Home of the Dragon actress Bethany Antonia has responded publicly to an terrible, deeply racist message she acquired on Instagram: and seems to have come out as LGBTQ+ whereas doing so.
Antonia posted a screenshot of the message on her story, which learn: “N-word, you appear to be a bit of s***. It’s a miracle they even included you within the trailer. However we don’t care. I hope you by accident die on set.”
In response, she added a remark beneath the screenshot, together with the clown emoji, writing: “Wait until they discover out I’m homosexual too…”
Antonia posted the humorous comeback to her 57,000 followers, clearly not wanting to provide the unique individual the satisfaction of displaying that it bothered her.
Her followers have been fast to ship her help on Instagram and Twitter as nicely, telling her how excited they have been for her to star in season two of Home of the Dragon.
Who’s Bethany Antonia?
Antonia is a British actress who’s finest recognized for starring within the HBO fantasy sequence Home of the Dragon.
It’s a prequel to the favored sequence Sport of Thrones, which ran on HBO for eight seasons.
Previous to showing in Home of the Dragon, Antonia starred in BBC sequence Get Even, which follows 4 teen ladies at a personal college who kind a secret society to reveal bullies, and the Netflix crime drama Keep Shut, which relies on the Harlan Coben novel of the identical title.
She has additionally had temporary appearances within the standard cleaning soap opera Medical doctors and the sitcom Stath Lets Flats.
Who does Bethany Antonia play in Home of the Dragon?
Antonia performs Princess Baela Targaryen in Home of the Dragon, which explores the reign of the Home Targaryen and the Targaryen civil warfare, a few years previous to the occasions of Sport of Thrones.
Baela is the daughter of King Daemon Targaryen and Woman Laena Velaryon. She has a twin sister named Rhaena and two half-brothers, Aegon and Viserys, of which Baela is the oldest.
Like many Targaryens, Baela is a dragon rider and her dragon is named Moondancer.
When did Bethany Antonia come out as LGBTQ+?
It’s unclear whether or not Antonia has come out publicly previously. This seems to be the primary point out of her being LGBTQ+ or “homosexual”, and her private life hasn’t come up in lots of interviews.
PinkNews have reached out to Bethany Antonia’s representatives for remark.