United Kingdom, Sept. 9 -- Olivia Cooke has admitted being famous makes her feel "really icky".

The House of The Dragon star's profile was given a huge boost after she landed a leading role in the Game of Thrones spin-off series, but she's determined to live as "normally as possible" so she still cycles and takes public transport every day.

She told the London Evening Standard newspaper: "I live my life very normally ... [I'm] maybe [more] protective of myself. Like, I won't be such an oversharer to strangers as much.

"But I cycle everywhere, I get on the tube every day. I want to live as normally as possible. Because I just think as soon as you start to isolate yourself, that's not really good for my job."

She added of being famous: ...