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Rose Leslie enjoys 'glorious' shared parenting duties with Kit Harrington

Scots Game Of Thrones star Rose Leslie has revealed it was "glorious" to share parenting duties with Kit Harington while she filmed her latest project.

Aberdeen-born Leslie met her husband while they starred together in Game of Thrones.

Harington, 35, played Jon Snow in HBO's massively popular fantasy series, which ended in 2019 after eight seasons.

The couple tied the knot in 2018 at her ancestral castle, Lickleyhead Castle, by the banks of Gadie Burn in Aberdeenshire.

They had a son, whose name they have not released publicly, in early 2021, with Leslie telling Harper's Bazaar UK, Harrington has been wearing his baby carrier "loud and proud" to go about his daily tasks, accompanied by the tot while his mum works.

She said: "He (Kit) wore the BabyBjorn 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."

She will next be seen in six-episode series The Time Traveler's Wife, based on the 2003 novel by Audrey Niffenegger and adapted for the small screen by former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat.

EMBARGOED TO 0001 FRIDAY APRIL 29 Undated handout photo issued by Harper's Bazaar UK of Rose Leslie on the front cover of the June issue of Harper's Bazaar UK which is on sale from 04 May 2022. Issue date: Friday April 29, 2022. PA Photo. The actress has spoken about parenting with Kit Harington and filming as a new mother. See PA story SHOWBIZ Leslie. Photo credit should read: Harper's Bazaar UK/Alexi Lubomirski /PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. (Harper's Bazaar UK/Alexi Lubomirski /PA Wire)

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.

Leslie, who features on the cover of Harper's Bazaar UK's June issue, spoke about filming as a new mother, telling 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."

EMBARGOED TO 0001 FRIDAY APRIL 29 Undated handout photo issued by Harper's Bazaar UK of Rose Leslie featured in the June edition of Harper's Bazaar UK which is on sale from 04 May 2022. Issue date: Friday April 29, 2022. PA Photo. The actress has spoken about parenting with Kit Harington and filming as a new mother. See PA story SHOWBIZ Leslie. Photo credit should read: Harper's Bazaar UK/Alexi Lubomirski /PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. (Harper's Bazaar UK/Alexi Lubomirski /PA Wire)

Harrington suffered alcohol addiction and depression when Game of Thrones came to an end and he has previously said, in an interview with The Guardian, that he was "so grateful" he got sober before he and Leslie had a baby.

Of her husband's past struggles with addiction, Leslie told the publication: "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."

The June issue of Harper's Bazaar UK is on sale from May 4.

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