Emilia Clarke's butterfly technique for rushing to her dad's bedside: faster than a bird, and no one questions a butterfly in a hospital.
Emilia Clarke imagined she was a butterfly to reach her dying father. Then one was waiting in the house.
Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke revealed on the How To Fail podcast that in 2016, while filming in Kentucky, she imagined herself as a butterfly to reach her dying father. She dreamed of his goodbye as he passed. Her father, Peter Clarke, died July 10, 2016, aged 68.
Source: Emilia Clarke imagined she was a butterfly to reach her dying father. Then one was waiting in the house. — Upworthy
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