'Game of Thrones' Star Emilia Clarke Responds to Fan-Led Fundraiser for Her Charity

The recent Game of Thrones backlash seems to actually be benefiting Emilia Clarke, in one way. The actress has responded to a Reddit user who started a fundraiser to help raise money for her charity Same You. The fundraiser was formed in response to the petition to redo Game of Thrones Season 8 with "competent writers."

The actress took to her Instagram to say thank you to all the fans who donated. “I think I’m pretty late to the game on this,” Clarke said. "I’m so incredibly moved and blown away and grateful and thank you and thank you and thank you! You’ve given me a wrap gift.”

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Ok so ‘speechless’ is a very fluid term.... that I’ve ignored in this rambling video BUT how could I be when there are so many thank you’s to give to YOU AMAZING HUMAN BEANS!!!!! Bloody hell, I am one very lucky lady to have such kind, generous, shining spirited fans who are raising money for my chairty @sameyouorg Elle Elaria and your reddit page where you have raised almost £38,000 has made my day, week, month, year, decade, and I couldn’t think of a more beautiful way to wave goodbye to the mother of dragons than with this step towards making brain injury sufferers feel less alone. YOU ARE MY HEROS. I am the one who should be bending the knee to you. #loveinabundance #sameyoucharity #humanitywins #thisiswhatbraininjurylookslike #❤️

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Reddit user elle_ellaria started the fundraiser on the subreddit page r/freefolk, and it's now gone on to collect $44,000 in donations in just five days.

Clarke started Same You to help people who have suffered from from brain injury and strokes.

“Since the tongue-in-cheek nature of that petition has flown over a lot of peoples’ heads, to the point that it’s prompted backlash from some of the cast, we wanted to show that Game of Thrones fans appreciate the hard work of the incredible cast & crew despite their constraints,” the fundraiser’s description reads.

Clarke recently revealed she is a survivor of two brain aneurysms, which she suffered after being cast on Game of Thrones. After recovering from multiple surgeries, she started Same You.

[h/t: Entertainment Weekly]