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[Blind Gossip] This actor just can’t catch a break from fans.

He is the handsome leading star of a television drama.

In a wishful scenario, fans spread rumors that he and his leading lady on the TV show were madly in love and secretly dating.

It wasn’t true. But the rumors did persist for several years.

Then some fans started getting angry and frustrated with him for not disclosing this imaginary secret relationship.

So they turned on him and started a new rumor. They “outed” him as being secretly gay!

He has taken both rumors in stride and calmly responded to them without adding any fuel to the fire.

Now, if he is seen with a female friend who is not his costar, he gets “inned” again and the fans attack her online for “stealing” him away from his costar.

If he is seen with a male friend, he gets “outed” again.

He just can’t win.

This outlandish behavior does not make him eager to disclose his personal life.

He is glad that his show has fans, but he has seen how crazy and irrational they can become.  He is worried that one of them will take their fantasies about him too far and someone could get hurt.

For now, the fanaticism displayed over his personal life… has resulted in him sharing less than ever about his personal life!

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[Optional] On a scale of 1-10, how handsome is our actor?

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TV Show: Outlander

Actor: Sam Heughan

Costar: Caitriona Balfe

Your friends at Blind Gossip told you last summer that actor Sam Heughan was having a tough time dealing with some crazy fans.

The fans believed that he was having an affair with his Outlander costar, Caitriona Balfe.

At first, it was just fans being stans. Since the two actors played lovers on the fantasy TV show, it was fine that fans believed that they had good chemistry.

We actually talked about their chemistry a couple of years ago in the blind item Secretly Holding Hands.

Then it got ugly.

When Heughan denied that they were a couple in real life, the fans went crazy. “You’re a liar!” “You’re gay!”

The so-called “fans” turned nasty, vicious, and threatening.

While to this point he has remained quiet about the matter, Sam Heughan has finally had enough of the bullying, the harassment and the stalking.!

From E News:

Outlander’s Caitriona Balfe Shows Support for Sam Heughan After Bullying Revelation

Caitriona Balfe has her co-star’s back no matter what!

Last week, Outlander star Sam Heughan spoke out on social media and described nearly six years of bullying, harassment and stalking.

“My co-stars, friends, family, myself, in fact anyone I’m associated with, has been subjected to personal slurs, shaming, abuse, death threats, stalking, sharing of private information and vile, false narrative,” he wrote in part. “I’ve never spoken about it because I believe in humanity and have always hoped these bullies would just go away.”

Soon after Sam took his private struggles public, one of his co-stars showed her support online.

Which costar would that be? Why, his  TV “love interest”, Caitriona Balfe, of course!

They look great together, don’t they?

But they’re not a couple, people! They are actors! Caitriona is married to a music producer named Tony McGill.

Here are Caitriona and Tony at the BAFTA Awards:

Anyway, here’s Caitriona defending Sam:

“Sad that Sam has had to come out and say all this. I would have thought mean bitchy behavior would have been left in the school yard,” Caitriona wrote to her social media followers. “But unfortunately a VERY SMALL but very vocal part of this fandom use their energy to write and say awful untrue things.”

While Sam didn’t share any specifics about the bullies “for ongoing legal reasons,” the actor reminded fans that he’s just a “normal guy and nothing like the characters I play.”

“I will not entertain it anymore and am blocking anyone that writes anything defamatory or abused,” he declared. “I’m so hurt by this.” 

Despite the negativity, Sam remains grateful to the majority of Outlander’s loyal fans who continue to show more support than ever before.

“To every fan that has supported me and the work I do, THANK YOU. I’m so grateful, from the bottom of my heart,” Sam wrote. “Stay safe and please be kind to yourself and each other. There’s so much more to concern ourselves with right now.”

It’s a shame that Heughan had to endure years of this bullying before speaking up… but good for him for doing so now!

And for all you stans who are finding it hard to believe that “Jamie” and “Claire” are not a couple in real life, take one last look:

Now let it go, people.

Let it go. 

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Comments

  1. Billie says

    Sam Heughan. Poor bloke can’t win. Either way he is fantastic as Jamie Fraser.
    I give him a solid 8.

  2. EmmaT95 says

    Sam Heughan is a 12! And his costar Caitriona is absolutely gorgeous too! Love the show. They aren’t only very talented actors but seem like genuinely lovely people and some ‘fans’ thank them by spreading lies about their ‘hidden marriage’, saying Sam is gay, mocking Cait’s fiancé and saying her engagement is fake. It’s ridiculous. They are pure poison and need professional help! Thank you for spreading the truth. X

  3. Speakeasy00 says

    Sam Heughan- Outlander. Of course he wants to keep get his dating life private with “fans” like this. I get shipping them, clearly they both have great chemistry on and off-screen, but these people are embarrassing. They are adult professionals and even if they were attracted to each other at some point, I’m sure they wouldn’t want to jeopardize their work. It’s usually unprofessional to date coworkers in a normal setting, why should this be different even if they’re pretending to be…

  4. mayer2816 says

    Sam Heughan
    Caitriona Balfe

    he’s a 20 for me! especially that Scottish accent he’s doing! MA LORD

    • Jeanesgenes says

      You do realize he is Scottish? He grew up with that accent and when he moved to London, he worked hard to temper it so he could get jobs down there.
      He’s a nice guy and doesn’t deserve all the crazy shipper attention.

