movie star suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a ruptured aneurysm in February 2011.

She underwent endovascular coiling surgery and went on to have a second aneurysm surgically treated in 2013.

Emilia’s career was going from strength-to-strength thanks to her role as Daenerys Targaryen in Game Of Thrones, but the star was worried her ill health would result in her being fired from the hit show.

« I wasn’t afraid of dying. I was afraid of being fired! I decided: ‘This is not something that is going to define me’, she told the publication.

« I never gave into my feeling of ‘Why me? This sucks’. I was just like – gotta get back on it. »

Emilia expressed that she felt ashamed after her second haemorrhage and thought the producers may think of her as « unreliable ».

The experience « plagued » her for a long period time, but now she feels a renewed sense of purpose.

The Londoner says it took her a decade to understand where she is today and who she is, as a result of her experiences.

Emilia was a part of hit HBO series Game of Thrones from its inception in 2011 until the last season which aired in 2019.

The December/January issue of Harper’s Bazaar UK is on sale from 8 November