Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke says 'quite a bit' of her brain is missing after two aneurysms

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Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke has said that "quite a bit" of her brain is missing as she opened up about the two brain aneurysms she had while filming the popular HBO show.The actress, 35, who played main character Daenerys Targaryen on the show, opened up about the terrifying experiences she had after falling ill on two occasions on set, once in 2011 and another in 2013.

Emilia had to undergo surgery following each aneurysm, she told BBC's Sunday Morning, and spoke about how "remarkable" it is that she can continue her life as normal despite the two life-threatening ordeals, The Mirror reports.

Speaking to host Sophie Raworth, she said: "It was just the most excruciating pain, huge vomiting, trying to regain consciousness; I kept asking myself all these questions. "I hilariously kept saying lines from the show in my head.

If you are throwing up and you have a headache, that is not good for your brain. "I was 22 [when she had the first aneurysm] but it was helpful having Game of Thrones to sweep me up and give me that purpose. "The amount of my brain that is no longer usable – it’s remarkable that I am able to speak, sometimes articulately, and live my life completely normally with absolutely no repercussions. “I am in the really, really, really small minority of people that can survive that." Clarke then revealed doctors showed her scans of her brain, and how her aneurysms permanently affected her brain for the rest of her life - but she is just gobsmacked at how extraordinary the human body actually is.