Emilia Clarke Has A Celebrity Twin? The Similarities Are Almost Uncanny
Online commentators have pointed out the uncanny similarities between Emilia Clarke and Bailey Bass.
It’s not too often that a person could run into their own real-life doppelgänger, but for Emilia Clarke, the internet appears to have located one for her. What’s even crazier is that her doppelgänger is actress Bailey Bass — star of Avatar: The Way of Water and AMC’s Interview with the Vampire series — and side-by-side comparisons made by Twitter fan page Bailey Bass Updates (@baibassupdates) have us doing a double take. We don’t even have to suspend disbelief, because when the Game of Thrones and Avatar stars are put next to each other, their facial features are strikingly similar.
It’s one thing for Emilia Clarke and Bailey Bass to share similar facial features, but Twitter account Felice (@lindaeneryss) has a video comparison that shows us that their facial expressions appear to be moving in lockstep as well.
That’s right, everything from their smiles and eyebrow movements, to how they make eye contact with their interviewers and laugh would make one think they’re sisters, or at the very least distant relatives. With the world population hovering at around eight billion, this isn’t a matter of seeing a “glitch in the Matrix,” but rather due to the fact that with so many people living in the world, we’re bound to see some similarities between people from time to time.
Make no mistake, while it’s hard to unsee the similarities between the stars, this is nothing more than a coincidence.
Appearance is not their only similarity. Both actresses are heavily involved in fantasy franchises. Emilia Clarke is well known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones, while Bass is known for portraying Tsireya, a free diver in Avatar: The Way of Water. Okay, so maybe that’s a stretch, but both universes are heavily involved with fantasy and are carried by strong female leads.
It’s also worth noting that Emilia Clarke is now part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having joined the cast of Secret Invasion, an upcoming series slated for release on Disney+ sometime in spring 2023. While Avatar: The Way of Water isn’t a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there are a lot of parallels between the franchise and what’s going on with Marvel. Some may disagree about these parallels, but comparisons like this are all in good fun, and sometimes it’s fun when people on the internet actually agree.
Similarities aside, it’s worth noting that both Emilia Clarke and Bailey Bass are both their own people, and their careers are both decorated in their own way. During her run with the series, Clarke was nominated for a whopping 29 awards, and took home five for her portrayal of Daenerys Targaryen, including Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, the Empire Hero Award, as well as the Outstanding Female Rising Star in a Drama Series or Special, to name a few. Bailey Bass recently attended the 2023 Golden Globe Awards in support of Avatar: The Way of Water, which crossed the $2 billion threshold in total worldwide box office sales.
Whether you think Emilia Clarke and Bailey Bass look similar is totally your call, but when their photographs are put side by side, we’re going to have to agree with the internet on this one. It’s not every day you see real-life celebrity doppelgängers, but it’s fun when the internet does its thing and points these things out to us. If you completely disagree with the sentiment, at least we got to talk about two amazing actresses who are doing their thing, and absolutely killing it at the box office.
