Kit Harington had an image overhaul for Testament Of Youth (Picture: Lionsgate)

Kit Harington has admitted he ‘screwed himself over’ by agreeing to keep his hair long for Game Of Thrones.

Harington is contractually obliged to keep his long locks for his role as Jon Snow in the hit HBO show, but it seems he might be regretting his decision now.

Co-star Natalie Dormer recently called Kit ‘an idiot’ for agreeing to keep his hair, with most of the female cast wearing wigs for filming.

When Metro.co.uk reminded Harington of Dormer’s comments, he said: ‘I know, how the f**k did they do that? I screwed myself over there.




‘I thought you were about to stop with “Natalie Dormer thought you were an idiot”. I was about to get her on the phone! Nah I can probably alter my appearance somewhat.

‘I don’t want the bother of it all really. If you look a certain way or you have a certain look it dominates what people think you are. So I’ll cut it off quite soon. As soon as I’m allowed.’

Kit as Jon Snow in Game Of Thrones (Picture: HBO)

For his role as Roland Leighton in Testament Of Youth Harington sports shorter locks, having worn a wig during filming.

On the attention his hair receives, he said: ‘I find it endlessly fascinating that people find it endlessly fascinating. What was nice was doing the transformation for this piece, and knowing that while I have to have this appearance I can alter it up, like in this with a wig that works.

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‘That’s good to know because one of the big worries is it can completely take away from a performance if everyone is looking at a wig on your head. Luckily from what I’ve heard most people didn’t notice.’

You can check out Harington’s shorter locks in Testament Of Youth, out in cinemas January 16.

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Kit Harington with Alicia Vikander in Testament Of Youth (Picture: Lionsgate)