Rapper Snoop Dogg has gushed over Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke in a new TikTok video.
Emilia played Daenerys Targaryen throughout the HBO fantasy drama’s eight seasons from 2011 to 2019, and has since gone on to appear in blockbuster films including Solo: A Star Wars story.
Drop It Like It’s Hot singer Snoop met the Daenerys Targaryen actress backstage after he had performed a concert at London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday night (March 21), as part of his world tour.
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Snoop chatted with Emilia, and confessed how much he admired her, with a video of the moment going viral on social media after it was captured by the rapper’s tour promoter.
In the video, which has had a staggering 3.9million views on TikTok at the time of publication, Snoop could be heard telling the Star Wars actress: “You’re an amazing actress, beautiful spirit, you’re so believable.”
He then made a joking reference to her Game of Thrones character, as he added: “I would protect your eggs any day.”
Emilia and Snoop’s team laughed following the comment, with the actress joking: “Can I get that in writing?”
The actress later shared the video to her Instagram page and gushed over the rapper in the caption, saying: “SNOOP. DOGGY. DOGG.
“The man, the myth, the legend. When he calls, you (I) come running.”
She added a hashtag which said “my 16-year-old self is having a life altering moment here” and “so is my 36-year-old self”.
Fans went wild for the video in the comments section too, with many making references to Game of Thrones as one called Snoop: “Protector of The Mother of Dragon.”
“Snoop is Snoop Dragon. Queen’s Protector,” added a second.
A third penned: “Legend meets legend,” while a fourth added: “You are both such huge fans of each other. What a cool moment!” followed by a smiling emoji surrounded by love hearts.
“There’s something so wonderful and precious about this,” said a fifth.
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