{"id":1998894,"date":"2025-09-05T08:56:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T08:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1998894"},"modified":"2025-09-05T08:56:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T08:56:09","slug":"just-when-i-was-getting-used-to-outlander-season-8-being-the-end-sam-heughan-praising-caitriona-balfe-has-me-in-my-feels-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/just-when-i-was-getting-used-to-outlander-season-8-being-the-end-sam-heughan-praising-caitriona-balfe-has-me-in-my-feels-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Just When I Was Getting Used To Outlander Season 8 Being The End, Sam Heughan Praising Caitr\u00edona Balfe Has Me In My Feels Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Starz<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Like every other <em>Outlander<\/em> fan under the sun, I\u2019ve had quite a journey with the romantic fantasy\/historical drama. It\u2019s made me laugh, made me cry, and delivered so much shock and awe in just a couple of handfuls of its <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/television\/2552902\/the-best-outlander-episodes-so-far-ranked\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:best episodes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">best episodes<\/a> that I sometimes can\u2019t believe how much has happened to Claire, Jamie and all of their friends and extended family. Seeing as how we\u2019ve known that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/outlander-ending-season-8-starz-173312026.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Outlander Season 8 is going to be the final go-round;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><em>Outlander<\/em> Season 8 is going to be the final go-round<\/a> for a long time now, I had actually gotten used to the fact that this Caitr\u00edona Balfe and Sam Heughan-starring ride was coming to an end. However, now that Heughan\u2019s been out here praising his co-star, I\u2019m all in my feels again.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">What Did Outlander\u2019s Sam Heughan Say About Caitr\u00edona Balfe Before Season 8 Airs?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Even though we are quickly approaching the end of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/television\/2025-tv-premiere-date-schedule-upcoming-new-returning-shows\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:2025 TV schedule;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">2025 TV schedule<\/a>, we are still a ways off from the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/outlander-raises-frustrating-questions-jamie-181948843.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:2026 television debut of Outlander Season 8;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">2026 television debut of <em>Outlander<\/em> Season 8<\/a>. So, while we are, technically, still in a Droughtlander (though <em>Outlander: Blood of My Blood<\/em> is helping by providing a new <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/outlanders-time-travel-works-190442089.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:1700s time travel story;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">1700s time travel story<\/a>), I\u2019ve been able to adjust to the fact that a series I\u2019ve loved for over a decade will soon no longer bring me new adventures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During a recent interview with the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/04\/entertainment\/sam-heughan-gushes-over-outlander-co-star-caitriona-balfe-before-season-8\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">celebrity.land<\/a>, though, Sam Heughan had to go and stir my emotional pot by sweetly talking up his co-star and buddy, Caitr\u00edona Balfe. When speaking about being done with their roles as Jamie and Claire since Season 8 wrapped filming nearly a year ago, the <em>Men in Kilts<\/em> star said:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Caitr\u00edona and I are going to be in each other\u2019s lives forever. We are firm friends, and have been through this amazing journey together. I\u2019m just so happy that she\u2019s being really successful and continuing working on some great projects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Welp, that\u2019s it! Once again, it\u2019s hard to imagine a world where these two aren\u2019t on screen together at least every couple of years. Sassenachs! Whatever shall we do!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Related:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/outlander-close-ending-not-mindy-212234803.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Outlander Is Close To Ending, But Not Before Mindy Kaling Outed Herself As A Big Fan: \u2018When Somebody Can Create This World And There\u2019s Time Travel?\u2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><strong>Outlander Is Close To Ending, But Not Before Mindy Kaling Outed Herself As A Big Fan: \u2018When Somebody Can Create This World And There\u2019s Time Travel?\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I mean, sure. For many years now it\u2019s seemed very apparent that Balfe and Heughan became friends because of the show. From him talking about how she\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/television\/2560550\/sam-heughan-reveals-the-secret-to-outlander-success-with-caitriona-balfe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201clike a sister and best friend,\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u201clike a sister and best friend,\u201d<\/a> to her calling him <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/television\/2566734\/outlanders-caitriona-balfe-work-hubby-sam-heughan-sweet-wishes-birthday-season-6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:her \u201cwork hubby\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">her \u201cwork hubby\u201d<\/a> and them arguing about <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/outlanders-caitr-ona-balfe-sam-181719588.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Heughan refusing to return Balfe\u2019s phone calls;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Heughan refusing to return Balfe\u2019s phone calls<\/a>, they clearly have a tight bond that we can all hope won\u2019t end just because\u2026<em>sniff, sniff<\/em>\u2026the show that brought them together does.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hopefully, they\u2019ll continue to at least share their friendship with fans, and post the odd photo of them at lunch together once in a while. He continued, and noted that they even met up not long ago:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We had lunch recently, in London. Normally those do turn into perhaps the odd margarita or two, but this time I think we were quite well behaved. But yeah, it\u2019s always great to hang out. If we don\u2019t hear from each other for a while, then we\u2019ll catch up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Awww! I love that for them. Listen, folks, all I can really say is that we better prepare ourselves for the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/outlander-season-8-ways-off-000349048.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201ctraditional feels\u201d Outlander's final season will bring;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">\u201ctraditional feels\u201d <em>Outlander<\/em>&#8216;s final season will bring<\/a>, because it\u2019s sure to be an emotional ride that might last well past the end credits rolling for the last time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 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