Olivia Cooke has stepped back from social media due to the ‘ugliness’ within the House of the Dragon fanbase after receiving ‘misogynistic and racist’ comments.Â
The actress, who shot to fame for her role as Alicent Hightower in the Game of Thrones spinoff, House of the Dragons, has an uneasy relationship with the show’s passionate fanbase.Â
It is worth noting that Olivia has maintained her distance from social media ahead of the third season of House of the Dragon, which began airing in June, as the online abuse was affecting her mental health.
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Olivia told GQ: ‘I think some of the interpretations just catch fire, and they become something that bears no resemblance to what was shown on the screen at the time.
‘There’s a lot of ugliness to that fandom as well. It’s steeped in misogyny. There’s a lot of racism. I try to let it take up minimal mental real estate.’
It has not for the first time Olivia has decided to quit social media as she previously left Instagram because she doesn’t like the way it ‘distorts your mental image of your body and your self.’
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