This morning was rough for the writing staff of Mock Diaries.com. The morning meeting got… heated.
It all started out very innocently, like any other regular meeting:
“Have you guys seen Kit Harington’s new look?”, Elena—one of the staff writers—asked at the beginning. “He got a buzz cut.”
“Who’s Kit Harrison?”, Maya —another staff writer—asked.
“I don’t know, Maya, I’m talking about Kit Harington…” Elena said.
“I think he looks hot,” Kevin —the only guy in the room—argued.
After a few back-and-forths about whether or not Kit looks good with his new haircut, things got a little… personal:
“Are you saying I wouldn’t look good if I cut my hair that short?!” Elena yelled.
“That is EXACTLY what I’m saying!!” Maya yelled back.
Then Elena stormed out of the room and came back a minute later holding a pair of scissors, and proposed that both she and Maya cut their hair really short “and see who looks worse”.
“Don’t be ridiculous,” I said. “I’ll cut it for you.”
“No one is cutting anyone’s hair,” Joan, our editor, finally said. “Not during work hours, anyway.”
It was hard to pay attention to what was said after that, especially knowing I was gonna have to interview the real Kit Harington later in the day and all that my brain could think of at the time was his shaved head.
The interview was scheduled for noon LA time/8:00 pm London time. It happened via Skype:
Bea: Can you see me okay, Kit?
Kit: Yes, hi.
I could also see him fine. Both my eyes were on his scalp.
Bea: Awesome. Thanks for doing this with me.
Kit: No problem.
Bea: How are you? How are things in London?
Kit: Well, to tell you the truth, the daily deaths continue. It’s pretty scary right now. We are living difficult times…
For the life of me, I couldn’t figure out if my eyes were seeing two bald spots on Kit’s scalp, or if it was just the way the light was hitting him.
Bea: Uh-huh.
Kit: But I’m sure it’s the same right now in the USA.
Bea: Yeah, totally.
Kit: I’m doing what I can to stay positive and—
Bea: Uh-huh. Listen, I want to talk about your haircut.
Kit: What about it?
Bea: It just seems like an odd choice… for your head shape.
Kit: Excuse me?
Bea: Some people seem to really like it…. Me, personally, not so much.
Kit: [Silence]
Bea: Why did you do it? Was it for a role, or are you trying to separate yourself from your Game of Thrones character, Jon Snow?
Kit: I cut it ‘cause it’s hot.
Bea: Oh.
Kit: [Silence]
I could tell he was annoyed by my question and I felt the need to say something to make him like me again.
Bea: My boyfriend is bald.
Kit: Yeah?
Bea: Yeah, but not by choice.
[Silence]
All of a sudden, I couldn’t see him on my screen anymore.
Bea: Hello?
Bea: Kit?
Weird. He must have lost his internet connection…
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