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Siobhan Macdonald

Outlander's latest celebrity superfan is Samuel L Jackson who says he dreams about Jamie Fraser

Samuel L Jackson has revealed he is a massive Outlander fan - and he dreams about Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe.

During an interview on The Today Show, Samuel told the hosts how his wife can't get enough of the raunchy hit Starz show - branding it her "Scottish porn".

And he's got into the historical fantasy series himself as a result.

Outlander, based on Diana Gabaldon's books of the same name, has a huge global fan base.

Viewers tune in weekly to see Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe play the legendary couple Jamie and Claire Fraser every Sunday night.

Snakes on A Plane actor Samuel said his wife, actress LaTanya Richardson Jackson, is among the superfans tuning in and she gets "so hyped for Sundays".

Sam plays Jamie Fraser (r) in the hit show (Starz)

And he reckons the TV is on so "loud" in their bedroom when he's trying to fall asleep that he's started to dream about the fictional couple.

Speaking with the Today Show last Friday, the legendary actor said: "My wife was so hyped for 'Outlander Sunday'."

The host replied: "Oh I know it's back."

Samuel said: "Her Scottish porn was back. I was like 'Oh what? That thing is back? That girl is still running back and forth in time? That dude Jamie's been through everything.'

"I know who they are because they're in my dreamscape at night because when I go to bed, my wife watches that - and it's not on softly.

"It's on. I've learned to sleep in all of that."

The Pulp Fiction star and LaTanya could be a real life Jamie and Claire love story after marrying in 1980.

The couple have one child together, daughter Zoe Jackson.

The Avengers actor isn't the only famous face who is a big fan of the time-travelling drama.

Star Trek star William Shatner is a huge fan of the show, tweeting back in 2018: "For Outlander fans I do have an Outlander t-shirt signed TWICE by Sam."

Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson (EPA)

Susan Sarandon also shared her love for the show, taking to Twitter to ask when the show was returning for its highly anticipated sixth season.

When filming her own rom-com in Scotland, Brooke Shields admitted to falling in love with the country and the show.

Speaking with Town & Country magazine , the 56-year-old actress, exclaimed that she now can't wait for season six, she said: "I didn't watch Outlander until I got to Scotland, and in two and a half months I watched five seasons—now I can't wait for the next one.

"There are things it gets into that are so unbelievable, and scenes that are so heart-rending; I became a complete addict.

"A lot of our crew also works on Outlander, so I was pumping them all for information or trying to get them to bring Tobias Menzies to come visit our set."

Outlander is currently in its sixth season, which is unfortunately shorter than usual - clocking in at eight episodes, due to filming constraints from the coronavirus pandemic.

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