Music can bring people together, even across generations. However, a song can also tear them apart.
24.12.2023 - 08:03 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Sam Heughan has revealed his very festive career dream if he hadn’t become an actor.
The Scots star, who rose to fame playing Jamie Fraser in Outlander, has his pick of Hollywood roles these days and most recently starred in The Couple Next Door with Eleanor Tomlinson - which has become the channel’s most streamed drama of 2023.
But as he opened up to Graham Norton about his childhood dreams during a recent interview on Virgin Radio, the 43-year-old gave fans a bit of an insight into his “inner geek”.
He said: "My first Christmas present that I remember, honestly I'm going to reveal my inner geek here. I was actually probably a teenager.
"Obviously, my mum bought me loads of great stuff, but my uncle came for Christmas and he bought me a board game, one that I'd always wanted, Hero Quest. You know, elves, dwarves, orcs and all that sort of stuff. I think that's why when I grew up I wanted to be an elf myself.”
Sam will be back on set filming for the final fling of Outlander next year as it bows out after a decade on screen.
As we’ve previously reported, the star has said that he will be devastated when the historical time-travel drama ends but he’s looking forward to new opportunities in the future.
It’s not quite time for fans to wallow about the impending ‘Droughtlander’ they face as the second part of series seven is still to air, and it’s thought it’ll drop early in 2024.
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But he's revealed some important dates which could give a clue as to when the last season will hit screens.
Sam told Graham: “We wrap at the end of the year, in October, and that will be it.”
Opening up on his mixed feelings about the end of the
Music can bring people together, even across generations. However, a song can also tear them apart.
It appears there's no stopping reality TV star Sam Thompson at the moment - not only was he crowned King of the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! jungle back in December, but the 31 year has signed up for another year with Love Island. Sam, who first emerged on screen when he starred in Made in Chelsea, is returning as host of the hit ITV2 dating show's official podcast.
EXCLUSIVE: There is a new writer at the helm of Peacock‘s long-gestating reboot of the popular sci-fi franchise Battlestar Galactica. The Sinner creator Derek Simonds has come on board as writer, executive producer and showrunner.
Sam Thompson and Tony Bellew have proved their friendship is still going strong after I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! The former Made in Chelsea star and boxer, who formed a close bond on the ITV show, headed for a night out in Liverpool with Sam’s best friend Pete Wicks. Jungle winner Sam took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a snap of the pair, declaring that Tony would ‘never be able to get rid of him.’ Posting an image with his arms wrapped around Tony, Sam captioned the image: “'You can never get rid of me @tonybellew we’re bonded for life!” Referring to his playful nickname for the 41-year-old boxer, he continued: “love you and miss you Teddy T.” Tony often seemed overwhelmed by Sam's enthusiastic affection for him in the jungle, and it seems this has continued in the outside world.
Hollywood A-lister Russell Crowe has revealed just how close his connections to Scotland are.
Celebrity medium Sally Morgan believes there's "trouble on the horizon" for the new King of the Jungle Sam Thompson and his girlfriend Zara McDermott. The former Made In Chelsea star, 31, finished 2023 on a high after emerging victorious from the latest series of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, and returning into the waiting arms of Zara back home in London.
I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! Winner Sam Thompson posted a cute photo with girlfriend Zara McDermott on Boxing Day, but it left fans rather confused. Fresh from being crowned King of the Jungle in this year’s series of the ITV show, Sam enjoyed a well-deserved break over the festive period.
Outlander's Sophie Skelton shared a sweet throwback snap from before she became a successful actress.
Zara McDermott has left fans guessing if she's engaged to Sam Thompson after sharing a cosy snap with him. The Love Island star has been spending quality time with Sam, who recently returned from the I'm A Celebrity jungle as King of the Jungle. Although Zara couldn't be there to meet him on the iconic bridge, TOWIE star Pete Wicks stepped in.
After sharing a post about her seventh trip to Lapland UK, Sam Faiers has come under fire for 'flaunting her wealth' on social media. The ex-TOWIE star, 32, who has been living in hotels for over a month due to renovations at her £2.5 million home, enjoyed a trip to Lapland UK - a festive attraction in Winkfield Row - with her partner Paul Knightley and their three children, Paul, seven, Rosie, five, and one year old Edward. Sam posted a video of the family day out on Instagram, revealing that visiting Lapland UK is now a "tradition" for her and Paul, which began when they welcomed their first child seven years ago.
EXCLUSIVE: Film projects with genre supremos James Wan, Sam Raimi and Roy Lee attached as producers are set to be turned into video games by ambitious new Sino-American fund Stars-Hana, which we revealed in October.
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TikTok has given special status to certain high-profile accounts, with moderators in Europe encouraged to be lenient with the content they post.Journalists Hibaq Farah and Dan Milmo from The Guardian have suggested that the social media platform created a “hierarchy of users, with certain individuals or groups assigned internal tags that allow them more leeway. Certain seemingly important accounts have been given internal tags, which don’t seem to appear on other accounts.”Internal tags that are assigned to certain users and individuals point to a higher status and include markers such as “super account”, “super account super account”, “Top PGC” and “top creator”.People such as Russell Brand – who has been accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse, although strongly denied the claims – Sam Smith, Manchester United, TV presenter Michael Barrymore, and YouTuber Ethan Payne have been given the internal tags.
Sam Asghari is putting all his extra alone time to good use!
Sam Heughan has revealed that his “lonely” childhood in rural Scotland led him to become an actor.
This year is one former TOWIE star Amy Childs won't forget any time soon - not only did she welcome twins Amelia and Billy in April, she also got engaged to their dad Billy Delbosq just weeks later. But if fans were hoping to hear wedding bells in the new year, the 33 year old admitted exclusively that she has no plans for a wedding just yet. "That’s the question everyone keeps asking me, but there’s been no talk of a wedding yet," Amy laughed when we asked about her upcoming nuptials.
If anyone has achieved their goals in 2023, it’s power couple Sam Thompson and Zara McDermott. Zara, 26, wowed viewers when she showed off her dance moves on this year’s Strictly Come Dancing, while 31-year-old Sam was crowned King of the Jungle on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Now, the pair, whose love life originally played out on screen during reality show Made In Chelsea, hope to make the most of their joint star power – and a source exclusively reveals to OK! that includes exciting opportunities across the pond.
EXCLUSIVE: Raúl Castillo (Cassandro), Jamie McShane (Wednesday) and Sam Keeley (Burnt) have joined the cast of HBO‘s Mark Ruffalo-led series, the Untitled Brad Ingelsby Task Force Project (w/t), currently in pre-production.
Sam Thompson's sister couldn't help but make a post-jungle observation about her younger brother as they spent family time together after his I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here win.
It’s a bittersweet time to be an Outlander fan. With filming set to get underway in September for the much anticipated eighth and final season of the smash hit drama filmed and set in Scotland, and the second part of series seven hitting screens in the new year, there’s lots to look forward to.