Tamzin Merchant, the Original Daenerys in 'Game of Thrones,' Talks About Being Recast by Emilia Clarke

Marsha Thomason Joins ‘The Bay’; Season 3 GreenlitLost and White Collar actress Marsha Thomason has joined the cast of ITV drama The Bay, as the British broadcaster confirmed it has renewed the drama for a third season. Thomason will join the detective drama as Morecambe Criminal Investigation Department’s new family liaison officer, DS Jenn Townsend, following Morven Christie’s decision to leave the show.

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.

Game of Thrones super fans may know that wasn't the first to play Daenerys Stormborn of the House Targaryen, First of Her Name, the Unburnt, Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Chains, and Mother of Dragons. However, nobody has heard from the OG actor, Tamzin Merchant, on the subject until now. Merchant (The Tudors, Carnival Row) was just 21 years old when she was cast in the original pilot for back in 2009.

The Mother of Dragons was very nearly played by a different actress.

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.

Game of Thrones, has opened up on filming the show’s scrapped pilot episode.Merchant filmed one episode of the hit HBO show before she was replaced by Emilia Clarke, admitting “it wasn’t in my heart” to continue with the role.“Shooting that pilot was a really great lesson,” Merchant told Entertainment Weekly of the experience.

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.

Nobody’s perfect! A lot goes into the making of major Hollywood productions, so it’s understandable when mishaps go unnoticed from time to time.

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.