Emilia Clarke Reveals Why She Doesn't Take Selfies With Fans Anymore

Emilia Clarke stopped taking selfies with fans after a scary experience.

The 33-year-old Game of Thrones actress explained that she was having a panic attack at an airport when a fan approached her to take a photo.

“I was walking through an airport and I started having a panic attack brought on by complete exhaustion…I’m crying and this guy’s like, ‘Can I get a selfie?’ And I was like, ‘I can’t breathe, I’m really sorry…’ It was after a few moments like that where I was like, ‘I don’t know how to do this,’” Emilia said on the Table Manners with Jessie Ware podcast (via The Sun).

Although Emilia isn’t down for photos, she says she would love to have a conversation with fans.

She added, “I will sign something…When you do that you have to have an interaction with that person, as opposed to someone just going, ‘Give us a selfie, goodbye..’ It turns into, ‘Right, what’s your name? Who am I making it out to?’ Then you have a chat and you’re actually having a human-to-human thing, as opposed to it being this thing that probably isn’t nice for them or you.”

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