'Thrones' star in shade of grey

14 October 2015 - 02:02 By Staff reporter

Emilia Clarke can't stand sex scenes, but the Game of Thrones star agreed to pose almost naked in a photo-shoot for US Esquire. Clarke, 28, who has played Daenerys Targaryen, aka Khaleesi, since the hit show's first series, was named Sexiest Woman Alive by the magazine - barely a month after GQ mag made her its Woman of the Year.The UK's Daily Mail reports that Clarke "wears nothing but a necklace and a grey bed sheet" in the cover shoot for Esquire.However, her attitude to sex scenes on screen differs."I'm British, so I cringe at that sort of thing anyway - I can't stand it," she said last month.Lisa Hintelmann, Esquire's editorial projects director, said Clarke was "unforgettable" in Game of Thrones and was "hands down the number one choice".Clarke also played Sarah Connor in Terminator: Genisys. ..

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