Outlander’s Mrs Fitz actress gives insight into ‘naughty’ Sam Heughan and cast mates
express.co.ukOutlander star Annette Badland, 71, played fan favourite character Mrs. Fitz in the first season of the show and told Express.co.uk how she got along “terribly well” with fellow cast members Sam Heughan, 41, and Caitriona Balfe, 42.She also admitted that it was “great fun” to be surrounded by such “naughty lads”.Now in its sixth season, Outlander is a historical drama show that takes place around the time of the Jacobite rising.With Sam’s character Jamie Fraser leading his Scottish clan into battle, a huge cast of young actors is needed for filming the epic scenes.Annette, who played Mrs.
Fitz in the first season of the show, has admitted that she enjoyed filming with Sam and his “naughty” bunch of lads. In the series, Glenna FitzGibbons, who is commonly known as Mrs.
Fitz, is the head housekeeper of Castle Leoch and faces an uncertain future after the dissolution of the clans and destruction of the castle.When asked what it was like working on the set of Outlander, Annette revealed: “It was great!”“Sam, myself and Tobias (Menzies) were the first three to be cast and I went up to Scotland for a costume fitting. “And Sam walked into the room and you kind of go, ‘Ooh’,” she admitted cheekily. “But what was really breathtaking is that he’s such a wonderful man. “So polite and doesn’t have any arrogance about him.”She continued: “And it was just great fun to be with those naughty lads!”When quizzed further she reiterated: “Oh they’re a naughty bunch!
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