Game of Thrones Star Kit Harington Finally Shares What Marriage to Rose Leslie Is Really Like
Usually tight-lipped about his private life, Game of Thrones star Kit Harington opens up in a candid new interview, offering a rare glimpse into his marriage to Rose Leslie and crediting her as the steady anchor through his toughest years.
Kit Harington tends to keep his private life zipped up, but he just cracked the door open a bit. In a new interview, the Game of Thrones alum talks candidly about his marriage to Rose Leslie, the messy parts of his past, and why becoming a dad landed exactly when he needed it.
A rare peek at a very normal marriage
Talking to Mr Porter, Harington describes life with Leslie as grounded and affectionate in the day-to-day way that actually matters. They say 'I love you' a lot, they show it, and he clearly adores her. He calls her 'genuine' and admits he feels 'very, very lucky' to be married to her.
'I feel very, very lucky.'
The rough chapters, straight up
Harington does not pretend the in-between was easy. He has previously been open about depression and addiction that hit during and after Thrones, and he says Leslie was there for the 'hard stuff' — the unglamorous, uncomfortable moments while he got sober and recalibrated his life. He has said before that alcohol was intertwined with what he views as a dark, traumatic stretch, and in a 2021 Sunday Times interview he talked about getting stuck in a loop of guilt and self-criticism until he accepted that change was actually possible. Coming out of rehab, he credits Leslie with helping him relearn basic compassion for himself.
Fatherhood at the right time
Now he sounds steady. He and Leslie have two kids — a son born in 2021 and a daughter born in 2023 — and he says the timing clicked for him. He even allows himself a little confidence about it: he believes he is 'good at being a dad.'
- Career/life turbulence: during and after Game of Thrones, he battled depression and addiction, ultimately seeking treatment and sobriety.
- 2019–2021: recovery, rehab, and reckoning with that 'dark' period; by 2021 he told The Sunday Times he had to accept change was possible.
- Support system: he credits Leslie for showing up when things were messy and hard, and for helping him rebuild self-compassion.
- Family now: son in 2021, daughter in 2023; he says fatherhood arrived right on time and he feels solid in the role.
It is a small window into a couple that keeps things quiet, but it tracks: less celebrity mythology, more real life. And honestly, that is the part that lands — the sense that the big feelings are backed up by showing up, day after day.