Emilia Clarke Injures Rib in Ponies Intimate Scenes

Emilia Clarke, known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones, sustained a rib injury while filming intimate scenes for her new Peacock series Ponies. The 39-year-old actress shared the details during a recent interview promoting the Cold War-era spy thriller, which is now streaming in the United States.

Clarke described the incident occurring on a particularly demanding day of production, where she performed simulated sex scenes with multiple co-stars. "Three men, in a number of hours," she recounted. "Just keep bringing it. I'm going to sit on this thing, you're going to bring them in, we're going to pretend to have sex. I broke a rib that day." Her co-star, Haley Lu Richardson, who plays Twila opposite Clarke's Bea, confirmed the account. "She really did," Richardson said. "She's such a tiny, sensitive body. It meant she broke a rib."

The injury stemmed from the physical intensity of the scenes, which required Clarke to engage in prolonged close-contact acting. Richardson, preparing for her own scenes in hair and makeup that day, recalled the aftermath as the male actors entered the trailer, out of breath. "I was like, 'So how was it?' They were like, 'Yeah!'"...