Kit Harington says his fame from HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones caused him to struggle with mental health issues and alcoholism.
Speaking on the wellness podcast Hidden 20%, Harington said he entered rehab in 2019 for alcoholism, and was diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) while there. “I realized that my life was hinging on this,” he told host Ben Branson. “Luckily, it was the right place at the right time.
I managed to forge a new life from there.” Harington claimed that he “entered rehab drunk, sobered up in there, and went, ‘F— this, not you guys in a circle.
No, thank you.’” Harington eventually went to a second rehab facility, was where he was made aware of his ADHD. “And I left that pretty quick and said, ‘I’ll try to deal with this by myself,’ which didn’t work after about four years,” he said.
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