Game Of Thrones actress Rose Leslie has opened up on Kit Harrington’s past struggles with addiction, saying that she won’t ‘nanny’ or ‘guard’ her husband from it as he should take responsibility for his own behaviour.
Kit overcame problems with alcohol and depression following the end of Game Of Thrones, HBO’s massively popular fantasy series, which aired for eight seasons until 2019.
Rose and Kit, both 35, met while starring together in the TV series, and tied the knot in 2018 at her ancestral castle in Aberdeenshire.
He checked into rehab in May 2019, reportedly for ‘stress and alcohol’, with his representative telling Metro.co.uk at the time: ‘Kit has decided to utilise this break in his schedule as an opportunity to spend some time at a wellness retreat to work on some personal issues.’
Making a rare comment on the matter, Rose revealed: ‘I’ve learnt a lot about addiction and it’s something Kit is forever going to be aware of, but it’s on him whether he chooses to drink again.
‘No amount of nannying is going to be able to stop him from doing what he decides to do… I don’t choose to put that pressure on myself.
‘The responsibility of his behaviour is on him. It’s not on me to guard him from it,’ she added to Harper’s Bazaar UK.
The Eternals star said himself earlier this year that he was ‘so grateful’ he got sober before he and Rose had a baby, reassuring fans he was ‘well on my path to recovery’.
Rose also admitted it was ‘glorious’ to share parenting duties with him while she was busy filming her latest project, adding that her husband ‘wore the BabyBjorn loud and proud’.
They had a son, whose name they have not released publicly, in early 2021, with The Good Fight star sharing: ‘There were many satisfying moments; we had an understanding that, when our son cried in the middle of the night, it was on Kit to go and look after him, as I would have to wake up early to work – it was kind of glorious.’
Rose will next be seen in six-episode series The Time Traveller’s Wife, based on the 2003 novel by Audrey Niffenegger and adapted for the small screen by former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat.
The series, due to air on Sky Atlantic and streaming service Now in May, sees Leslie play Clare Abshire, the wife of Henry DeTamble (Theo James), a man who, due to a genetic disorder, time travels – often unexpectedly.
The 2009 film version of the book starred Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams and Ron Livingston.
Filming as a new mother, the actress also said that she found it ‘very brutal’ being ‘wrenched away’ from her baby son, wondering if she ‘would be able to see it through for six months’.
‘It was so tough,’ she added.
The June issue of Harper’s Bazaar UK is on sale from May 4. The Time Traveller’s Wife will air on Now in May.
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