‘House Of The Dragon’ Star Emma D’Arcy Responds To Becoming A Meme After Negroni Sbagliato Video Goes Viral

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Bartenders everywhere have been learning how to make a negroni sbagliato after a TikTok video featuring “House of the Dragon” stars Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke went viral.

In the video, the two discuss a variety of random subjects, including their favourite cocktails. READ MORE: ‘House Of The Dragon’ Time Jumps ‘Handled Very Well’, Says George RR Martin For D’Arcy, that cocktail is a “negroni sbagliato… with prosecco in it.” Cooke replies, “Stunning!” The brief exchange — which was a small part of a longer video in which the two ask each other random questions — unexpectedly went viral, and wound up spawning countless memes.

So how does D’Arcy feel about spawning all those hilarious negroni sbagliato memes? “I feel so embarrassed,” D’Arcy admitted in an interview with the New York Times. “Because in those interviews, when we’ve been at it for six hours, I’m honestly only trying to make Olivia [Cooke] laugh.” READ MORE: ‘House Of The Dragon’ Stars Break Down Rhaenyra And Alicent’s Ongoing Feud After Massive Time Jump Meanwhile, D’Arcy also pointed out they weren’t quite sure how to explain the phenomenon to their mother. “I keep thinking I should tell my mum that I’ve become a meme in the hope that she’ll be happy for me, but I’d have to explain what a meme is, and I’ve decided it’s too much effort,” they quipped.