DYK House of the Dragon's Emily Carey once deleted Twitter account over fans' criticism?

House of Dragon's first episode premiered on Sunday, August 21 and created a buzz among audience for its thrilling plotline. drama is official prequel to Emmy Award-winning show Game Of Thrones and is based on a book series by George R. R. Martin. While fans enjoy show streaming online, actor Emily Carey who plays role of young Alicent Hightower recently opened up about backlash she faced for her character and revealed that she even deleted her Twitter once. 

Emily Carey reveals she once deleted her Twitter due to fans’ backlash 

According to a recent interaction with News.com.au, Emily Carey talked about controversy that emerged during Comic-Con in San Diego alongside fellow House of Dragon cast members to promote Game of Thrones prequel. Stating furr about her comment on having freedom to play role of young Alicent, she revealed how she got freedom to come up with a backstory that proved to be useful as it depicted so many layers to her. 

“re were some gaps that we h to fill, so to figure it all out I sort of started journaling, and … mand to come up with some form of backstory, and it proved to be very useful. I’ve never h freedom to create a whole human being like this before. So it was so much fun being able to go so in depth with her. re are so many layers to her. I think lots of people are alrey expecting her to be villain of show, but I think bringing her in younger, re was a lot more to explore,” she said.

ding to it, Carey shed light on backlash she faced from Rhaenyra superfans who accused her of t comprehending source material, George R.R. Martin’s spin-off book Fire and Blood. She went on to reveal how she even deleted her Twitter to avoid same and later revived it. “I love social media. I’m 19, so I’m all on social media, and I’ve been on social media since I was a kid because I’ve worked since I was a kid so I’m very conscious of things. Any hate that comes in, it’s just … It’s a person behind a screen. You just have to move on from it. But I will say I did delete Twitter [after Comic-Con] because it’s just so loud. Even when it’s good, re’s so many and it’s so loud,” she ded. 

During time of backlash, Carey shared a te on Twitter (w deleted) to clarify her side. It re, “I stand by what I said in panel. Alicent is t villain, folks. When we meet her she’s a child, a product of patriarchy. Just you wait and see. Maybe you’ll sympathize.”

Im: Instagram/@emilycarey