Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan & the 'Outlander' Cast Tease Life-Changing Events for Their Characters

The Outlander cast descended on New York City last week to promote the second half of season 7, and one of their first stops was The Paley Center. Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, John Bell and executive producer Maril Davis spilled the season 7 tea to SheKnows on the red carpet. Outlander celebrated its 10^th Anniversary on the PaleyFest NY panel and reminisced about their last 7 seasons. Balfe and Heughan both had some serious advice for their characters, that involved a stiff drink and calming down. Watch the exclusive video interviews to get your Outlander fix.

Balfe kicked off the interviews and told us her perfect piece of advice for Claire Fraser in part 2 of season 7. Let’s just say, it goes great with a twist and extra olives. “I think I would just sit her down, pour her a stiff martini, and say are you okay, girl?” Advice you can drink, we like it. Balfe also teased her personal favorite moment in this season that happens right at the end, and hinted at a new character being introduced that would surprise everyone.

We also asked the cast what they thought their favorite theme songs might be for their characters for the rest of the season. Everything from AC/DC to Kate Bush was dropped. Last season Balfe said, “Power of Love” was Jamie and Claire’s theme song. This season was a little darker. Davis slipped up and told us a season 8 spoiler. She said, “Thunderstruck” is Jamie Fraser’s theme song, then quickly said, “No that’s not true, that’s next season, we’ve just played that recently on set.” Davis doled out her own advice to Heughan’s Jamie, “Take a deep breath man, take a deep breath.” And some advice for Balfe’s Claire, “Stand your ground, lady. You did nothing wrong.” Davis finished off by dropping a hot duet on the carpet for Claire this season.

Heughan picked AC/DC for Jamie’s theme music, and hinted, “It’s pretty brutal. I’m just going to tell Jamie to, ‘Take a breath, take a moment, take a second, think about what you’re about to do,’” Heughan hinted at a big moment for Jamie and his loved ones. “He should just breathe out more,” then Heughan showed us a deep breathing exercise. Seems like Jamie and Claire are in for a stressful season. When are they not in for a stressful season? When asked if Heughan would be Team Jamie or Team Claire for a big moment between the couple, Heughan didn’t hesitate. “I mean Jamie, of course, right?”

Bell shared his advice for Young Ian, “Follow your heart, chase the girl,” he laughed. When asked if he would get the girl, Bell hinted at a love triangle. Ruh-roh. Then he brought it home by singing, “Holding out for a Hero,” and did a little running dance to top it off.

Without hesitation, Skelton said Brianna would be in mama bear mode, and picked “Highway to Hell,” as Brianna’s theme song. She declined to sing, saying champagne was needed before she would drop her red carpet album. Fair point.

Rankin, also known as the Outlander interview crasher, did sing for us. He went full on karaoke on the carpet that we were worried we may never get our tiny mic back. But he sang, “A Hard Day’s Night” by the Beatles. He also told us his piece of advice for Roger. It was one word, “Don’t.” We asked Rankin to expand, and he revealed what he called a “SheKnows exclusive.” He would tell Roger to never go through the stones at all! What. When Rankin was done singing 3 verses of his chosen song, he dropped the mic. Literally.

Dropping the mic wasn’t good enough for Heughan. So, he dropkicked the mic, right into Balfe, who can be heard saying, “Oh my god!” off-screen. The tiny mic finally met its match. RIP tiny mic, we hardly knew ye, before Jamie Fraser dropkicked you Balfe in time, er, back in time.

To learn what Balfe’s new song for Claire is, and see Heughan dropkick the tiny mic into Balfe land, watch the video. Outlander season 7, part 2 premieres on November 22 on Starz. While you wait, catch up with Balfe and Heughan’s part 1 interview, and Skelton’s Sam Heughan impersonation. Time flies while waiting for Outlander, before you know it, it will be back to traumatize the Frasers another day.

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