Kit Harington reveals clean-shaven face; Game of Thrones fans cannot deal with it

GAME of Thrones star Kit Harington has stepped out in London with a very different look to the former Lord Commander and fans are not impressed. SPOILERS

Fans were about as horrified as Jon Snow looks here.

SPOILERS: You would think the death/coming back to life drama would have provided a clue - Jon Snow fans like their hero just the way he is.

Cue trauma then, when Kit Harington stepped out in London with a clean-shaven face to meet fans following a screening of his current show, Doctor Faustus.

The new look triggered everything from hilarious puns to raw emotional and existential questions. See the reaction for yourself below:

Kit Harington has shaved his beard. #KitHarington #DoctorFaustus #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/0W3hBwf3ts

— Kit Harington (@Kit_Updates) June 1, 2016

Is Jon Snow Even Jon Snow Without Jon Snow's Beard? https://t.co/1mIFxx4i3C

— Aesthetic Everything (@Florez_vanessa) June 3, 2016

@LordSnow pic.twitter.com/BHwtYRWSRd

— Ashton (@AshtonDaniels98) June 1, 2016

RIP Jon snow's beard 💔

— Jackie (@jackiesfly) June 3, 2016

It is a day of mourning for jon snow's beard https://t.co/VNOmfDpWXE

— SpaceTerrestrial (@SpaceReb) June 1, 2016

Kit Harington has shaved off his beard and we feel as sad as Jon Snow looks here: https://t.co/goQlikTwZW pic.twitter.com/cpeWbqHaL6

— British GLAMOUR (@GlamourMagUK) June 3, 2016

@LordSnow pic.twitter.com/gPvvJ88vFe

— Cicely Noel Robinson (@sinistercic) June 2, 2016

RIP Jon Snow's beard. You weren't as glorious as his hair, but you were close. https://t.co/dC05YYmweu pic.twitter.com/580ARijjhs

— The Cut (@TheCut) June 2, 2016

It comes just days after the English actor noted a double-standard for men in Hollywood, saying he liked to think of himself as “more than a head, or hair, or a set of looks”.

“Yes, in some ways you could argue I’ve been employed for a look I have. But there’s a sexism that happens towards men. There’s definitely a sexism in our industry that happens towards women, and there is towards men as well,” he told The Sunday Times.

“At some points during photoshoots when I’m asked to strip down, I felt that. If I felt I was being employed just for my looks, I’d stop acting,” he said.

The comments sparked debate online with some saying the actor “knew nothing” about sexism in the industry. Others stuck up for the former Lord Commander for speaking his mind.

One thing beardgate has proved? A man’s beard is not his own.

Catch up on the latest from Game of Thrones Season Six here.