'Game Of Thrones' Kit Harington opens up about gender-fluid upbringing

Former Game of Thrones cast member Kit Harington has opened up about his childhood and upbringing in a new interview and revealed that he was raised in a gender-fluid environment.

In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, the English actor spoke about how his mother, the former playwright Deborah Jane Catesby, was his idol from an early age, and taught him to embrace his 'feminine' feelings.

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Harington went on to state that his mother taught him and his brothers about gender politics from an early age, and also made sure not to gender the toys that they played with.

Harington stated:

"I asked for a Mighty Max and she bought me a Polly Pocket. I asked for an Action Man and I got a doll. Ot was very gender fluid from the word go, and I went with it."

Watch Kit Harington's hilarious SNL monologue in the video below: 

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The performer also spoke about how, in his opinion, modern men are often left emotionally repressed well into their adulthoods, saying:

"I feel that emotionally men have a problem, a blockage, and that blockage has come from the Second World War, passed down from grandfather to father to son. We do not speak about how we feel because it shows weakness, because it is not masculine."

"Having portrayed a man who was silent, who was heroic, I feel going forward that is a role I don’t want to play anymore. It is not a masculine role that the world needs to see much more of." 

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But Harington isn't the only celebrity to open up about these issues. Back in December of Last Year, Star Wars actor Billy Dee Williams came out as gender fluid in an interview with Esquire. Williams stated:

"I never tried to be anything except myself. I think of myself as a relatively colorful character who doesn’t take himself or herself too seriously. […]

"And you see I say ‘himself’ and ‘herself,’ because I also see myself as feminine as well as masculine. I’m a very soft person. I’m not afraid to show that side of myself."

Harrington is currently starring in the second season of Netflix series Criminal, where he plays a high-flying lawyer accused of sexual assault.