This is Daenerys Stormborn Targaryen, First of Her Name, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, The Unburnt, Unbroken, and Unbothered, Breaker of Chains, and Mother of Dragons.
Played by Emilia Clarke, she's a bad bitch in a silver wig. And you might think if you're a "Game of Thrones" fan you know everything in Westeros (and out of it) about our girl Dany here.
But you'd be wrong. Because it turns out that Daenerys might be the first of her name — but not of anything else. You see, there's ANOTHER silver-haired Targaryen queen out there…
This is Amber Abweh: powerlifter, fitness guru, and all-around bad bitch.
She JUST SO HAPPENS to look *exactly* like Daenerys Targaryen...
... and she's strong as hell.
Like, SERIOUSLY strong.
Like "lifting 402 pounds and making it look fun" strong.
"Doing pull-ups all day, every day" strong.
And she's ripped as hell.
When Amber started to lighten her hair, she says people started calling her "buff Khaleesi" — so eventually she just leaned into it.
Now, the competitive powerlifter is proud to call herself "Swoleesi — Mother of draGAINS."
The resemblance is seriously STRIKING.
You could tell me this was a photoshopped picture of Emilia Clarke on the "Game of Thrones" set, and I would believe you.
Is Daenerys even really Daenerys? Has she just been Amber the whole time?
And while she might not have dragons, she *does* have adorable dogs.
(Way better, IMO.)
Amber's only fitness goal is to get stronger — and to dispel all the harmful myths surrounding women and weightlifting.
Powerlifting helped Amber fall in love with her body. "I used to be so ashamed of my body," she said. "I hated everything about it. All I wanted was to be skinny and have a six pack."
"Now, I'm comfortable, confident, and happy… We all have our own journey. We all will experience it differently…. but in the end we all want to be happy in our bodies. There is no right path. We just slowly figure it out day by day when our priorities change."
Now she keeps it real, offering guidance and support to ANYONE looking to start their lifting journey.
She offers online coaching programs via her website, Strongborn Systems. And yes — that's ANOTHER spectacular "GoT" reference.
(Or anyone thinking about going platinum, because as Amber knows, that can be REALLY, REALLY, REALLY hard.)
But that's not all because of course our swole queen does literally everything. She also has a line of merch...
You can shop it right here.
... she hosts squat-offs (that sounded terrible) with her equally strong and awesome friends...
... AND she does hair tutorials. Because there's nothing Swoleesi can't do.
But the #1 reason we love her? Just like the real Daenerys, Amber takes no shit from anyone. "If you think it's ugly or gross when girls lift, cool, I'm ugly and gross," she said. "I don't care what anyone thinks. I lift FOR ME."
"I lift because I love to feel strong and look strong. And if I care what you think about my body, that makes me weak."
"Dany represents how women can be strong and independent. They can be a khaleesi, or in this case, a "Swoleesi." Anyone can be a Swoleesi, as long as you want to be STRONG mentally and physically."
Amber is an amazing reminder that strength, drive, and tenacity can accomplish ANYTHING.
And really, if Daenerys wants to take over the Seven Kingdoms, she better lift.
Check out Amber's Instagram, YouTube, and her Strongborn Systems website for more information on her and her fitness programs.
