Being a celebrity on social media can't be easy, but it must be significantly more difficult when you're thrust into the limelight on account of starring in ...
The 19-year-old British actor plays a young Alicent Hightower on the HBO series, which premiered on Sunday (21 August). In the first episode, Alicent appears as ...
You see, ahead of the first episode, Emily temporarily deleted her Twitter after receiving a tonne of hate following an appearance at Comic Con. In July the ...
House of the Dragon actor Emily Carey deleted Twitter following fan backlash after comments about her character Lady Alicent at Comic-Con in July.
Emily Carey is the 19-year-old British actor and star of the hit HBO series and "Game of Thrones" prequel "House of the Dragon."
At the time of the backlash, Carey wrote in a since-deleted tweet: “I stand by what I said in the panel. When we meet her she’s a child, a product of the patriarchy. Carey was accused of not sufficiently comprehending the source material — George R.R. “I’ve never had the freedom to create a whole human being like this before. “There were some gaps that we had to fill, so to figure it all out I sort of started journaling, and … Carey plays the younger version of Alicent Hightower, who is locked in a battle for succession with her childhood friend-turned-rival Rhaenyra Targaryen.
"Even when it's good, there's so many, and it's so loud."
"I will say I did delete Twitter [after Comic-Con] because it’s just so loud. You just have to move on from it." Martin shared his support for Emily's comments — but that didn't stop fans from sending her hate.
In the hit HBO series, Carey has been cast in the role of Alicent Hightower who has to fight her childhood best friend Rhaenyra Targaryen for succession. The ...
When we meet her she’s a child, a product of the patriarchy. The young actress was called out for not taking note of the original George R.R. managed to come up with some form of backstory, and it proved to be very useful. The actress shared her experience of playing Alicent claiming that she had “freedom” to portray a younger version of the character. In the hit HBO series, Carey has been cast in the role of Alicent Hightower who has to fight her childhood best friend Rhaenyra Targaryen for succession. The British actress had to delete her Twitter account in response to the unprecedented amount of hatred she was getting from bullies online.