Sophie Skelton & Richard Rankin: Are ‘Outlander’ Couple Dating IRL?

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Is a definite Outlander mates dating IRL?

Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin person fans asking conscionable that.

With 1 of the Outlander actors up for a role successful a big, polarizing caller project, her fanbase could increase.

And that means much eyes connected her, her castmates, and her relationships. Here’s what we know:

Richard Rankin and Sophie Skelton connected  March 9, 2022.Richard Rankin and Sophie Skelton be the Season 6 Premiere of STARZ “Outlander” astatine The Wolf Theater astatine the Television Academy connected March 09, 2022. (Photo Credit: David Livingston/Getty Images)

This ‘Outlander’ mates definite feels similar they’re dating IRL

Almost since Season 1 of Outlander premiered a afloat decennary ago, Brianna Fraser and Roger Wakefield person captivated audiences. (Brianna’s communicative began successful Season 2, which is inactive most of the show’s history)

Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin person done an bonzer occupation of bringing these characters to life. And their on-screen chemistry is disconnected the charts!

In fact, they person specified a bully vibe — whether it’s connected camera oregon astatine reddish carpet events — that fans are wholly tenable for asking if this Outlander couple is dating IRL.

Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin connected  June 9, 2023.Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin be Outlander Season 7 World Premiere At Tribeca Film Festival astatine OKX Theatre astatine BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center connected June 09, 2023. (Photo Credit: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for STARZ)

Adding to it each is that Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin walk clip unneurotic adjacent erstwhile they’re not filming Outlander.

For years, fans person watched the formed hanging out. We don’t conscionable mean betwixt takes, but disconnected set.

However, their chemistry arsenic an on-screen Outlander couple is much a testament to their acting skills than a statement of their IRL relationship.

Outlander actors Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, and Richard Rankin connected  February 24, 2022.Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, and Richard Rankin be the “Outlander” Season six premiere astatine The Royal Festival Hall connected February 24, 2022. (Photo Credit: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Starzplay)

Are ‘Outlander’ stars Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin dating IRL?

Sophie and Richard are not dating successful existent life. They are, however, precise bully friends.

In fact, Sophie precocious gave an interview to Gold Derby to sermon (among different things) the wide speculation astir their off-screen bond.

And, of course, the fictional narration betwixt Brianna and Roger.

Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin connected  February 24, 2022 portion    each  dressed up.Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin be the “Outlander” Season six premiere astatine The Royal Festival Hall connected February 24, 2022. (Photo Credit: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Starzplay)

“I deliberation 1 happening I emotion astir their relationship, what the amusement does truthful well,” Sophie said of their characters. She assessed: “Is amusement you 2 precise antithetic pb relationships.”

Sophie elaborated: “With Bree, they amusement a precise flawed, precise existent mentation of relationships.”

She described relationships “where you tin autumn out, and you tin person things spell terribly, and you don’t ever enactment tremendously well.”

Richard Rankin and Sophie Skelton connected  February 13, 2020.Richard Rankin and Sophie Skelton be the Starz Premiere lawsuit for “Outlander” Season 5 astatine Hollywood Palladium connected February 13, 2020. (Photo Credit: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for STARZ)

Their relationship has existent parallels

Sophie characterized: “it’s a precise akin benignant of narration off-screen.” That astir sounds troubled! But not romantic.

“We bicker and we’re benignant of similar the member and sister that get connected each other’s nerves a batch of the time,” she admitted.

“But I deliberation that’s great,” Sophie affirmed astir her enslaved with her Outlander co-star. “Because I deliberation that truly seeps into the surface mentation wherever really you tin amusement that.”

In existent life? Richard Rankin appears to beryllium dating Sammie Russell, a manner marque founder. We can’t accidental for definite — and we cognize adjacent little astir Sophie’s idiosyncratic life.

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