The INSIDER Summary:
- "Game of Thrones" costars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie are engaged.
- Harington and Leslie played onscreen couple Jon Snow and Ygritte.
- They fell in love on set, and have dated off and on since 2012.
- The engagement was officially announced in The Times paper on Wednesday.
Our favorite "Game of Thrones" couple is set to marry in real life. The Sun and People Magazine reportedthat Kit Harington and Rose Leslie, who played Jon Snow and Ygritte on the HBO series, are engaged. The announcement was made official in the Wednesday edition of London newspaper The Times.
Harington and Leslie began dating in 2012 shortly after meeting on the set of "Game of Thrones." The couple has kept their on-and-off relationship very private for years before finally going public in 2016.
This isn't the first time flurries of reports about the couple's possible engagement have flown around. In July of this year, gossip sites began reporting that Harington had proposed. Within a day, reps for the couple had shut down the rumors.
Read our full timeline of Harington and Leslie's relationship to learn more about their love story.
This article has been updated to reflect the official announcement made in The Times.
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