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Game of ThronesandHouse of the Dragonshow the present and past of Westeros and the plethora of characters that live in the realm. Olivia Cooke is finding fame by her side again asHouse of the Dragongears up for its second season, but that isn’t all.
A lot of fans, however, cannot figure out the difference between reality and fiction. Stars fromGame of ThronesandHouse of the Dragonseries know this inside-out and that is what Olivia Cooke was afraid of before she joined the franchise!
Olivia Cooke Was Afraid of Fame
Ahead of the season 2 release, Olivia Cooke (who says it’s going to be heinous) sat down in an interview to talk about how her life has changed in the fact that it hasn’t changed at all. From starring in Steven Spielberg’sReady Player Oneto the 2019 filmSound of Metal,Cooke has been a part of famous projects before.
So starring in the first season ofHouse of the Dragonwas nothing that life-changing for Cooke. Despite starring in other projects, Cooke revealed that she was a bit hesitant to sign the contract because of one particular reason.
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Finding fame and people following you was not onOlivia Cooke’sbucket list but that is exactly what would happen if she were to take on the role of Alicent Hightower. In an interview withElle, the actress revealed that she was aware of what happened to people who starred in such big shows.
I was aware of what happened to people who were on Game of Thrones and how they [became] so recognizable everywhere, don’t know the ins and outs of how their lives had changed, but they were so visible.
She further continued,
[I was] just really nervous that I would feel watched or followed….I was worried about having lots of eyes on me, but it’s actually been okay. It sort of ramps up when the show comes out, and things just die back down again.
It seems that Cooke has learned how to deal with these types of situations but for someThronesactors, it wasn’t so easy. Daniel Portman, who portrayed the notorious role of Podrick Payne inGame of Thronesknows this better than anyone else.
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From getting se*ually molested several times in public to having a Casanova image created of him, Portman has been through a lot. He didn’t reveal the bad side of fame until some years back but he didn’t make a big deal out of it.
What Did Podrick Payne Do To Those Women?
We all know that Tyrion, as a sign of appreciation gave Podrick Payne some money to spend at Lord Baelish’s establishment. Throughout the entirety of the series, it has never been revealed what Payne did to those women that he got the service for free.
Well, turns out that some fans cannot distinguish fantasy from reality as Daniel Portman, who portrayed the role of Podrick Payne in the series, revealed some horrific details. In an interview withEsquire, Portman revealed that he has been groped in public!
I’ve been grabbed by so many… like the amount of like older, older women who are very… What can you do? You know? Obviously tell them not to do it. It hasn’t happened for a while. In this day and age you’d think that people would be able to separate reality from fiction.
He further continued,
I don’t want to say it comes with the territory, but, you know, people are crazy about it. It’s certainly not cool. It’s really not a bad thing, to be tied to your character.
Well, hopefully, this behavior will not be repeated but what can we say, fans can sometimes indeed become crazy. As the world tackles between House Green and House Black, the second season ofHouse of the Dragonis gearing up for release.
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The 2022 show received a rating of 8.4/10 on IMDB and a whopping 94% on Rotten Tomatoes upon its release. The second season ofHouse of the Dragonis slated for a release date of 16 July 2025.House of the Dragonis available to stream on Max in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
