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EXCLUSIVE: Rose Leslie reveals how Kit Harington’s surprise proposal REALLY went down

Rose thought she knew Kit's grand plans.
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Our favourite Game of Thrones couple Kit Harington and Rose Leslie are going to tie the knot, and we’re sure it’s going to be nothing like the Red Wedding.

But while we’ve all heard Kit’s side of the story of how the proposal actually happened, we haven’t heard it from Rose.

Speaking exclusively to TV WEEK, the actress assumed Kit would propose in Iceland during a holiday next month.

“For Thanksgiving we happen to be going to Iceland, which is obviously a country we have many memories from and we both independently love,” she revealed. “I felt sure that was when it was going to be. I was confident to the max.”

So when Kit popped the question well before their trip, Rose was shocked.

“I was blissfully surprised when he dropped to a knee and asked me to marry him,” she said.

“We happened to be in the English countryside, which is kind of an area that I don’t know that well. It was at night time under a beautiful blanket of stars … The man did well. It was highly romantic.”

The couple announced their engagement in the paper.

According to Kit AKA Jon Snow, he fumbled his way through the romantic moment. Speaking on The Jonathan Ross Show, he said his grand plans didn’t get carried out the way he’d hoped.

“I was going to string up some lights in some trees and do all the romantic stuff, but we were in the country and we were under this beautiful night sky and had a log fire burning and red wine and I blew my load early,” he said before laughing at what he’d insinuated.

“Sorry that’s a really bad expression!” he continued. “I was meant to do it the day after with the lights. What I meant to say was, I popped my question a bit early.”

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While Rose’s GoT character Ygritte was killed (by her real-life fiancé, no less) in season four, Rose tells TV WEEK she’s still heavily involved with the cast and community.

“Yes, I still very much consider myself a part of the family. I love experiencing that world again and going to see them on the sets.

Rose plays lawyer Maia Rindell on the drama series The Good Fight and will soon be filming season two.

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