  5. CoxyFoxy says

    TV Show: Outlander
    Actor: Sam Heughan
    Costar: Catriona Balfe

    I’d give him a 7.

    So-called fans who ship actors and bully those actors’ significant others are the scum of every fandom.

  6. JHntr113 says

    Actor: Sam Heughan should just carry around bags of smelling salts whenever he goes anywhere…to revive the droves of swooning women (and men) who lay eyes on him
    Actress: Catriona Balfe… the lucky lady lol

  8. Jeanesgenes says

    Sam Heughan
    He’s a 9+++++++++++++++++
    Caitriona Balfe

    I think they were friends with benefits but no more.
    It’s his life. People also say that she’s gay, and Tony McGill (who’s her fiance) is a beard.

  9. PatioPrincess says

    This is the “Outlander” guy. Nobody cares if he’s gay. I stopped watching when he was abused by BlackJack. That was just too much for me. Haven’t watched since. I would rate him a 9.

  10. MaisyDaisy says

    Sam Heughan, who is obviously gay. So be it. The business he’s in and the roles he’s playing/seeking make it logical for him to his sexual orientation to himself though. He’s about a 6 to me. Too big somehow. Caitriona Balfe is a 10. I am a straight woman and have a huge crush on her.

  12. ChrisEvansFan says

    TV Show: Outlander
    Actor: Sam Heughan
    Actress: Catrione

    Clue: Just for “outlandish” haha!

    Optional: He is very handsome. But LMAO these kind of series do tend to attract crazy fans. I guess because female fans do tend to live out their fantasies to the female protagonist so they project it.

  15. gossipreader says

    Sam Heughan — he should just come out like Luke Evans and others but he can’t because of his Outlander role and his fanatical fan base, and of the potential loss of other roles like the Bond role.

  16. mb2004 says

    I’m pretty sure this is Sam Heughan from Outlander – lovely guy in real life.

  19. Midwestgurl says

    Outlander, definitely.

    Sam Heughan

    Caitriona Balfe.

    Sam’s about an 8. The fans who insist he’s either gay or married to Cait are the minority, but they are crazy.

  25. jessicad says

    Tv show: outlander
    Actor: Sam heugan
    Costar: caitriona balfe
    Optional: 10 but I’m an outlander fan

  27. whatiMEANT2sayis says

    Most definitely Sam
    Of Outlander and his co-star Caitriona Balfe.
    Poor guy.
    Those shippers are craY.
    They’ve been downright vicious to his girlfriends, and are horrible to Caitriona’s fiancé!

  30. njny123 says

    Aww this is Sam Heughan from Outlander. Costar is Caitriona Balfe. Clue ‘outlandish’. He seems lovely. I give him a 9 in character as Jamie, a 7 or so with the short hair 😂

  31. littlevase says

    Outlander?
    Sam Heughan, Caitriona Balfe

    He’s a 3. Doesn’t appeal to me at all although I can see how others would find him hot.

  32. sherlockholmes says

    TV Show: Outlander
    Actor: Sam Heughan
    Costar: Caitriona Balfe

    Optional: 10/10…gorgeous!!!!

  36. ADoyle says

    Stranger Things
    Finn Wolfhand
    Millie Bobby Brown
    Optional: I am in my 30s and not at all attractive to underage children.

  40. ezilgaloth says

    TV Show: Outlander

    Actor: Sam Heughan

    Costar: Caitriona Balfe

    [Optional] On a scale of 1-10, how handsome is our actor? I dunno know, I don’t care – but these “fans” are absolutely apecrap CRAZY. Bill Shatner tries to reason with them, but they are just nutz.

    • amagod121 says

      Bill Shatner is a blast! Iwish he’d come back to TV as Denny Crain. He was absolutely wonderful in the role!

  41. GrannyGoose says

    TV Show: Castle
    Actor: Nathan Fillion
    Costar: Stana Katic

    -or-

    TV Show: Firefly
    Actor: Nathan Fillion
    Costar: Morena Baccarin (although she is married now)

  42. wendybar says

    Show Criminal Minds

    Actor Shemar Moore

    Co Star “Baby Girl” Kirsten Vangsness

  43. redstilettos says

    Sam Heughan from Outlander. Sometimes he pings and sometimes he doesn’t.

    10.

  46. mrs_right says

    Outlander
    Sam Heughan
    Caitriona Balfe

    I’d say an 8. They’re both very attractive!

  47. jessicafletcher says

    TV Show: Outlander

    Actor: Sam Heughan

    Costar: Catirona Balfe

    [Optional] On a scale of 1-10, how handsome is our actor? 10

    Fans of the show need to get a grip. It’s embarrassing to be associated with the crazies of a fandom when people enjoy their friendship and chemistry as ACTORS. But that’s what it is kids – acting.

    • fiddlesticks says

      to be fair, they do have sizzling chemistry onscreen at a level that’s rare to see these days. People have become so unaccustomed to genuinely great acting that they don’t believe it can’t be real.

  48. Thrillckr says

    Sam Heughan – Outlander. There is a vocal group of stans that want him and Caitronia Balfe to be together. Some claim that they’re secretly married.

  50. with a twist says

    TV Show: Outlander (all the “out” clues helped!)

    Actor: Sam Heughan

    Costar: Catriona Balfe

    I’d rate him an 8-9. I enjoy watching the show, and Jamie is a great, dashing character, but there are way too many crazy fans out there that have made his and Cait’s lives pretty miserable. It’s just a TV show, people! They are actors!