Netflix star reveals the brutal way she was told her acting wasn’t good enough

Milly Alcock has shared the savage moment her acting was questioned on set (Picture: HBO)

Milly Alcock has opened up about her rough start in Hollywood, after being told that she was getting an acting coach on her second day at work.

The 25-year-old is set to appear as Simone in creepy new Netflix drama Sirens – which is released on Netflix on May 22 and also stars Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy and Kevin Bacon.

Before this, she shot to fame as young Rhaenyra Targaryen in Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, alongside Matt Smith, Paddy Considine, Emma D’Arcy, Rhys Ifans and Oliva Cooke.

However, shedding light on her breakthrough performance on the hit HBO show, she recalled the awkward moment that one of her bosses pulled her aside shortly into filming the first season.

During an appearance on the Tonight Show, she unpacked her efforts on set with host Jimmy Fallon.

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When the presenter asked whether she was ‘calm’ on set, Milly scoffed: ‘Oh, no, I was absolutely mortified. Of course I’m not calm!

The actress played young Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon (Picture: HBO) The series won awards – but an unnamed boss pulled her aside to offer her an acting coach (Picture: WireImage)

‘On my second day on House of the Dragon, one of the – I’m not going to say who, but someone very high up – pulled me aside and was like, “We’re going to get you an acting coach.”

‘It just confirmed everything that I’ve kind of known to be true, that I’m not very good at my job.

‘It’s like, I can’t do this, this is terrible, this is a big mistake!’

Milly reprised her role for the second season (Picture: Getty)

Despite the cruel comments, Milly clearly smashed her performance in the award-winning series, and reprised her role as Rhaenyra in the second season of House of the Dragon – with production currently underway on a third series.

Aside from Westeros, the actress has remained booked and busy, and is set to appear in Sirens on Netflix.

The limited series focuses on Devon DeWitt (Meghann) as she witnesses the bizarre relationship between her younger sister Simone, and her glamorous boss, Michaela ‘Kiki’ Kell (Julianne).

Things become strained ahead of an exclusive summer gala, with tensions bubbling over as the event nears.

Milly is set to share the screen with Julianne Moore in new Netflix dram Sirens (Picture: Netflix) Meghann Fahy will be starring as her sister, Devon (Picture: Netflix)

The official synopsis reads: ‘Devon thinks her sister Simone has a really creepy relationship with her new boss, the enigmatic socialite Michaela Kell.

‘Michaela’s cult-ish life of luxury is like a drug to Simone, and Devon has decided it’s time for an intervention, but she has no idea what a formidable opponent Michaela will be.

‘Told over the course of one explosive weekend at The Kells’ lavish island estate, Sirens is an incisive, sexy, and darkly funny exploration of women, power, and class.’

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