Outlander star Sophie Skelton's parents 'disappointed' with acting career move
Outlander's Brianna star admits that her parents weren't exactly happy when she stopped pursuing a different career.
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Outlander star Sophie Skelton made a U-turn into acting, leaving her parents initially “disappointed” with her choice.
Jamie (played by Sam Heughan) and Claire Fraser’s (Caitriona Balfe) daughter Brianna Fraser (Sophie Skelton) was introduced in the second season of the Starz series and has been at the epicentre of plenty of drama.
The 30-year-old actress first began her career in the world of musical theatre, taking to the stage for shows such as Chicago and Oliver before finding her love for on-screen work.
Opening up to Harper’s Bazaar as part of its On The Rise segment on YouTube, Skelton said: “I love the rush of being on stage. You just look out and you can’t even see the audience.
“It just sort of a black hole and there’s something really liberating about performing to that.”
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“But I think with being on stage, I did sort of crave that discretion of TV and film acting.
“You can’t really lie with your eyes and on stage, you have to make everything so much bigger which in a way is brilliant, but I also just wanted the realism that screen brings.
“And screen stuff, I suppose, I started when I was about 17.”
It wasn’t always guaranteed that Skelton was going to start acting in the first place, however, as she was actively working towards a very different line of work.
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“I wanted to be a surgeon for quite a long time as well, so I studied biology, chemistry, maths, English, further maths, all of that,” she said.
“So I think my parents were actually quite disappointed when I wanted to take the acting route.
“They love it now. They really like Outlander actually, so they were thrilled when I got the job.”
Skelton will be back as Brianna for the second half of season seven which will be airing later this year.
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In a trailer for the Netflix series about them, Prince Harry told viewers that “no one sees what’s happening behind closed doors” in a reference to how their lives may differ from what the public think about the couple. Meghan adds: “When the stakes are this high, doesn’t it make more sense to hear our story from us?”.
Reports suggested the Duke and Duchess of Sussex could receive up to $100 million for making the show, although this has been disputed and the true figure is unknown.
It was confirmed Outlander season seven, part two, is going to premiere on Friday, November 22.
This will be the beginning of the end, however, with season eight already revealed as the final series.
Filming has already begun on these remaining episodes with a potential late 2025 release date.
Outlander is available to watch on Starz and MGM+ via Prime Video Channels.
