Emilia Clarke reveals why she turned down Fifty Shades

Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke might not be a stranger to on-screen nudity from her role as Daenerys Targaryen on the hit show, but it was a key factor in her decision not to take on the role of Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades of Grey.

In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the actress explains that although she loved Fifty Shades director Sam Taylor-Johnson’s “beautiful” vision for the film, she ultimately opted not to do the movie because she was ‘sick of being asked about nudity’.

"Well, Sam [Taylor-Johnson, the director] is a magician. I love her, and I thought her vision was beautiful. But the last time that I was naked on camera on [Game of Thrones] was a long time ago, and yet it is the only question that I ever get asked because I am a woman," Emilia said.

"And it's annoying as hell and I'm sick and tired of it because I did it for the character — I didn't do it so some guy could check out my tits, for God's sake." "So, that coming up, I was like, 'I can't,'" she explained.

"I did a minimal amount and I'm pigeonholed for life, so me saying yes to that, where the entire thing is about sensuality and sex and being naked and all of that stuff, I was just like, 'No way am I going to voluntarily walk into that situation and then never be able to look someone in the eye and be like, no, you can't keep asking me this question.'"

The role of Anastasia Steele went to Dakota Johnson and it turned her into a big star.