Emilia Clarke kept her brain aneurysms secret because she didn't want people to think of her as "sick".
The 'Game of Thrones' actress has endured two health scares in 2011 and 2013 but only went public about her ordeal earlier this year and admitted she was terrified about making herself "vulnerable" by talking about her experiences.
She said: "The worries... That people will think your soul, your movement, your voice, who you were.
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"It was nerve-racking to share it, to be honest. It always is, when you make yourself vulnerable. [I waited to talk about it because] I didn't want people to think of me as... sick."