Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke won't return for any spin-offs

She'll return as Daenerys in the show's seventh season later this month

Jacob Stolworthy
Tuesday 04 July 2017 09:18 BST
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Emilia Clarke has no plans to return to Game of Thrones after the fantasy HBO series ends in 2018.

The actor, who plays 'Mother of Dragons' Daenerys Targaryen, has confirmed that season eight will be her final appearance despite the previously announced spin-offs.

“I mean, I have no doubt there'll be prequels and sequels and who knows what else,” Clarke told Rolling Stone. “But I am doing one more season. And then that'll be it.”

Clarke revealed she is unsure about how she'll feel once the show ends having been a part of it since episode one aired in 2011.

“There's going to be a shake-up of my identity, I think,” she stated. “And I feel like I'm only going to understand what the last seven years has been when we stop.”

Clarke will return as the character in the show's forthcoming seventh season later this month. She also has a role in the Han Solo prequel which was recently overtaken by director Ron Howard following the firing of original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller.

In a recent interview, Clarke's Thrones co-star Sophie Turner candidly revealed that she first learned about oral sex while reading the series' scripts.

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