Caitriona Balfe celebrates her 44th birthday this Wednesday, October 4. The actress was revealed to the general public in 2014 thanks to the series Outlander, part 2 of season 7 of which is impatiently awaited by fans on Netflix. Fulfilled in her professional life, the one who plays Claire Fraser is also fulfilled in her personal life. After a few years of dating, Caitríona Balfe announced that she was engaged to Tony McGill during the Golden Globes in 2018, where she was nominated for Best Television Actress in a Drama Series. The following summer, the couple discreetly married in a small group, far from the gaze of the paparazzi. But who is the one who shares the actress’s life?
Who is Tony McGill, Caitriona Balfe’s husband?
Tony McGill works in the entertainment field. He is a music producer, band manager and record label owner based in London. Although they have been together since 2015, Caitriona Balfe and Tony McGill have only appeared in public together at rare events. Tony McGill accompanied her to the Oscar Wilde Awards in February 2017 and to BAFTA-related events in 2018 and 2019. He also accompanied her to the Oscars ceremony in 2020. “He’s a very shy person who doesn’t like people talking about him.”had also declared Caitriona Balfe in the show The Late Late Show in 2018.
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Tony McGill and Caitriona Balfe are parents of a little boy
On August 21, 2021, the couple announced the birth of a baby boy, which surprised fans as the actress had hidden her pregnancy from the public. “We are so grateful for this little soul (…), that he chose us as his parents. I am already in awe of him and I can’t help but look and marvel at all the possibilities of available to him, where he will go and what he will do during the great adventure of his life”, wrote Caitriona Balfe on Instagram. The couple has since shared no information or photos of their son. “When you have a child you become very protective. I don’t want these crazy people – because that’s what they are – I don’t want them talking about him”justified the actress to Vanity Fair in 2022.
“It’s sad” : these rumors that hurt Caitriona Balfe
In this same interview, Caitriona Balfe returned to the rumors circulating about her, about an alleged affair with Sam Heughan, her partner inOutlander. Rumors that went very far, since one person went so far as to call the church where the wedding of Caitriona Balfe and her partner took place, questioning their union and even the paternity of the baby. Particularly hurtful noises for the actress, who did not hide her emotion and her anger: “It’s sad, because you meet the sweetest people, who are fans of the show, who support you and do really nice things, and then you have a few like that, and it tarnishes everything.” .
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