Outlander stars Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heugan have made no secret of their close friendship off-screen for years.
The pair have played on-screen husband and wife Claire and Jamie Fraser in the series since it premiered in 2014, and although they’ve had a strong relationship since the first series, Caitríona admit that they don’t hang out together that much. -camera as before.
© Starz!/Kobal/REX/ShutterstockSam and Caitriona as Jamie and Claire Fraser
Speaking at the 2023 Austin Television Festival over the weekend, the actress admitted that their lives have become “a lot more complicated and busier” and they haven’t been able to see each other as much as they would like.
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Describing their close friendship, the Irish star revealed that although she and Sam “definitely annoy each other”, they have never been disappointed, which Caitríona said was a “very sober decision”. which they offered when they first signed up for the TV series, according to showbiz addicts. .
© Photo: Getty Images The actors are friends off-screen
“He and I went for a walk in Hyde Park,” she continued. “We just talked and we said, ‘Look, I didn’t know this was going to happen, but we’re going to be the only ones who know how it’s going to turn out in this. We must have each other’s backs.’ And we did.’
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The 43-year-old went on to explain how their lives have changed in recent years: “We made that decision and it always has been. Years passed, our lives. has become very different. Your lives have become a lot more complicated.”
© Photo: Getty Images Colleagues soon decided to “watch each other’s backs”.
She added that when they first started on the show, she and Sam were “very similar in character.” “We want to be well prepared and focused, but then we want to have a good time. We don’t want to take ourselves too seriously even though we take our job seriously. “, she said.
“But as our lives get more complicated and busier, we may not see each other as much as before, but that core, that friendship, and that foundation that we’ve never changed.”
Sam and Caitriona spend less time together off-screen due to their increasingly busy lives
Both actors have been very open about their off-screen friendships over the years and often compliment each other in interviews. Caitriona he said Ella: “Sam is so kind. He’s a really good friend. He always calls. I don’t know, he has one of the biggest hearts and smallest egos I know.
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“I feel very lucky. Sam and I have a great relationship, we are really great friends.”
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Meanwhile, Sam said earlier PopSugar: “Caitríona and I get along really well and I’m so lucky. She’s incredibly talented and an incredibly nice person and we have a lot of fun.”
As for their on-screen relationship, fans can expect the pair to be more “mature” in the upcoming seventh season.
© Starz Season Seven premieres June 16
“A lot of things happen, a lot of bad things happen, some great things happen,” Caitríona teased at the carnival. “But after all, they’re really strong. Jamie as a character is extremely wise this season.
Nerds and Beyond reported: “Both of them have matured this season and their passion never fades but only grows.”
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