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Emilia Clarke danced for Game of Thrones audition

Emilia Clarke
Emilia Clarke

Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke has revealed that she did the robot at the end of her audition for the hit series.

The 26-year-old actress, who plays Daenerys Targaryen on the hit show, recalled the event, "It was a lot of adrenaline, I was very nervous. It was a big deal. There were lots of people from HBO there and I was kind of anxious and I did all of the scenes, and at the end I said, 'Is there anything else I can do?'

"Then [show-runner David Benioff] suggested I do a dance. So I did. I don't know how to do it, but I did the funky chicken and it kind of morphed into the robot and I heard some laughter and I thought 'Comedy gold, this is brilliant, I'm nailing it'."

Game of Thrones returns to Sky Atlantic on April 7.

Emilia Clarke at Tuesday's premiere of season 4 of Game of Thrones in New York

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