Why Caitriona Balfe Can't Look Outlander's Crew Members in the Face After Filming Jamie and Claire's Wedding Night

Exclusive! Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe take fans inside the steamy sex scenes from the Starz hit's most epic episode yet

By Tierney Bricker Sep 22, 2014 2:00 PMTags
Outlander, Sam Heughan, Caitriona BalfeStarz/Sony Pictures Television

Just call us Jennifer Lopez because we're taking you inside the planning of one of TV's biggest—and most surprising—weddings of the year.

OK, we so didn't actually plan the nuptials that went down between Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire (Caitriona Balfe) in Outlander's Saturday episode, a moment fans of Diana Gabaldon's book series have been eagerly awaiting since the hit Starz series debuted.

While they were forced to marry in order to protect Claire from the English, Jamie and Claire's love story truly begins after they say "I do."

In this exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the filming of the episode, executive producer Ronald D. Moore reveals the cast and crew dedicated "several days" to rehearsals of the, um, steamy wedding night. Why? "Because it was going to be so intense."

Of the rehearsals, Heughan says, "We spent a week, basically, in a room, myself and Cat, with very little clothes on. It was pretty interesting." And a little embarrassing, as Balfe jokes. "I feel like I can't look half the crew in the face anymore."

Fortunately, it helps that Heughan and Balfe are extremely close off-screen. 

"The relationship off-screen with them, they're just very affectionate with each other," co-executive producer Anne Kenney gushes. "They're very caring with each other, so that's lovely and kind of infuses the relationship between Jamie and Claire."

For more inside scoop on the big wedding, including how they picked Claire's gorgeous dress, which Balfe actually "never wants to see again," watch our exclusive clip above. 

Outlander airs Saturdays at 9 p.m. on Starz.