Geek Girl’s Emily Carey: ‘Teenage girls are very insecure people’

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It felt weirdly healing for my inner child,” Carey says, “because I went through a similar thing, and struggled to fit in in school.” And, she admits with a smile, “I’m a self-proclaimed geek.” Geek Girl sees Netflix following another hit recipe: like Heartstopper, based on the graphic novels of Alice Oseman, it’s an adaptation of a popular YA book. This is crazy.’ And it was terrifying – and I’m so glad that I had Milly as my rock throughout.” open image in gallery Carey as Harriet Manners – a 16-year-old who is bullied after she is scouted by a modelling agency on a field trip – with Zac Looker in ‘Geek Girl' Alcock played Rhaenyra Targaryen, Alicent’s childhood best friend in the show – that is, until Alicent married the princess’s dad. In interviews around season one’s launch, Carey and Alcock spoke about the “romantic subtext” between Alicent and Rhaenyra, with Carey saying that in rehearsals it felt like they were “going to kiss”. But it taught me a lot, and while I’m very appreciative of the fans, and as much as I love them, I think I’ve stopped listening now.” open image in gallery Carey says she ‘received a huge amount of borderline homophobic hate on the internet’ after playing a young Alicent Hightower in ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel 'House of the Dragon’ Carey has been forced to grow up fast in the industry.