Outlander Jamie , actor Sam Heughan , meets Holly Willoughby on This Morning
HOLLY Willoughby could barely contain her excitement as she met Outlander actor Sam Heughan on today’s show.
The This Morning presenter, 37, is a huge fan of the hit TV show, in particular the hunky star, who plays Jamie Fraser in the series.
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Squealing with delight, she told him: “I will try and control myself!”
She then proceeded to ask him a series of questions about the upcoming fourth series, while Phillip Schofield sat back, clearly amused.
At the end of the interview she stood up as Phillip took a picture of them – unable to hide huge smile.
Holly gushed: “So nice to meet you.”
Those watching at home found the whole interaction very funny and took to Twitter to comment on it.
One person wrote: “Holly’s dream just came true and Phil had to drag out a photo with Sam Heughan #ThisMorning.”
Another added: “Love watching Holly fan girl over @SamHeughan . To be fair he is an absolute dream 😍 #ThisMorning.”
While someone else Tweeted: “#thismorning Holly, wipe the dribble off your lip you.”
Sam, 38, is a Scottish actor best known for his role in Outlander, which he joined in 2013.
The show, which is based on a series of bestselling novels by Diana Gabaldon, follows Jamie’s romance with the World War II nurse Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe) as she travels back in time to 18th century Scotland.