United Kingdom, May 15 -- Emilia Clarke thought she was "meant to die" after her second brain haemorrhage.

The 39-year-old actress said she felt as thought she had "cheated death" after suffering the two medical emergencies while starring as Daenerys Targaryen on TV show Game of Thrones.

Speaking on the podcast How To Fail with Elizabeth Day, she said: "I was just convinced that I had cheated death and I was meant to die.

"Every day, that's all I could think about."

Emilia had her first haemorrhage after wrapping on Game of Thrones' first season, and said she knew something was seriously wrong when she collapsed in the gym during a workout session.

She added: "The closest thing to describe it is imagine an elastic band just snapping ...