Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard admitted in her interview with The Guardian Australia that she is a "fan" of the mythical, medieval-world inspired HBO TV series Game of Thrones.

"I am not usually a consumer of things with fantasy elements in it but I very much enjoy it," Gillard disclosed.

The PM was quite candid in the interview saying that she got drawn into the George RR Martin series over the summer when she got a rare few days off.

"I was given the DVDs over the summer period when I did get a little bit of time to watch so I watched them one after the other," she said.

"I don't get many lazy afternoons but I managed to have a few and now I am a bit of an addict. I anxiously await the new episode each Monday night. I like it because I think the intrigue between the contending families is enough to sustain the storyline

One could argue that the PM's interest in the TV series could be attributed to the plot line itself - an intense, bloody story of clashing clans out to gain control of the throne. Much like the world of politics perhaps where there's a constant struggle for power and dominion over state affairs.

When asked who her favourite character in the series is, Gillard told The Guardian that she likes Daenerys Targaryen, the woman who came into power unopposed after she victoriously overcame a trial by fire.

Gillard apparently relates to Targaryen and prefers the "khaleesi" to be the one sitting on the iron throne. In the series, Targaryen is the first female to become leader of her tribe Dothrak. In a convoluted world of competition where all aspiring rulers scramble for power and the throne, she is held up by her unyielding character, a feisty woman who wouldn't hold back striking down men for her cause.

When The Guardian asked her if she could be a "khaleesi" herself in her own public office, the prime minister candidly retorted, "Well, I don't have any pet dragons - maybe they would come in handy from time to time- nobody has given me any dragon eggs and since she had to walk into fire in order to hatch them I am not sure I particularly want that bit of it."

And what about the death of a main character Ned Stark? Like most avid viewers, Gillard said she was also surprised that the leader of the house of Stark (Sean Bean) "got killed off so early on."

"He sort of had hero written all over his forehead, so I assumed he would be a central heroic character for all of it or most of it, so I didn't expect the grisly end so early," she said.

The Guardian would have wanted more time with the prime minister to discuss other parallelisms between the series' story line and Australia's political affairs.

"There was insufficient time to pursue with the prime minister the possible Australian political analogies of a plotline in which a leader apparently set for a long reign is cut down prematurely," The Guadian wrote.