Rose Leslie Shares How She and Kit Harington Dealt With His Struggle With Addiction

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Kit Harington is several years into his sobriety now, and in that time, his wife, Rose Leslie, learned a lot about herself, but mostly about understanding and coping with her husband's struggles with addiction to alcohol.The 35-year-old actress spoke with  for its June cover story and opened up about how her co-star and husband has come to terms with being a recovering alcoholic.«For Kit, being an addict, it's very important for him to recognize himself as such,» she told the magazine while also recognizing the incredible support circle he's established for himself outside of friends and family. «The AA [Alcoholics Anonymous] community has provided such a loving space for him to feel heard, to make sure he's not alone.

But if it weren't for rehab, he would be in a very different headspace right now.»Back in August, Harington revealed in an interview with  about the «traumatic» things that were happening during and after filming the hit HBO series, including depression and alcoholism. «I went through some pretty horrible stuff,» he said at the time. «Things that have happened to me since ended, and that were happening during, were of a pretty traumatic nature and they did include alcohol.»Leslie also opened up about what she's learned from AA and the lifelong challenge that lies ahead with being married to someone who is a recovering alcoholic.«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,» she said. «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.