Rose Leslie has peeled back the curtains to share her family life with fans – giving insight into her marriage with Kit Harington and how they parent their young son.
The 35-year-old Scottish actress has been married to Kit since 2018 after they were brought together by their roles on hit fantasy drama Game of Thrones.
Last February, Rose and her 35-year-old husband became first time parents when they welcomed their son – whose name they have opted to keep a tightly held secret.
But the former Downton Abbey star has discussed how she and Kit agreed to a ‘glorious’ arrangement when it comes to raising their son and who gets up in the night to deal with baby needs.
Opening up to the UK edition of Harper’s Bazaar, Rose said: “He (Kit) wore the BabyBjorn (baby carrier) loud and proud.
“And 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 did admit she struggled to leave her son at home when she did have to get up and go to work, however.
She told the magazine: “I remember finding it very brutal, being wrenched away from him.
“There were parts of me that doubted whether I would be able to see it through for six months. It was so tough.”
Kit himself previously opened up about his new life as a father, telling People magazine: "I think the thing that's surprised me most is, you know, they tell you but they don't; everyone goes, 'Look, it's big. What you're about to go through is big.' And you have no way of knowing that until it happens.
“Then what surprises you is you go, 'Oh, this goes on forever!' You don't get a break from it. You're just like ... every day I wake up and look after this little human and now we're part of a unit together.
"You are now a unit, the three of you.”
That's a whole new dynamic you need to find, and pretty much find every day as he grows and changes, and how does that change you? It's a beautiful thing, it really is."
While Rose and Kit are clearly both the definition of proud parents, the former has admitted she won’t nanny the latter when it comes to his past struggles with addiction.
Rose explained to Harper’s Bazaar: “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.”
Reports stated back in May 2019 that Kit had checked into a rehabilitation facility to get support and treatment for stress and alcohol abuse.
PageSix reported at the time: "Kit secretly checked into luxury rehab for stress and alcohol use ahead of [Game of Thrones'] ending, which 'really hit him hard'.
"Exhausted Harington, 32, who played Jon Snow on the hit HBO series for eight years, has been at luxury Connecticut health retreat Privé-Swiss for nearly a month, arriving weeks before the show’s finale."
They reported that the actor underwent: "psychological coaching, practicing mindful meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy to combat stress and deal with negative emotions at the facility, which costs over $120,000 a month."
The June issue of Harper’s Bazaar UK is on sale from May 4.
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