Game of Thrones star Nathalie Emmanuel recalled an incident that took place on the set of the HBO show, in which co-star Emilia Clarke stepped in to defend her.
Nathalie, who played Daenerys Targaryen’s faithful adviser, Missandei, spoke about their friendship in a new interview, saying the couple “always took care of themselves” during filming.
“If you’re the only girl on a male-dominated set, it binds you in a certain way,” the actor added to Vogue magazine.
Nathalie recalled an incident when Emilia defended her after a co-star made an inappropriate comment about her costume.
“For example, in my first season, my costume was quite revealing, and there was an incident with a supporting actor who made a comment about it on set, meaning typical, and Emilia immediately turned her back on me. She handled herself.” . she shared.
In the same interview, Nathalie also discussed the issue of diversity on the show and the reaction many had to his death in the final season. Summarizing the sentiment, director Ava Duvernay tweeted at the time: “So … the only sister in the entire epic series of years? Is that what you want to do? Okay.”
“I definitely understood beforehand what my role meant to people,” he shared, “but the days after that episode really brought him home. I loved that character and wish he would have had a happy ending, but Westeros is so brutal and fiend”. world, so you have to keep that in mind. When it comes to that, the reaction is due to the fact that when there are so few non-white characters on screen, a death like that is recorded as a massive loss. “
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