Emilia Clarke experienced a painful injury while filming intimate scenes for her new Peacock spy thriller “Ponies,” revealing that she broke a rib after an intense day of on-screen sex scenes with multiple actors. The Game of Thrones alum attributed the injury to the physical demands of the production, though she downplayed the severity of the break during a candid conversation about her experience on set.
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Clarke broke a rib after filming multiple consecutive sex scenes with three different actors in a single day on the set of “Ponies.”
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Co-star Haley Lu Richardson confirmed the injury and humorously described witnessing the parade of male actors afterward.
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Clarke downplayed the severity, noting the rib “just popped out a little bit” rather than fully breaking, and confirmed it was healing well.
When Intimate Scenes Become Hazardous
Clarke recalled the specific incident in an interview with The Wrap that resulted in her injury, explaining the shooting schedule with candor: “Three men, in a number of hours. Just keep bringing it — I’m going to sit on this thing, you’re going to bring them in, we’re going to pretend to have sex. I broke a rib that day.”
Her co-star Haley Lu Richardson, who plays Bea’s partner Twila in the series, confirmed the incident and added context about Clarke’s physical vulnerability: “She really did. She’s such a tiny little sensitive body, meant she broke a rib.”
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Richardson offered an amusing perspective on the day’s proceedings, revealing that she witnessed the aftermath while waiting in hair and makeup: “I was like ‘So how was it?’ They were like ‘Yeah! (panting)’” Clarke’s straightforward account to her physician about the injury became part of the day’s darkly comic narrative.
Recovery and Production Challenges
Despite the severity of a broken rib, Clarke assured observers that the injury was healing well and not as catastrophic as initially feared. When Richardson expressed concern about her well-being, Clarke clarified the extent of the damage: “It didn’t like, fully break, it just popped out a little bit.” This distinction suggested that while the rib had been displaced, the injury was less severe than a complete fracture, allowing Clarke to continue working and complete filming on the series.
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