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Kit Harington, 37, is proud of his sobriety.
“I think it’s a bit of a stretch to think that it’s a bit of … GQ Quitting drinking has changed him for the better.
“I feel really lucky that I got sober before having children,” Harrington says, because at one point it seemed “physically and mentally impossible” to stay sober again.
Harington, who played Jon Snow on the hit HBO series for nearly a decade, checked into a “wellness facility” in 2019 to “address some personal issues,” his rep said. people after that.
According to Page 6Harington checked into rehab for “stress and alcohol use” ahead of the airing of the Game of Thrones series finale, which “took a toll on him,” the source said.
Reflecting on his sobriety and fatherhood, Harrington told GQ that both experiences shed new light on how he sees himself.
“Before you have kids, it’s all a study. Then everything changes. I think, deep down, and I say this with the love of myself, I’m pretty self-centered,” Harrington says. “But then you have kids, you can’t be self-centered. They take that away from you, and that’s an amazing gift.”
The very idea of ​​taking pride in oneself was new to him.
“Before I got sober, I would look in the mirror and call myself a bum. I hated myself. I literally despised myself and I wasn’t proud of what I’d done. I couldn’t be proud,” Harrington said. “So the fact that I’m proud of being sober is proof that I’ve become a totally different person.”
Harrington is Two children With his wife, fellow Game of Thrones actor Rose Leslie.
He’s not the only celebrity to openly talk about his sobriety journey.
During a 2023 podcast interview, Tom Holland spoke about getting sober, calling it “the best thing” he’s ever done.
Earlier this year, Anne Hathaway told The New York Times that she had been sober for over five years, marking a milestone for her.
According to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismThe economic burden of alcohol abuse in the United States was $249 billion in 2010. Three-quarters of the total cost was related to excessive drinking.
However, in recent years, there has been a change in patterns of alcohol consumption, especially among younger generations.
A study of 182,722 young people in the United States published by researchers at the University of Michigan, Iowa State University, University of Central Florida, and Texas State University found that Abstinence from alcohol is becoming increasingly common among Gen ZThe researchers found that 28% of college students reported abstaining from alcohol in 2018, up from 20% in 2002.
That may be good for our health, but it’s not so good for some economies.
The Japan Times reported that tax revenue from alcohol sales in Japan fell by about 110 billion yen (about $813 million) in 2020.
According to Bloomberg estimates for 2023, the UK will have missed out on $5.7 billion in alcohol tax revenue since 2002.
Some industries have been hit harder than others: In 2023, Billboard magazine reported that concert venues, especially smaller venues with fewer revenue streams, were concerned about declining profits from alcohol sales.
A representative for Harrington did not immediately respond to Business Insider’s request for comment sent outside normal business hours.
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