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THE BIG READ | Game of Thrones’ Kit Harington on sobering up, settling down and becoming a dad

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Having been sober for over two years, Kit Harington says marriage and fatherhood are now central to his life. (PHOTO: Gallo Images/Getty Images)
Having been sober for over two years, Kit Harington says marriage and fatherhood are now central to his life. (PHOTO: Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Since laying down his sword in Game of Thrones, Kit Harington has continued to fight battles. The actor opens up about beating alcohol addiction and depression – and surviving the first fatiguing months of fatherhood.

He had no idea how demanding it is being a parent – until he became one himself. Which is why every morning, shortly before he wakes his six-month-old baby, Kit Harington rings his mother to express thanks for all she and his dad did for him.

“I can’t believe I took them for granted like that. I look at our boy and I’m, like, ‘I’m never going to get the thanks I deserve for changing all these nappies and looking after you!’ ”

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