Kit Harington, from 'Game of Thrones', opens up about his alcoholism: "I went through a lot of horrible things"

He has fought dozens of battles.

Characterized as Jon Snow, the famous character from

, he has faced the Savages and the White Walkers, but, in reality, he has experienced the most difficult of his struggles personally.

And he has won it.

In the three years that have elapsed since removing the well-known hero's cape, Kit Harington has gone through "quite a few horrible things" of a "traumatic nature and that included alcohol," as he told the British newspaper

.

In a lengthy interview, Harington, 34, has spoken openly about his rehabilitation and the depression that sometimes led to suicidal thoughts.

“You come to a place where you feel like a bad person, like a shameful person.

And you feel that there is no way out, that that is what you are.

Being sober is the process of saying, 'No, I can change.'

An episode that began when he was still working on the series and that, although cautiously, he claims to have left behind thanks also to his marriage to actress Rose Leslie, a co-star in the acclaimed series, and his recent paternity.

"I have a son and my relationship is brilliant ... I am a very, very happy, content and sober man," he says.

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Asked about the worst moments of that stage, the actor does not hesitate to confess that "yes", that he came to think of ending his life. "I went through periods of real depression in which I wanted to do all kinds of things," he maintains, while assuring that he has decided to tell what happened in the hope that "maybe it will help someone somewhere", yes, without people see him "as a martyr." To recover, the artist entered the luxurious Privé Swiss rehabilitation clinic in the United States, with a fee of around 80,000 euros per month, to receive treatment for "substances" and "behaviors." "Mainly alcohol", as Harington himself clarifies. “I will say about my addictions that I kept them very, very quiet and was incredibly reserved about them. So they were a big surprise to the people around me.Which is something that happens a lot, I guess. "

In February of this year Christopher Harington - that's what he really is called - began a new chapter in his life, that of fatherhood, together with Leslie, whom he married in 2018 in Aberdeen, Scotland, the actress's native land. The baby, whose name the couple did not want to make public, was born at the University College Hospital in London, a moment in which the actor has confessed that he could not cut the umbilical cord for being a "true coward when it comes to blood and pain ”. Such is his transcendent perception of his new role that every morning, before waking up his son, he calls his mother to thank him and does not hesitate to talk about his role as a father openly, assuring that it is "Having a child that is Most physically exhausting. Hats off to any parent. Any single parent. You're a fucking genius.I don't know how you do it, because it's more exhausting than everything I did in

.

The HBO series was a worldwide phenomenon, ending in 2019 with nearly 20 million people.

As the series gained prominence and audiences fell in love with the hero Jon Snow, it was inevitable for Harington to go unnoticed.

The theatrical production in which he participated in the West End at that time, hung the entire poster and even a fan bought a front row ticket for 40 sessions.

A notoriety with which he claims not to deal well, especially when he is classified as not one of the sexiest men in the world.

"I have a problem with being called incredibly sexy, or a hunk or whatever, because it's incredibly degrading," he says.

“It is degrading for both women and men.

It is degrading for anyone to be categorized by their appearance. "

Harington's modesty to show himself beyond what is necessary is evident. He lacks social networks, he jealously guards all the details related to his private life, mainly with his son, and, according to the journalist in the interview himself, he does not hesitate to pick up the phone and explain that his distant and defensive attitude in a The conversation is due, at least in part, to their fear of expressing themselves. "I have a genuine fear of being the object of outrage if I say something that I do believe in, but that in some way could offend people in general or a certain group of people," he confessed to the interviewer later.

He assures that he "adored" his parents, but speaks more frequently about his mother, playwright and artist, thanks to whom he began in the world of acting. “As with any child, you try to do something that gets the approval of your parents. Then all of a sudden everything works and you are an actor, a professional actor, and you have had some success. And then you think, 'Well, who am I trying to impress now? ”He ponders, before clarifying that he will try not to convey that goal of impressing others to his son.

After the success of

and years of intense filming, Harington decided to take a break that was longer than necessary when the pandemic broke out, but which has ended with the filming of an independent film and an episode of the

series

, issued on Amazon. In addition, the actor plans to get back on stage at the Donmar Warehouse, one of the most prestigious in London, when he returns to the United Kingdom, to give life to Henry V, one of the characters he always said he would "kill" to play . As for vices, tobacco is the only one now, but hopefully for a short time. "I'm trying to figure out how to kick him."