Olivia Cooke said she decided to step away from social media due to the “ugliness” within the House of the Dragon fanbase.

The 32-year-old actor plays Alicent Hightower in the HBO series, which serves as a prequel to Game of Thrones .

In a new interview with GQ Hype , Cooke said of fan responses to the show: “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.…