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House of the Dragon actress Bethany Antonia exposes racist message she received in Instagram DMs: 'Wait till they find out I'm gay too'


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.

WARNING: Story contains explicit content The British actress, 26, shared vile message she was sent on social media It appeared to reference role as Lady Baela Targaryen on the HBO fantasy series '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.'

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