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Caitriona Balfe stars as Claire Fraser in time-travelling drama Outlander, and has found great success, but this wasn't always the case.

Kenneth Branagh’s film “Belfast,” which tells the story of a family in 1960s Northern Ireland, continues to be an award-show darling, and it showed its sway among the acting community Wednesday with Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for the ensemble cast and actress Caitriona Balfe.Balfe, who also stars in the Starz drama “Outlander,” took home an individual nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture.“It feels really exciting,” Balfe told TheWrap Wednesday. “I’m just so excited for all of us.

Stars and fans turned out in droves to wish Outlander author Diana Gabaldon a very happy birthday as she turned 70. The prolific writer, who has just released her ninth book in the Outlander series – Go Tell The Bees – took to Twitter to thank people for their well wishes.

For fans, a peek behind the curtains of how Diana Gabaldon comes up with the story of the Outlander universe is always exciting.

It's not long now until Starz hit fantasy series Outlander will be back on screens with its highly anticipated sixth season.

Outlander star Sam Heughan wowed fans as he shared a sweaty snap from his work out on social media.

The Chase fans were in stitches as Bradley Walsh was left speechless by one contestant's career.

Not only has Diana Gabaldon written nine books in the Outlander series, several spinoffs and shorts, and even helped out with scripting for the TV show but she's also even managed to appear in a couple of scenes.

The good news for Outlander fans just keeps on coming.

Adapting books for television is always a touchy subject. From the furore over the last season of Game of Thrones to the current reaction from some angry book fans to the Wheel of Time television show, making changes from the pages to the screen may be necessary but not always ideal.

It's not long now, Outlander season six will arrive on our screens in just over three months (March, 2022) and author Diana Gabaldon has already given her own review.

It'll come as no surprise that many of the characters in the hit show Outlander are based on real-life historical figures.

returns for season 6 on March 6, but Starz gave fans an early present on Christmas Day, releasing a new clip from the upcoming premiere episode.The new season, which is based off of the sixth book in Diana Gabaldon's popular series,  picks up where the fifth season left off after Claire (Caitriona Balfe) had just escaped a violent encounter with Lionel Brown and returned to Fraser’s Ridge.

Season six of Outlander is on the way, season seven has been confirmed and Diana Gabaldon has just released the ninth book after a seven-year wait.

Before the TV show was announced or Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe cast in their now-famous roles as Jamie and Claire Fraser, we were almost given a made-for-TV movie based on the Outlander books instead.

The highly anticipated season six of Outlander is set to return in the new year, as fans are still reeling from the explosive cliffhanger ending of season five.

Outlander.WATCH: First Look Trailer for Outlander Season 6The highly-anticipated sixth season of Outlander will premiere in Australia on March 7, 2022, on Foxtel.With just three months left to wait, it will have been almost two years since we last checked in with Claire and Jamie Fraser (Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan) when the show picks back up.Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe return as Jamie and Claire in Season 6.As always, the show is based on the bestselling book series by Diana Gabaldon.

Starz has unveiled the new opening credits for the upcoming season six of Outlander.

#Outlander in Ep.209, singing the Jacobite anthem "Moch Sa Mhadainn".He also performed on sings on Season 5 songs “The Fiery Cross” and “Lighting the Cross,” both of which appear on the show’s soundtrack.Season 5’s opening titles were performed by a choir.Earlier this week, Starz (with help from author Diana Gabaldon at the online event for her latest tome, “Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone”) announced the show will return next year with Season 6 of “Outlander” premiering on the cable network