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Kit Harington: Game of Thrones star getting help for 'personal issues' | Kit Harington: Game of Thrones star getting help for 'personal issues' |
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Game of Thrones star Kit Harington has checked into a "wellness retreat" in the US, reportedly for stress. | Game of Thrones star Kit Harington has checked into a "wellness retreat" in the US, reportedly for stress. |
The actor - who's known for playing Jon Snow - began getting treatment several weeks ago, according to Page Six. | The actor - who's known for playing Jon Snow - began getting treatment several weeks ago, according to Page Six. |
His publicist told Radio 1 Newsbeat that Kit was working on "some personal issues." | His publicist told Radio 1 Newsbeat that Kit was working on "some personal issues." |
In a recent interview Kit spoke of "a huge heave of emotion" after filming the final scenes of Game of Thrones, which he worked on for eight seasons. | In a recent interview Kit spoke of "a huge heave of emotion" after filming the final scenes of Game of Thrones, which he worked on for eight seasons. |
In a different interview - the 32-year-old actor told Esquire what it was like filming Jon Snow's final scenes. | In a different interview - the 32-year-old actor told Esquire what it was like filming Jon Snow's final scenes. |
He said: "The final day of shooting, I felt fine... I felt fine... I felt fine... Then I went to do my last shots and started hyperventilating a bit. | He said: "The final day of shooting, I felt fine... I felt fine... I felt fine... Then I went to do my last shots and started hyperventilating a bit. |
"Then they called, 'Wrap!' And I just... broke down. It was this onslaught of relief and grief about not being able to do this again." | "Then they called, 'Wrap!' And I just... broke down. It was this onslaught of relief and grief about not being able to do this again." |
A documentary about the end of Game of Thrones called The Last Watch was released on Sunday. | A documentary about the end of Game of Thrones called The Last Watch was released on Sunday. |
It showed Kit crying when he learned about his character's ending. | It showed Kit crying when he learned about his character's ending. |
Kit - who was in Game of Thrones from the first episode until the last - told Variety about the effects of working on such an intense show for a long period. | Kit - who was in Game of Thrones from the first episode until the last - told Variety about the effects of working on such an intense show for a long period. |
"You have these in-jokes, and these relationships that thrive for eight years," he explained. | "You have these in-jokes, and these relationships that thrive for eight years," he explained. |
"That's a long time for those jokes to be going, and they never felt old or tired. In the last season, I was like, these are getting tired now. | "That's a long time for those jokes to be going, and they never felt old or tired. In the last season, I was like, these are getting tired now. |
"And I think they got tired because we could see the end coming. | "And I think they got tired because we could see the end coming. |
"That's a way of emotionally detaching from something: relationships very slightly starting to strain, just on the edges, just frayed." | "That's a way of emotionally detaching from something: relationships very slightly starting to strain, just on the edges, just frayed." |
Joe Dempsie, who played Gendry, had a few years break from the show, but speaking to the BBC, he says when he went back he noticed how much life had changed for some of the cast members: | Joe Dempsie, who played Gendry, had a few years break from the show, but speaking to the BBC, he says when he went back he noticed how much life had changed for some of the cast members: |
"Just going about your day-to-day life for those guys has become slightly tricky. | |
"I'm thankful that I wasn't in that core group of actors that really has to carry the weight of the show on their shoulders. | "I'm thankful that I wasn't in that core group of actors that really has to carry the weight of the show on their shoulders. |
"It goes without saying I wish Kit all the best and I'm sure that he'll sort himself out and get the help that he needs." | "It goes without saying I wish Kit all the best and I'm sure that he'll sort himself out and get the help that he needs." |
The final series of Game of Thrones - based on the books A Song of Ice and Fire by George R R Martin - received mixed reviews with more than a million people signing a petition for it to be remade. | |
Earlier this month Kit's co-star Maisie Williams discussed how growing up in the public eye, she felt pressure to pretend "that everything is fine". | Earlier this month Kit's co-star Maisie Williams discussed how growing up in the public eye, she felt pressure to pretend "that everything is fine". |
Isaac Hempstead Wright, who played Bran Stark, told Newsbeat that from the first day of filming on Game of Thrones they knew the work was "relentless". | Isaac Hempstead Wright, who played Bran Stark, told Newsbeat that from the first day of filming on Game of Thrones they knew the work was "relentless". |
Isaac, who worked on the show from the ages of 11 - 20, was giving his inside story before the final season was shown on TV. | Isaac, who worked on the show from the ages of 11 - 20, was giving his inside story before the final season was shown on TV. |
Follow Newsbeat on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. | Follow Newsbeat on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. |
Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here. | Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here. |