do branched covers have $C^{*}$-actions?

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Suppose that $X $ is a smooth complex projective variety, which is a branched cover of a smooth complex projective variety $Y$ over a smooth irreducible divisor $D \subset Y$. Suppose additionally that $X$ is not isomorphic to $Y$.

Question Can X have a non-trivial $\mathbb{C}^{*}$-action?