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Emilia Clarke turned down Fifty Shades of Grey because she felt 'pigeonholed' by Game of Thrones nudity

Emilia Clarke is done talking about her nude scenes. John Nacion/STAR MAX/IPx In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Emilia Clarke said she is "sick and tired" of talking about the nude scenes she filmed for "Game of Thrones." Despite filming those scenes a long time ago, Clarke says it's the only question she ever gets asked because she is a woman. The "Game of Thrones" star admitted to turning down the role of Anastasia Steele in "Fifty Shades of Grey" because she's "pigeonholed for life" after doing minimal nude scenes. Visit INSIDER's homepage for more stories. Emilia Clarke has explained why she famously turned down the lead part in " Fifty Shades of Grey " - explaining she didn't want to get "pigeonholed" for on-screen nudity. The actor, who just wrapped up eight seasons as Daenerys Targaryen on " Game of Thrones ," told The Hollywood Reporter that she believes the film's director Sam Taylor-Johnson is a "genius" who had a "beautiful" vision for the adaptation of EL James's bestseller. "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," she added. Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen on the series finale of "Game of Thrones." HBO "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.' 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.'" Clarke spoke to The Hollywood Reporter as part of a group interview with Patricia Arquette, Christine Baranski, Danai Gurira, Niecy Nash and Michelle Williams. She will appear in the British romantic comedy "Last Christmas" in November of this year. Read more: