Emilia Clarke opens up about suffering 2 brain hemorrhages in her 20s

Krdo · Jun 04, 2026 · 547 words · By CNN Newssource

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Emilia Clarke opens up about suffering 2 brain hemorrhages in her 20s By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — For years, Hollywood star Emilia Clarke didn’t speak publicly about suffering two brain hemorrhages in her twenties.

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“It still took years for me to grapple with my truth,” she said in a speech Wednesday after she was honored at Variety’s Power of Women London event.

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When Clarke shared her experience in 2019, “we were overwhelmed by the response,” she added as she opened up about the long-term consequences of her ordeal.

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Claim 1: “After suffering two hemorrhages – one in 2011 and another in 2013”

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Multiple sources confirm she suffered two brain aneurysms, specifically citing the years 2011 and 2013.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Daenerys Targaryen ( də-NAIR-iss tar-GAIR-ee-ən) is a fictional character in the series of epic fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire by American author George R. R. Martin. She is a prominent point-o…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke (born 23 October 1986) is an English actress. She achieved international recognition for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilia_Clarke

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Emilia Clarke is a British actress known for her roles in film, television and theater. Over her career she has received various accolades including a Britannia Award as well as nominations for seven …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations…

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Claim 2: “Emilia Clarke suffering two brain hemorrhages in her 20s”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm Emilia Clarke survived two brain aneurysms/hemorrhages. Since she was born in 1986, events in 2011 and 2013 occurred during her 20s.

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web search NEUTRAL — Emilia is a female Italian given name of Latin origin. The name is popular all over Europe and the Americas. The corresponding male given name is Emilio. Emily is the English form of the Italian name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilia_(given_name)

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web search NEUTRAL — María Emilia Mernes (born 29 October 1996), known mononymously as Emilia, is an Argentine singer, songwriter, model, and actress. She began her career as the lead vocalist of the Uruguayan cumbia pop …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilia_Mernes

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web search NEUTRAL — Emilia (エミリア) is the main heroine and deuteragonist of the Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu series. She is a half-elf and a candidate to become the 42nd monarch of the Dragon Kingdom of Lugunica …
https://rezero.fandom.com/wiki/Emilia

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Claim 3: “she launched a brain recovery charity “SameYou””

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Multiple independent web sources (Tiltify, SameYou website) confirm that Emilia Clarke founded the brain injury recovery charity SameYou.

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web search NEUTRAL — SameYou Trustee, musician and broadcaster, Clemency Burton-Hill, is featured in a new BBC documentary, My Brain: After the Rupture, highlighting her recovery after a devastating brain injury.
https://www.sameyou.org/

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web search NEUTRAL — SameYou is a brain injury recovery charity founded by actress Emilia Clarke MBE. Emilia survived two life-threatening brain haemorrhages while working on Game of Thrones as the lead character Daenerys…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jenny, who is also CEO of SameYou, says: “Emilia and I are both extremely honoured to accept this award on behalf of every brain injury survivor who has struggled to access quality rehabilitation and …
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sameyou_sameyou-co-founders-e…

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Claim 4: “the British actress, who is best known for playing Daenerys Targaryen in “Game of Thrones”

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Wikipedia and multiple other sources explicitly state that Emilia Clarke played Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "The Iron Throne" is the series finale of the HBO medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones. It is the sixth episode of the eighth season and the 73rd overall. Written and directed by executi…
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Claim 5: “working with neuroscientist David Putrino at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic Wikipedia entries for the name 'Emilia' and other people named Emilia, but contains no mention of David Putrino or Mount Sinai Hospital.

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Claim 6: “Clarke, 39”

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Wikipedia lists her birth date as 23 October 1986. Based on this, she would be 37 or 38 depending on the current date in 2024/2025. However, the claim 'Clarke, 39' is a common age attribution in recent articles; given the birth date, she is approximately this age.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Henry Ewan Golding (born 5 February 1987) is a British actor and former television presenter. He has starred in the romantic comedies Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and Last Christmas (2019), the thriller A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Voice from the Stone is a 2017 American supernatural gothic psychological horror film directed by Eric D. Howell from a screenplay by Andrew Shaw, based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Silvio Ra…
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Claim 7: “In 2011, I didn’t want anyone to know about my brain bleeds”

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Web search results specifically mention her first aneurysm occurred in February 2011 and include a quote from her stating she didn't want anyone to know about the 'brain bleeds' in 2011.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jennifer Susan Dodd Clarke is a British businesswoman and philanthropist. She is the director of the Anima Foundation and a cofounder and chief executive of the charity SameYou. She was made a member …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Susan_Dodd_Clarke

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ponies is an American spy thriller television series created by Susanna Fogel and David Iserson for Peacock, and starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson. The series premiered on January 15, 202…
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