The Untold Truth Of Emilia Clarke

Despite her personal successes, 2016 was quite a difficult year for the young star, between political struggles and family tragedies. In the aftermath of Brexit, an issue near and dear to Clarke's heart as a Londoner (she publicly expressed her support for Britain to remain a part of the European Union), she lost a family member shortly after the vote, and both situations set her adrift personally and professionally.

Clarke's father had suffered from cancer for years and succumbed to his illness in July of 2016, but heartbreakingly, she couldn't be there during his final days. As he declined, she was filming a movie in Kentucky, and even though she cut filming short as quickly as possible, she arrived at the airport in London only to learn that he had already passed away. This realization was understandably devastating for Clarke, but just three weeks later, she was due back on the set of Thrones. 

Clarke told Rolling Stone that, when forced to re-evaluate who she was, she came out stronger in the end. Since her father's death, she has soundly praised the nurses who cared for him, vowing to wholeheartedly support the medical community in England going forward. In 2018, she became an ambassador for London's Royal College of Nursing, joining in the school's ongoing campaign for financial support from the British government and the NHS.