The “Game of Thrones” actors Kit Harrington and Rose Leslie are rumored now to be engaged. According to Daily Mail Online, Harrington proposed to Leslie in a romantic candle light dinner. Sources said, Leslie bursts into tears and immediately said yes to Harrington. The two actors met when the character of Leslie was introduced in the season two of “Game of Thrones.” Leslie appeared as Ygritte from 2012 to 2014, while Harrington, plays the role of “Jon Snow” since the series started in 2011. The two kept their relationship as private as possible until they went to public last year.
Harrington says ‘we're very, very happy.'
At season seven premiere of "Game of Thrones" in Los Angeles, 30-year-old Kit Harrington talked about his relationship with former co-star Rose Leslie. “I think what is really amazing is that Rose and I have met in Game of Thrones and now were are already seven years down the line and promoting the show’s seventh season,” he said. When asked how his relationship with Leslie for the past seven years, he described his relationship with her a “special thing.”
The couple has been keeping their relationship private until they decided it to officially reveal in the July issue of Esquire magazine last year. Although Harrington did not disclose too many specifics of their relationship, he said that “Leslie and I have been very, very happy.”
The two were recently spotted last Thursday walking hand in hand while boarding a boat in Capri, Italy.
The couple was in town after Kit Harrington received an award at the "Giffoni Film Festival" the day before. Harrington and Leslie were seen enjoying the company of each other and having some relax time on the boat that afternoon.
The two have already set up their home
According to sources, the actors of the HBO series "Game of Thrones" have already purchased their eight acres house on English countryside for $1.9 million.
The house purchased by the couple is an old 15th-century timber home with seven bedrooms.
The house that is made-up mostly of timbers has a swimming pool and a “thatched roof.” Many are saying that the house was inspired by infamous line “winter is coming” of Game “of Thrones” as the couple can warm-up during cold months by their impressive room with open fire. In addition to the impressive features, their home also has a guest annex, a pavilion, croquet lawn, wooden barn, classic balcony and a tennis court.