I wish I had been a more rebellious teenager, says Bella Ramsey

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Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ramsey, 22, is best known for their role as Lyanna Mormont in Game of ThronesBella Ramsey spent many teenage years working with adults so never really went through the moody, rebellious phase often associated with being a teenager.The British actor, who debuted in Game of Thrones aged 11 and uses they/them pronouns, says they had consciously decided not to behave like a stereotypical teenager after hearing criticisms from adults."I was like, I'm not going to be that."So when Sunny Dancer, a film about a summer camp for young people affected by cancer, gave Ramsey seven weeks to experience teenage freedom, it was an opportunity to dive straight in."I got to be a teenager aged 21, which was brilliant," Ramsey tells BBC News. "It was really nice - and liberating."Looking back, Ramsey says the experience made them wonder whether they had missed out by being quite so sensible the first time around."I kind of wish that I had made the most of being a teenager and getting away with things and being a bit rebellious."In Sunny Dancer, Ramsey plays Ivy, a young female cancer survivor in remission who reluctantly heads to a "chemo camp" where she finds ...

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