Sophie Turner backs down after kissing Kit Harington during The Dreadfuls shoot. Video
Actors Sophie Turner and Kit Harington looked awkward as they shared an on-screen kiss in their upcoming horror film The Dreadful. A behind-the-scenes clip capturing their ordeal has gone viral, underscoring the unusual transition from brother-sister roles to romantic roles.

Actors Sophie Turner and Kit Harington, best known for playing brother and sister game of ThronesWas clearly uncomfortable after sharing an on-screen kiss during the shooting of his upcoming horror film Horrible.
A behind the scenes video has been shared entertainment tonight Turner and Harington are shown filming a kissing scene, immediately after which the director calls “cut” and pretends to mouth off and step back. The moment, which sparked laughter among the crew, has since gone viral, drawing attention to the unusual transition from brother-sister roles to romantic roles.
HorribleDirected by Natasha Karmani, the film is scheduled to release on February 20 in select theaters and digital platforms.
Watch the viral clip here:
Kit Harington says it was “very awkward” to kiss Sophie Turner for his new movie after playing brother-sister on Game of Thrones for nearly a decade.
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Turner previously admitted that the change was strange for both the actors and longtime fans game of Thrones. Speaking to Vogue in July 2025, she described the experience as “really weird for all of us”, referring to the reaction to seeing her and Harington as lovers on screen.
The actor also addressed the discomfort during an appearance late night with seth meyers in August 2025, recalling that he and Harrington were “both hopping” between takes. Turner said that reading the script before filming made the situation even more real, joking that it was filled with repeated romantic allusions. “I was like, ‘Oh, shoot, he’s my brother,'” she said.
Harington reiterated this awkwardness in an interview E! news in November 2025, noting that the challenges were not limited to their shared on-screen history. He revealed that he had to stand on apple cider to film the kissing scene because Turner is taller than him. “It was a little embarrassing,” he said, adding that otherwise his “dignity was quite intact”.
Turner had previously revealed that he personally recommended Harington for the role. talking to many times In September 2024, she said that she felt the project would be incomplete without her. “You can’t have kit,” he said, adding that the film’s period setting sounds familiar from his Game of Thrones days.
Horrible It also stars Marcia Gay Harden, Laurence O’Furran and Jonathan Howard. The artists have remained close since then game of Thrones That took place in 2019, making this reunion nostalgic and, as the viral clip shows, undoubtedly awkward.