House of the Dragon actress Bethany Antonia exposes racist message she received ... trends now
House of the Dragon star Bethany Antonia on Saturday posted a racist message she received via Instagram Stories, appearing to blow off the nasty vitriol with humor.
The British actress, 26, posted a screenshot of a message that appeared to reference her role as Lady Baela Targaryen on the HBO fantasy series after previews for the series were released last month.
The message read: 'N**** you look like a piece of s***. It's a miracle they event included you in the trailer. But we don't care. I hope you accidentally die on set.'
Antonia, who has appeared on eight episodes of the show's second season, captioned the shot, 'Wait till they find out I'm gay too' with an emoji of a clown's face.
The actress, who has also been seen on shows such as Netflix's Stay Close and the BBC's Get Even, appeared nonplussed by the disturbing message, as she was seen smiling in a separate shot on her Instagram Stories.
House of the Dragon star Bethany Antonia, 26, on Saturday posted a racist message she received via Instagram Stories, appearing to blow off the nasty vitriol with humor. Pictured in London in November of 2022
Antonia captioned the shot, 'Wait till they find out I'm gay too' with an emoji of a clown's face
'Y'all won't ruin this first glimmer of dragon joy for us negroes,' Antonia, who appeared in Hallmark's Sense & Sensibility earlier this year playing Marianne, captioned the shot.
TMZ noted that in the Game of Thrones universe, 'Targaryens have traditionally been shown as white with blonde hair' and that 'the inclusion of Black actors in these particular roles has received some racist vitriol online.'
The show's Steve Toussaint, who plays Lord Velaryon, addressed similar sentiments toward his casting on the series in an August 2022 article with Men's Health.
He said of critics of his casting, 'They are happy with a
