{"id":567177,"date":"2026-02-05T03:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T03:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/567177\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T03:39:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T03:39:12","slug":"kit-harington-makes-rare-comment-on-8-year-marriage-to-rose-leslie-she-was-there-through-all-the-hard-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/567177\/","title":{"rendered":"Kit Harington Makes Rare Comment on 8-Year Marriage to Rose Leslie: She Was &#8216;There Through All the Hard Stuff&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kit Harington is crediting wife Rose Leslie for supporting him &#8220;through all the hard stuff&#8221; in a new interview with Mr. Porter<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Industry actor has been vocal about his struggle with depression and addiction<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Harington also opened up about being a dad of two<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/kit-harington\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kit Harington;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kit Harington<\/a> is gushing about his Rose!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrporter.com\/en-us\/journal\/fashion\/kit-harington-interview-25426064\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mr. Porter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mr. Porter<\/a>, the Game of Thrones actor, 39, opened up about his relationship with costar and wife <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/rose-leslie\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rose Leslie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rose Leslie<\/a>, 38, saying that they &#8220;are very caring of each other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe\u2019re very loving and tactile, and we make sure we tell each other that we love each other,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Rose is just the most genuine soul. I\u2019m very, very lucky. I really am. And Rose was there through all of the hard stuff, and she\u2019s been through some journeys with me. But it has truly worked out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Kit Harington and actress Rose Leslie in 2017 Jason LaVeris\/FilmMagic\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"385\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/7fdffa40e0581facd8582f8bfaf9be1b.jpeg\"\/>Kit Harington and actress Rose Leslie in 2017 <\/p>\n<p>Jason LaVeris\/FilmMagic<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Harington has been vocal about his struggle with addiction and depression, and often credits Leslie \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/kit-harington-rose-leslie-married-wedding-photos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:whom he married in 2018;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">whom he married in 2018<\/a> \u2014\u00a0with <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/kit-harington-surviving-pretty-traumatic-addiction-struggles-game-of-thrones\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:supporting him during his sobriety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">supporting him during his sobriety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Things that have happened to me since Thrones ended, and that were happening during Thrones, were of a pretty traumatic nature and they did include alcohol,&#8221; he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/kit-harington-game-of-thrones-sobering-up-settling-down-baby-rosie-leslie-z3xv2c3s9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sunday Times;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sunday Times<\/a> in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;You get to a place where you feel like you are a bad person, you feel like you are a shameful person,&#8221; Harington continued at the time. &#8220;And you feel that there&#8217;s no way out, that&#8217;s just who you are. And getting sober is the process of going, &#8216;No, I can change.&#8217; &#8220;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He praised Leslie, whom he met on the set of the medieval fantasy epic, for teaching him &#8220;kindness&#8221; following his time in rehab.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Eternals actor <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/game-of-thrones-kit-harington-sobriety-avoiding-relapse-8693869\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:later added;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">later added<\/a> in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq-magazine.co.uk\/article\/kit-harington-interview-2024\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:GQ Hype;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">GQ Hype<\/a> that he &#8220;was so lucky I got sober before having kids.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Kit Harington and Rose Leslie on their wedding day in 2018 Mark Milan\/GC Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/f57e23b03503864f1df63d3aebf7f38d.jpeg\"\/>Kit Harington and Rose Leslie on their wedding day in 2018 <\/p>\n<p>Mark Milan\/GC Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The couple are parents to two kids: <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/kit-harington-dad-dance-son-tonight-show-jimmy-fallon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a son born in 2021;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">a son born in 2021<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kit-harington-rose-leslie-welcome-baby-girl-second-child-7501974\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a daughter born in 2023;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">a daughter born in 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Industry actor told Mr. Porter that, for him, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kit-harington-says-fatherhood-happened-at-just-the-right-time-for-him-11899513\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:fatherhood happened at just the right time;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">fatherhood happened at just the right time<\/a>&#8221; and that he thinks he&#8217;s &#8220;good at being a dad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Because Rose and I knew it was going to probably be quite a heavy season with [filming Industry], and Rose was working in Stratford doing a play, she said, \u2018OK, you take the kids while you\u2019re filming in Cardiff\u2019.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;So, when I\u2019d come back from filming,&#8221; the Family Plan 2 actor continued, &#8220;where I\u2019ve been doing God knows what, I\u2019d walk in the door and the kids were there. And anything dark I\u2019d had to deal with during the day was gone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It was bizarre and it was great. I\u2019d get home and be a dad,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThey\u2019re both awake to the world and they\u2019re kind,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are all I want from my children. I have been blessed with two who have both those attributes in spades.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, please contact the SAMHSA helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kit-harington-makes-rare-comment-on-8-year-marriage-to-rose-leslie-11899621\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Kit Harington is crediting wife Rose Leslie for supporting him &#8220;through all the hard stuff&#8221;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":567178,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[33],"tags":[185,247042,171,87883,247041,247040,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-567177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-depression-and-addiction","tag-entertainment","tag-kit-harington","tag-mr-porter","tag-rose-leslie","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116015947416322577","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=567177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/567178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=567177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=567177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=567177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}