Game of Thrones bintang Emilia Clarke in running to play Jamie Vardy's girlfriend 

Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke in running to play Jamie Vardy's girlfriend in rags-to-riches football biopic

Vardy\'s girlfriend Rebekah Nicholson will be flattered to be being portrayed by someone voted "the sexiest woman alive" in 2015

Emilia Clarke will star as Jamie Vardy's girlfriend

You know it’s some story when Leicester City crops up in the showbiz column. And yet, here we are...

But fear not, the Foxes fairytale got a sprinkling of stardust this week when Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke was lined up for a film about the football club.

Its incredible underdog tale has lured the Mother of Dragons, who is the front runner to be cast as Rebekah Nicholson, 33, girlfriend of Leicester striker Jamie Vardy , 29, in his biopic.

Emilia, 29, voted “sexiest woman alive” last year, is known to millions as Daenerys ­Targaryen in the cult Sky Atlantic fantasy series .

Jamie gave us one of the most jaw-­dropping stories in footie after firing the Foxes to the top of the Premier League.

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His ascent, from earning £30 a week as an amateur to England pro in six years is beyond belief.

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Hollywood bosses are said to be eyeing Vinnie Jones to play ex-manager Nigel Pearson. Star Wars star Daisy Ridley is also a contender for the role of Vardy\'s girlfriend.

Filmmaker Adrian Butchart , who’s expected to release the movie in 2017, said: “In a male-­dominated story, it’s important to have a strong female lead. Becky’s a combination of beauty and inner strength.”

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