Outlander star Sam Heughan has no time to be shy about wanting to play James Bond: ‘I would be delighted’

Outlander hunk Sam Heughan is one actor not playing coy about wanting Daniel Craig’s iconic Bond job.

While other front-runners including Tom Hardy, Idris Elba and James Norton have played down their chances, Scot Sam says bring it on after fans voted him their favourite choice to be the next 007.

With this year’s No Time To Die Craig’s final outing, Sam is asking Bond bosses to pick up the phone after he tried out once before. ‘I don’t think any actor would ever say no,’ the 40-year-old confessed of his own chances.

‘If I was asked to audition for it, I would be delighted.’

Sharing his previous attempt, when he got as far as meeting Bond producer Barbara Broccoli and Martin Campbell, who directed Casino Royale, he added: ‘I did a scene and they had the gun from The Man With The Golden Gun on the table and I remember thinking, “Wow, this is incredible”. It was surreal. He’s a character we’ve all grown up with.’

Sam is already well versed in strange mega-fandom, thanks to his role as Highland warrior Jamie Fraser.

He told Radio Times: ‘I’ve had a variety of strange and wonderful things. I got sent a crate of avocados, a blanket with my face all over it. When I take my clothes off [on the show] I wear a modesty pouch and a generous lady crocheted me one.’

See Radio Times, out now.

Imperial leather! Kate’s the queen of Paris fashion

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She may be teetotal these days, but that didn’t stop Kate Moss getting leathered for Paris Fashion Week.

The 47-year-old former party animal showed why she is still the queen of fashion as she appeared remotely to big up the Givenchy show. Kate looked stunning in a spray-on black number, completing the vampish look with open-toed black leather boots.

The Devil Wears Prada star Anne Hathaway, 38, marked the occasion by wearing a studded-sleeve creation from the iconic French label, and five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams, 40, posted a snap of herself in a black mesh top.

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One Givenchy model who appeared on the actual runway in Paris rather than sending a snap from home was Meadow Walker, the 22-year-old daughter of Fast & Furious star Paul, who died in a car crash in 2013.

Jason’s ex-tremely grateful to Olivia

Olivia Wilde and ex-fiancé Jason Sudeikis signalled there were no hard feelings over her romance with Harry Styles.

At Sunday’s Critics’ Choice Awards Jason, 45, thanked the mother of his kids as his show Ted Lasso cleaned up, including his gong for best actor in a comedy series. He gushed: ‘I thank my kids, Otis and Daisy, and I want to thank their mom, Olivia, who had the initial idea for this.’

Olivia, 36, fired her thanks straight back, posting: ‘So happy for you guys.’

Never say Di… Emma is moving on

She may be queen of the Critics’ Choice Awards… but Emma Corrin won’t be playing Princess Diana again.

Emma, 25, scooped best actress in a TV drama series for her portrayal of Diana in The Crown.

Asked about resurrecting the role, she said: ‘No, I don’t think so, as much as I adored Diana and to play such a complex character was such a gift. I want to explore playing a lot of different characters.’

Emma’s co-stars Gillian Anderson and Josh O’Connor also won Critics’ Choice awards for their roles as Margaret Thatcher and Prince Charles, and The Crown also scooped best drama series.

Armed and fabulous! Daisy blooms at awards bash…

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Lockdown may have denied Daisy Edgar-Jones her red carpet moments … but she still led the fashion pack at the Critics’ Choice Awards. Daisy, 22, nominated for Normal People, dazzled in a scarlet Oscar de la Renta dress with balloon sleeves. Her co-star Paul Mescal, 25, wore top-to-toe Cartier and Prada for the remote ceremony.

Stalker’s ‘throat-slit threat’ to Billie

Billie Eilish has reportedly been granted a restraining order against a stalker who allegedly threatened to cut her throat.

The bad guy singer won the five-year order after alleging that John Hearle was camping outside her family home in Los Angeles, according to E! News. Billie, 19, claimed he perched on a fence to look into her house and made a ‘throat-slitting’ gesture towards her.

In her request for the order she said: ‘I no longer feel safe going outside my home and enjoying basic physical exercise as he could attempt to approach and hurt me. Every time I see him I just want to scream.’

Gigi’s makeover shows some strawberry flair

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Gigi Hadid is seeing red after transforming herself into a luscious strawberry blonde.

The 25-year-old debuted her new tresses on Instagram, adding a strawberry emoji. Her makeover came as ex-model Janice Dickinson, 66, called Gigi and her fellow Instagram models ‘pretty, but not supermodels’.

Eastern promise… APE line-up is unveiled

Finally… some live music news to go APE about! Jamie XX and Kano will return to the stage for this summer’s All Points East festival in London, when they headline on Saturday, August 28. Slowthai and Arlo Parks are also due to hit the stage when lockdown lifts in time for the four-day event.

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