Bella Ramsey Says ‘Game of Thrones’ Fame Was ‘Terrifying’: I ‘Chose’ to Be ‘Fairly Anonymous’ Before ‘The Last of Us’

Former child star Bella Ramsey opted to stay out of the spotlight despite their scene-stealing “Game of Thrones” performance.

Ramsey, who has since become a viral star due to their turn opposite Pedro Pascal in “The Last of Us,” told LAD Bible that beginning on “GoT” at age 13 led them to be a “very private” public figure.

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“I actually think that my journey through the industry has been done in a way that I’m really pleased about. Like, I think we chose the right route in terms of when ‘Game of Thrones,’ everything started coming out,” Ramsey said. “We chose the route of doing absolutely nothing, do like no interviews, give no personal information. It was so terrifying.”

Ramsey, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, continued, “My parents were so terrified that we just sort of kept everything very private, barely did any interviews, like three phone call interviews. And I’m really proud of that. And I’m really glad that I was up until ‘The Last of Us,’ like I was fairly anonymous, even though I’ve done like, other work. That was pretty lovely. So I think that I’m pretty pleased with how it’s gone.”

They added, “And then even since ‘The Last Of Us,’ the internet knows nothing about my family or my home life or my personal life really at all, which is good. And I want to protect that.”

Ramsey teased “The Last of Us” Season 2 later in the interview, saying it won’t disappoint fans of the HBO series.

“I know that that’s like the big fear, that all of us working on the show, and probably the rest of the world have, is that Season 2 isn’t going to be as good as Season 1,” Ramsey said. “But I have a lot of faith in the creators. And I think they’re spectacular. So I think I think we’re going to do great. I think we will top it.”

“The Last of Us” Season 2 will go into production in Spring 2024, as announced by HBO chief content officer Casey Bloys in November 2023. “It” prequel series “Welcome to Derry” will also shoot at the time, with “The White Lotus” Season 2 and “Euphoria” Season 3 launching in 2025.

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