EMILY DROWNS OUT SOCIAL MEDIA STORM
ONE of the stars of the upcoming Game Of Thrones prequel has revealed she felt forced to delete social media after one of her debut press appearances.
British actor Emily Carey, 19, who plays a younger version of Alicent Hightower in HBO’s House Of The Dragon, found herself embroiled in her first social media storm after comments she made at Comic-Con International in July.
The former child star, who has featured in blockbuster films, including Wonder Woman and Tomb Raider, ruffled feathers among the diehard GOT fandom when she discussed creating a backstory for her morally questionable character in order to humanise her.
It prompted a stream of hate from readers of George R.R. Martin’s books, who collectively accused Carey of not understanding the source material and failing to accept Alicent was a villain.
Speaking to News Corp Australia, the self-confessed social media fanatic said she temporarily deleted Twitter to drown out mounting criticism.
“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,” Carey said.
“But I will say I did delete Twitter (after Comic-Con) because it’s just so loud. Even when it’s good, there’s so many and it’s so loud.”
While she conceded she had to “switch off for a bit” for the sake of her mental health, Carey said the many supportive messages she received softened the blow.