Outlander’s Sam Heughan confirms Jamie’s season 7 fate

The sixth season of Outlander concluded with the worst possible outcome for the Frasers after Claire (played by Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan) were separated by hundreds of miles. Thankfully, the lead actor for the Starz series Sam has just assured fans they don’t need to worry about Jamie’s fate heading into season seven.Sam has confirmed Jamie is thankfully still alive and well when fans eventually tune into Outlander again.Production is currently underway on an extended seventh outing following season six, which was shortened due to Covid restrictions.Although a release date has yet to be confirmed by Starz, the Fraser clan is hoped to return to screens by the end of next year.In the meantime, millions of fans around the world are on the edge of their seats to find out the outcome of a horrific attack on Fraser’s Ridge.READ MORE: Prince Harry memoir torn apart by Steph McGovern Outlander’s Sam Heughan shares new season 7 details as he confirms Jamie’s fate (Image: Starz) Outlander: The cast are currently filming season seven (Image: Starz) Outlander: Jamie’s was in grave danger at the end of the last season (Image: Starz) Outlander: The Fraser face their greatest battle yet (Image: Starz)Thanks to a last-minute rescue from his friends Young Ian (John Bell) and Chief Bird (Glen Gould), Jamie will be back with a vengeance to rescue her from their latest predicament.Outlander’s last season ended on a major cliffhanger, as Starz was unable to finish its adaptation of Diana Gabaldon’s sixth novel, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, due to Covid.Thankfully, the series was granted an extended run of 16 episodes, which will wrap up the latest chapter as well as bringing book seven, An Echo in the Bone, to screens.The Covid lockdowns were unfortunately not the only challenges the cast and crew had to face on set, as Sam revealed.DON’T MISS:Chicago Med fans left ‘heartbroken’ after yet another character exit [LATEST]The Sandman creator shares major update for season two [NEWS]Wild Croc Territory star shares major season two update [EXCLUSIVE]’At the end of season six… Well, it was a shorter season, due to Covid,’ he explained on the Zoe Ball Show on BBC Radio 2.’And also, to my wonderful co-star Caitriona Balfe, she was pregnant.”She pretty much shot up until she almost gave birth. She was incredible.’Caitriona had to film the majority of the latest season whilst pregnant with her first child, but thankfully the actress was still able to deliver yet another stunning performance as Claire.