Emilia Clarke caught up in Russian political drama
Game Of Thrones star Emilia Clarke has found herself at the centre of a Russian political drama after a mayoral hopeful in Yekaterinburg used her image as part of his campaign.
Yakov Silin claimed the actress was a 24-year-old local woman, called Anya, who was happy with the levels of security in the city.
His campaign literature quoted the fictional woman as saying she
enjoyed nighttime walks "confident that nobody's going to harass or
rape me".
Russian Game of Thrones fans quickly turned on the politician after
they realised the photo his campaign leaders were using was that of
Clarke, but Silin's supporters claim the photo was chosen to
represent the strength of local women.
Referring to her character on the show, a spokesman for the mayoral
hopeful says, "We assure you that Daenerys Targaryen is just a
beautiful woman here. We don't aspire to her support, but we
wouldn't be ashamed to show her around Yekaterinburg."