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Sam Heughan's surprising revelation about his love life and finding 'The One'

The Outlander and Love Again actor gave rare insight into his relationship status

Beatriz Colon
Beatriz Colon - New York
New York WriterNew York
Updated: September 2, 2023
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Sam Heughan is not giving up on finding love, and at 43, as a self described "romantic at heart," he is still actively looking for "The One."

In his latest movie, Love Again, (which has just been released on Netflix) Priyanka Chopra stars as his love interest and Celine Dion as his matchmaker and love guru.  

The actor's character, Rob Burns, goes on a great quest to find love with Priyanka's, Mira Ray, and as it turns out, it is not unlike his life off the screen and away from the cameras.

WATCH: Sam Heughan and Priyanka in Love Again

Though since his time as Jamie Fraser on Outlander opposite Caitriona Balfe's Claire Fraser for six seasons, the star has become an indisputable heartthrob, he has never married, and remains as a Hollywood bachelor, for now, not dating anyone at the moment.

That's not to say he doesn't want to settle down though, and in a recent interview with People, Sam opened up about his ongoing search for The One.

He confessed: "I've done all of the gift-giving and turning up when least expected, but, so far, I'm still looking."

Priyanka Chopra with Sam Heughan at the Love Again screening in New York© Getty Images
Priyanka with Sam at the Love Again screening in New York

And he's received quite the showering of love in return, though he admits largely from Outlander fans, who have offered him even their hand in marriage, and he joked: "I've signed a few body parts." 

While it could be overwhelming, he maintains: "Our fans have been so supportive for 10 years now," adding: "It's always nice to meet people. They're great."

Sam and Mackenzie smiling for a red carpet photo© Getty Images
Sam dated American actress MacKenzie Mauzy

Beyond admitting that he is in fact still looking for the one for him, Sam is notoriously private about his personal life.

His tenure on Outlander has certainly taken up most of time, and he previously told the Inquirer: "Certainly, relationships are hard when you're working in Scotland 10 months a year. I travel a lot and any downtime I have, I'm trying to do other projects, so very much, my career comes first."

Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan in Outlander © James Minchin
Sam has confessed filming Outlander takes up most of his time - leaving little time for love

However, at the very least, his character has offered up some inspiration when it comes to settling down.

Speaking of his character Jamie's marriage to Claire, he further told the outlet: "I would like to emulate some of Jamie's qualities. He's very loyal and quite stubborn," adding: "The love that Jamie has for Claire –  it would be amazing to find something like that myself."

Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe attend the "Outlander" FYC Screening + Panel at Television Academy's Wolf Theatre at the Saban Media Center on March 09, 2022 in North Hollywood, California© Getty

Time constraints aside, he is still holding out hope, and said: "Maybe I will find someone eventually," before joking: "I am sure at some point, I will get knocked off my feet, then I'm screwed."

Love Again, starring Sam, Priyanka, Celine, plus featuring an epic cameo from none other than Nick Jonas, has a plot that reads: "A young woman tries to ease the pain of her fiancé's death by sending romantic texts to his old cell phone number, and forms a connection with the man the number has been reassigned to."

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