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Kit Harington sought therapy during Game Of Thrones after finding attention ‘f***ing terrifying’

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Kit Harington as Jon Snow
He doubted his acting abilities (Picture: HBO)

Kit Harington has revealed he sought therapy at the height of his Game Of Thrones fame after having people shouting at him on the street.

The 32-year-old, famed for playing fan favourite Jon Snow, struggled with his confidence after being under the intense scrutiny.

‘When you become the cliffhanger of a TV show, and a TV show probably at the height of its power, the focus on you is f***ing terrifying,’ he explained.

Recalling people shouting, ‘Are you dead?’ at him on the street, Kit pointed out: ‘It wasn’t a very good time in my life.’

Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen and Kit Harington as Jon Snow
Kit was the last of the cast to find out how the series ends (Picture: HBO)

‘I felt I had to feel that I was the most fortunate person in the world, when actually, I felt very vulnerable. I had a shaky time in my life around there — like I think a lot of people do in their 20s.’

The star added to Variety: ‘That was a time when I started therapy, and started talking to people. I had felt very unsafe, and I wasn’t talking to anyone. I had to feel very grateful for what I have, but I felt incredibly concerned about whether I could even f***ing act.’

Ironically enough, Kit previously admitted he was the last person in the cast to find out how the final series of the show ended – all because he was too lazy to read the scripts.

It’s next level procrastination.

‘We had a table read and I was the one person who hadn’t read the episodes,’ Kit explained to Stephen Colbert on The Late Show.

‘Everyone else had them like, three days before and read them and… I think I told everyone it was because I didn’t want to know what happened but I think it was just laziness that I didn’t read them.’

As for his reaction? ‘I was very shocked and surprised at certain events unfolding,’ he told Colbert. ‘And then I blubbed my eyes out. I cried. I cried, yeah.’

Tissues at the ready, guys.

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