Tamzin Merchant Talks Playing Daenerys In Original ‘Game Of Thrones’ Pilot

The freak winter storm in Texas is seeing people still waiting for the heat to come back on after three days. And it’s no longer fun, notes Trevor Noah on The Daily Show.

The New Hollywood Podcast loves celebrating people of color and other underrepresented voices with every episode so it would be remiss if we didn’t celebrate Black History Month — and we’re doing exactly that with this week’s episode featuring Kingsley Ben-Adir.

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton's famous romance was all due to a misunderstanding. The cute couple appear, alongside Adam Levine, in T-Mobile's funny, star-studded Super Bowl spot that aired during the big game on Sunday.The commercial is set «a few years ago» and shows Stefani talking with Levine via video chat.«I think I'm ready to start dating again,» Stefani tells Levine. «I'm sick of LA guys.

First of all, Hal was the most authentic person I have ever worked with. You could not catch him acting.

Students at the School of St Jude are sending their thanks to Rebel Wilson.

Most big Game of Thrones fans know the story of the show that almost was. D.B. Weiss and David Benioff‘s original pilot was by all accounts an unwatchable mess that had no chance of becoming an international megahit. But HBO gave the creators another chance, and they were able to save the show — by reshooting about 90% of it and recasting several major roles. The biggest part that had to be redone? Daenerys Targaryen.

Years before Emilia Clarke assumed the role of Daenerys Targaryen in the "Game of Thrones," the part was played by Tamzin Merchant. Merchant, who starred in "The Tudors," was the first actress to take on the now-iconic character in the HBO series for a 2009 taping of its original pilot.

Did you know that Emilia Clarke wasn’t the first actress to play Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones?

Did you know that Emilia Clarke wasn’t the first actress to play Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones?

Dracarys! The mother of dragons was almost a different person entirely. “Game of Thrones” notoriously threw out its first pilot that was rumored to be “a disaster.” The hit show then recast many of its key roles for a new version of the Season 1 premiere, “Winter Is Coming,” that aired on HBO in 2011. Among those recast roles was the franchise’s most recognizable character, the silver-haired Daenerys Targaryen.

Denzel Washington shared his thoughts on playing law enforcement characters amid heightened scrutiny about policing in America.

John Thomson has spoken out about the reality of filming on The Masked Singer, following his elimination over the weekend. The former Cold Feet star became the fifth celebrity to be unmasked on Saturday night’s show, which came as a surprise to a lot of viewers, who hadn’t expected to see John under the Bush Baby costume.

The Masked Singer'sJohn Thomson might have unmasked himself as Bush Baby on Saturday's show, but his family were on to his secret from quite early on.Apparently, John's daughters, Olivia and Sophia, know him very well because he told This Morning hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby that they've been "badgering him" about whether he was Bush Baby for a while."My daughters Olivia and Sophia were on to it very early because they pick up my little mannerisms – it's the tiny stuff they

direct to your inboxThe Masked Singer judges were open-mouthed as John Thomson was revealed as the singing voice behind Bush Baby.They were amazed that the Walkden-born actor and comic had for weeks been concealed beneath the cuddly costume on the ITV guessing game.And they were kicking themselves to realise that his latest performance, of the Engelbert Humperdinck hit song Please Release Me, was a major clue.It was the theme song to the BBC sketch show The Fast Show.The show ran from 1994 to

Fans of The Masked Singer were left shocked on Saturday night when Bush Baby was revealed to be Cold Feet star John Thomson.The hit ITV show, which sees celebrities disguised in elaborate costumes singing songs to be crowned winner, had just eight stars left. After each one had performed a song, the audience then voted for both Bush Baby and Dragon to be placed in the bottom two.

Josh Hartnett has revealed he and his partner Tamsin Egerton have become parents again after welcoming their third child.The actor, who is incredibly private about his family life, confirmed the special news while engaging in a rare conversation about his loved-ones.

Josh Hartnett and Tamsin Egerton’s family is getting bigger and bigger.