After 12 years as a “jobbing actor,” his trip to Los Angeles for pilot season was a bust. The actor revealed that when he was 34, his acting career had left him completely broke. In Clanlands, Heughan opens about his family and provides insight into his life. As Parade magazine notes, that changes in his new book. Sam Heughan was broke and ready to quit acting when he landed a life-changing auditionĭespite his Outlander fame, Heughan has remained relatively quiet about his private life.

It will show the duo traveling by campervan, vintage motorcycles, and kayaks. The series documents Heughan and McTavish making their way across Scotland with various forms of transportation.

Next year, the follow up docu-series Men in Kilts will debut on Starz. She writes, “Think Jack Kerouac, but with fewer drugs, more paragraphs, and no sex. In the forward, Outlander author Diana Gabaldon describes the book in a very unique way. It’s essentially a conversation between the two as they discuss Scottish history, reflect on their respective acting careers, and share anecdotes from Outlander. According to Town & Country, the book follows the Outlander co-stars as they road trip through Scotland.ĭuring their journey, Heughan and McTavish drink plenty of alcohol, share a lot of laughs, and bicker “like an old married couple” while visiting Scotland’s historical sites.

On November 3, Heughan and McTavish released Clanlands and it quickly became number one on the New York Times Bestseller list. Ortega/Getty Images ‘Clanlands’ follows the ‘Outlander’ stars on a road trip through Scotland’s historical sites The new project is a love letter to Scotland, and Heughan opens up about his family like never before. In the meantime, Heughan and his co-star Graham McTavish (Dougal Mackenzie) have been working on their new book Clanlands and the follow-up docu-series Men In Kilts. Since the spring, the pandemic has put production for season 6 on hold. Outlander star Sam Heughan (Jamie Fraser) has kept very busy during this year’s longer-than-expected Droughtlander.

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