She earned herself countless fans through her stint as Daenerys Targaryen in the hugely popular fantasy drama Game Of Thrones.
And Emilia Clarke was seen excitedly preparing to step into a completely different realm on Wednesday, when she arrived at London’s Playhouse Theatre ahead of making her debut in West End play The Seagull.
The 33-year-old actress looked fresh-faced and cheerful as she emerged from a chauffeur-driven car makeup-free hours before treading the boards before an audience for the first time as in Anya Reiss’ retelling of Anton Chekhov’s classic.
Treading the boards: Emilia Clarke was seen arriving at London’s Playhouse Theatre ahead of making her debut in West End play The Seagull on Wednesday
The London-born beauty looked casually cool for her arrival, wrapping up in a Moncler Jacket with fur collar, which she teamed with blue jeans and brown suede Mango cowboy boots.
Toting a Rains backpack, the star wore her brunette locks down with a centre parting while she appeared to keep her casual look largely free of accessories.
Wednesday will mark Emilia’s debut in her role of Nina in The Seagulls, which was originally written by Russian dramatist Chekhov in 1895 and first produced in 1896. Her run in the stage production is set to end on May 30.
Natural beauty: The 33-year-old actress looked fresh-faced and cheerful as she emerged from a chauffeur-driven car makeup-free
Casually cool: The star looked casually cool for her arrival, wrapping up in a Moncler Jacket with fur collar, which she teamed with blue jeans and brown suede Mango cowboy boots
Bags of talent: Toting a Rains backpack, the star wore her brunette locks down with a centre parting while she appeared to keep her casual look largely free of accessories
The role will allow fans to see Emilia in a different light following her eight-season run in Game Of Thrones, which came to its dramatic conclusion last May.
Emilia recently revealed that her cameraman brother swiped something from the set during their time on the HBO show and later gifted the memento to her.
She joked that although it was forbidden to take items from set, she was touched by the piece he managed to pilfer for her as a keepsake.
Emilia, who insisted that she ‘abided by the rules’, told Zoe Ball on her BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show that her brother rebelled and managed to bag her a Targaryen flag.
Unveiling: Wednesday will mark Emilia’s debut in her role of Nina in The Seagulls, which was originally written by Russian dramatist Chekhov in 1895 and first produced in 1896
Limited run: The Game Of Thrones star’s run in the stage production is set to end on May 30
Different light: The role will allow fans to see Emilia in a different light following her eight-season run in Game Of Thrones, which came to its dramatic conclusion last May
Countless fans: She earned herself countless fans through her stint as Daenerys Targaryen in the hugely popular fantasy drama Game Of Thrones
She said: ‘I’m just going to say this live on radio, my amazing brother, who’s in the camera department and worked on the show as well, this Christmas gave me the best Christmas present ever.
‘In one of the battle scenes, he got a mate of a mate… he got one of the Targaryen flags.’
All of the different regions in Game Of Thrones had banners with their house sigil on them, and the Targaryens were represented by a red dragon.
She continued: ‘So I opened it this Christmas, just burst into tears! So that’s going up in pride of place, because I keep asking Game Of Thrones, ‘Please can I have a wig? A coat?! I had eight.’
Tote: As well as her backpack, Emilia was also seen carrying a pair of bags with personal items
Experienced stage performer: Emilia appeared in a number of stage productions during her days of studying at the Drama Centre London
Honour: Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019
Buzz: She was seen buzzing her way into the back entrance of the theatre ahead of her debut
Emilia also recently confessed that things could get a little awkward on set with her brother sometimes because she occasionally had to be naked for her scenes.
She revealed that some days her brother would ask to pop by while she was filming and she had to do her best to deter him.
The star joked on Jimmy Kimmel Live: ‘So there are some days where he’s like, “Oh, I’ll swing by,” because he’s literally in the next unit that’s filming next door.
‘And I’m like, ‘Nah, it’s good! I’m good! You can stay there!’
Dragon queen! Emilia became a household name, thanks to her role as Daenerys Targaryen in Game Of Thrones. Pictured with co-star Kit Harington during season eight
Waiting for winter: The British actress is pictured with her Game Of Thrones co-stars (L-R) Conleth Hill as Lord Varys and Iain Glen as Jorah Mormont
Ordeal: Emilia previously admitted Game of Thrones saved her life as it gave her something to focus on away from her two brain aneurysms
Emilia previously admitted Game of Thrones saved her life as it gave her something to focus on away from her two brain aneurysms.
She said: ‘I always say that Daenerys literally saved my life, because it puts you in quite the headspace when you’ve had a brain injury.
‘Walking in her shoes, I just put so much more into each season because it really was life or death. I felt so powerfully that she was saving me. I could only see her.
‘That was my single point of focus that allowed me to not think about anything scarier than just getting on set.’
Back on set: Emilia’s Game Of Thrones co-star Alfie Allen was spotted on the set of his upcoming movie Night Teeth earlier this week
Tatt’s the way to do it: Getting into character, the star sported a tattoo up the back and side of his neck as well as a little cross on his forehead and a number of tribal style arrows on his hands