The Game of Thrones actress explains why she is nervous about her stage debut: Report

• Emilia Clarke played the character of Mother of Dragons in Game Of Thrones
• In an interview her role is the reason she is terrified to debut on UK stage
• She feels that she will not be able to do as she did in her hit series

Emilia Clarke recently admitted that she is terrified of her UK stage debut in Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull.

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In a recent interview, the Game of Thrones star revealed that many people will judge her on the basis of her Mother of Dragons character, and she is “frightened” that she will not be able to do par excellence acting on stage as she did in her hit series.

“I am profoundly aware of the fact that there will be people who love Game of Thrones and are seeing it for that. It’s 10 times more frightening because there will be people wanting to go and say, ‘Well she can only act on camera, she clearly can’t act on stage,’ which is obviously the biggest fear,” explained Me Before You actress.

Nonetheless, the British actress hopes that her recent play, about a group of lonely Russians living on a remote country estate, will inspire a new audience to attend the theatre.

“Hopefully what they get, as a kind of little extra, is that they get to enjoy this play that they might not have seen otherwise,” she told the outlet.

Clarke also shared about her anxiety, as it had been stressful for the actress in the last few years.

“Finally appearing in the West End is daunting because it’s something I’ve wanted for so long. It’s frightening because it’s a dream of mine finally realised,” she remarked.

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Clarke also spoke on the theatre which she called it as the “higher art”.

“I adore it. I absolutely love it. I feel happiest, safest, most at home,” said the 35-year-old.

Meanwhile, the actress last appeared in Breakfast at Tiffany‘s on Broadway in 2013 which did not go well.