A FAMILY AFFAIR

‘Game of Thrones’ Star Reveals ‘Very Odd’ Kiss for New Movie

Kit Harington said he had to stand on an apple box to reach.

Game of Thrones stars Sophie Turner and Kit Harington have revealed their horror at having to kiss for a new movie, after playing siblings for eight seasons. Harington, 38, will play Jago and Turner Anna in The Dreadful, having previously played adopted brother and sister Jon Snow and Sansa Stark from 2011 to 2019. In the new work, however, their characters kiss on screen. Both have since spoken of their dismay. “She was [the] one that sent that movie to me and somehow didn’t see what I saw in it,” Harington told E! News. “I was like, ‘These guys, these are lovers, right?’ I felt very odd about that. But it was a good chance to be with her again and work together.” He added, “It was slightly embarrassing, having to get on an apple box to kiss her because she’s about a foot taller than me. But other than that, my dignity was pretty intact.” Turner, too, was distressed by the kiss, claiming it made them both dry heave. “Then we get on set, it’s the first kissing scene, and we are both retching,” Turner, 27, told Late Night with Seth Meyers. “Like, really, it is vile. It was the worst. Another really bad moment in my career.”