A deleted House of the Dragon scene had Rhaenyra bonding with baby Aegon

For most fans of the Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon, Milly Alcock‘s portrayal of the young Princess Rhaenyra was nothing short of fantastic. Nevertheless, entering a franchise with one of the most vocal fan bases at the age of 22 is no small feat. A deleted scene involving her and baby Aegon was recently leaked, which would have added a new dimension to the character.

Young Rhaenyra taught baby Aegon how to say her name

Though the first season of House of the Dragon was a resounding success, fans wished that the show included a few more sequences that were cut. One of the scenes, leaked by Hotd Croatia fansite, Rhaenyra tried to get her stepbrother Aegon to say her name in the original Season 1 Episode 3 scene of the royal family traveling in a carriage to the hunt. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the sequence had to be reshot in a different way at a later time.

Milly Alcock won’t return in House of The Dragon’s flashback sequences

When asked about her return to the role, Alcock replied, “No. It’s done.”

“[House of the Dragon] changed my life very quickly and it will never be the same again,” Alcock continued. “Now I get to do all of the wonderful, amazing things that I really want to do, and I’m still figuring out what that is.”

“Your dreams shouldn’t be coming true at 21 and 22. It shouldn’t be allowed. I still need to f*ck up a bit more — like, I shouldn’t even be unsupervised this young on a day-to-day level.”

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