Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke, Rose Leslie were at a Himalayan retreat for 15 days
Avinash Lohana (MUMBAI MIRROR; August 31, 2019)

Months after the hit American show Game Of Thrones concluded following eight seasons, two of its stars, Emilia Clarke and Rose Leslie, have set the internet buzzing. This time for a different reason. On Friday, 32-year-old Brit actress Clarke, who played one of the protagonists Daenerys Targaryen aka Khaleesi on the show, shared a series of images with a disclaimer: “This is NOT an ad, this is just two gals buzzed off our faces on India, peace, being robbed blind by monkeys, (we hardly put up a fight) the best two books I’ve read in years, yoga, spice, mamma earth and figuring out that all you’re ever looking for can be found within. Corny as hell but my God is it true (sic).” The post, which also featured Leslie (who played Ygritte on the show), soon had Indian GoT fans, welcoming the duo.

The girls stayed at a wellness retreat in the Himalayan foothills near Rishikesh. “Emilia and Rose had planned the visit well in advance and stayed there for 15 days. As a part of a wellness programme, they took part in several daily practices to rejuvenate themselves. They also participated in the Ganga aarti and did a bit of sightseeing as well before heading home on Thursday,” informs a source.

The duo also caught up on their reading, with Clarke recommending two books—Richard Powers’s The Overstory, which is about nine Americans whose unique life experiences with trees bring them together to address deforestation, and Jessica Andrews’s Saltwater, which she said is a “must-read”.

After the trip, Clarke headed straight to work. “#bollocksdoesthatmeanitstimetoworknow?” she had added in the post. Interestingly, Leslie met her husband, actor Kit Harington, who played Jon Snow, another central character on GoT, during filming.