Outlander's Sam Heughan celebrates birthday by 'carbing up' for London Marathon
Outlander star Sam Heughan celebrated his 45th birthday a bit early this year as he prepares to run the London Marathon.
The Jamie Fraser actor took to Instagram to say that he was tucking into a meal prepared by Scots chef Tom Kitchin and 'carbing up' for the 42km run, which takes place next weekend.
And many fans flocked to the comments to wish the star a happy birthday.
One penned: "A meal fit for a king (of men)."
Another added: "Happy early birthday to you, my absolute favourite actor!! You have such a kind soul and you are such an amazing human being !! I wish you the best !! Send you love!!"
While one said: "(almost) 45 never looks so good! Looks delicious."
And one added: "Ahhh, The Kitchin! Soo yummy, especially the scallop! Mmm. Happy early Birthday, Sam!"
While another commented: "The big 45. Happy birthday."
Sam has been visiting The Kitchin in Leith for many years and even filmed an episode of Men in Kilts with his Outlander co-star Graham McTavish.
The pair were photographed with top chef and owner Tom Kitchin. The celebrity chef shared the moment on social media with the trio appearing to be having a lively discussion as they tucked into Scottish cuisine.
This isn't the first time the star has ran a marathon as he ran the Edinburgh marathon back in 2018.
Sam completed the course in aid of Cahonas Scotland and he crossed the finishing line after three hours and 12 minutes beating his personal best by one minute.
After completing the race, he posted on Instagram: "@edinburghmarathonfestival 3.12 beat my PB by 1min!!
"Thank you everyone for the support and delighted to help @CahonasScotland. Now can I lay down?"
Sam is no stranger to fitness and in 2017, Sam launched My Peak Challenge (MPC) - a movement "dedicated to educating and inspiring its members to live healthier, happier, and more balanced lives while raising funds to change lives".
In 2022, Sam raised whopping £590,000 for charity with the help of his organisation MPC. Fellow members - known as Peakers - set themselves a challenge, physical or otherwise, in a bid to raise cash.
Since the organisation began, they have raised around $6.9m (£5.8m) for a number of good causes including, Give Blood UK, Ocean Conservancy, Marie Curie, and many more. In 2022, Peakers raised over $711k (£592k) and planted 607,000 trees.
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