Kit Harington: 'I find it demeaning being called a hunk'

Kit Harington has insisted that he finds it “demeaning” when people label him a “hunk”.

The Game of Thrones actor, 28, has suggested in a new interview that it can be “offensive” when people see him as a piece of meat, rather than a talented actor.

“To always be put on a pedestal as a hunk is slightly demeaning,” the actor told PageSix. “It really is and it’s in the same way as it is for women. When an actor is seen only for her physical beauty, it can be quite offensive.”

He continued: “Well, it’s not just men that can be inappropriate sexually; women can be as well. I’m in a successful TV show in a kind of leading man way and it can sometimes feel like your art is being put to one side for your sex appeal. And I don’t like that.”

“In this position you get asked a lot, ‘Do you like being a heartthrob? Do you like being a hunk?’ Well, my answer is, ‘That’s not what I got into it for,'” added Harington.

Kit Harington: ‘I find it demeaning being called a hunk’

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