Rose Leslie and Kit Harington. Image Source: The Sun 

Rose Leslie opens up about Kit Harington’s addiction.

During a recent cover story interview for Harper’s Bazaar UK’s June edition, Game of Thrones actress Rose Leslie, who is married to Kit Harington, recently opened up about how the actor has dealt with his addiction.

Rose shared that before anyone else, it’s important for Kit Harington as an addict to recognize himself as one and take charge if he wants to get better. She explained that the AA community has made the actor feel safe and provided him with a loving space where he can be heard and understood, and where he won't feel alone. Kit would be in a completely different place right now if it hadn't been for the therapy, according to Rose.

On asking about how she is doing, Rose shared that she is doing well and added that Kit Harington, who suffered from addiction in 2019, has been sober for over 2.5 years now and they have both been in several years of sobriety. The actress got candid and mentioned that she has recently learned a lot about addiction and it's going to be something that Kit has to be aware of in his life but she also added that at the end of the day, the decision to drink again or stay sober falls upon him and not her. 

Rose added that no amount of nagging from her is going to stop him from doing what he wants to do, so she tries not to push pressure on herself and admitted that Kit’s behavior is his responsibility and it falls upon him and not her.

Rose Leslie shared that Kit Harington has been sober for a while. Image Source: USA Today 

Kit Harington opened up about his battle with addiction in August, saying that after Game of Thrones concluded in 2019, he went through some "awful stuff," including drinking.The actor who is famously known as Jon Snow shared that one may reach a point where one believes that they are a bad person, a shameful person, and they have accepted that there is no way out but there is always a way out. He went on to say that sobriety is a process of working through thoughts and changing them.

Kit added that one of the things that he learned was the expression that a leopard does not change its spots, which is false because the leopard does change its spots. He added that it’s the most beautiful thing and it helped him as it became something that he could cling onto; just the idea of making a significant change in who he was and how he was going on in his life.

Kit Harington entered the Prive-Swiss retreat in Connecticut in 2019 to get his alcohol addiction treated, and a representative said the actor took advantage of the break-in his schedule to work on some personal matters at the health retreat. Kit shared that he tried to keep his battle with addiction very very quiet but when he started to speak about it, the people around him became aware and surprised. He shared in August that he has been sober for 2.5 years and is in a very happy and content place in his life.