{"id":69390,"date":"2023-12-05T12:04:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T12:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/?p=69390"},"modified":"2023-12-05T12:04:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T12:04:10","slug":"outlanders-sam-heughan-recalls-disastrous-singing-in-mamma-mia-audition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/tv-movies\/outlanders-sam-heughan-recalls-disastrous-singing-in-mamma-mia-audition\/","title":{"rendered":"Outlander\u2019s Sam Heughan recalls disastrous singing in Mamma Mia audition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Outlander star Sam Heughan has opened up on his less-than-impressive Mamma Mia! audition prior to embodying the iconic Scot Jamie Fraser.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Starz period drama returned for season seven in June but fans are having to wait for the second lot of eight episodes until the New Year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As of yet, no official return date has been announced, leaving subscribers eager for more from the show, as well as its popular cast.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Actor Sam Heughan, who has been portraying Jamie Fraser since 2014, had been in shows like A Very British Sex Scandal, River City, The Wild West and Party Animals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some Outlander fans may not be aware though that he also auditioned for the role of Dominic Cooper\u2019s Sky in the hit musical movie Mamma Mia!<\/p>\n

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At the time of him auditioning, Heughan was also performing in Noel Coward\u2019s The Vortex which meant him donning a 1920s style moustache.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But even without the daring facial hair, Mamma Mia! didn\u2019t seem to be in the cards for the 43-year-old Scotsman.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Opening up to Backstage, he explained: \u201cI was just completely wrong for Mamma Mia! anyway.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was working with Will Young, this British musician, and he helped me with the song.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was, like, \u2018This is really high, I\u2019ll transfer it down an octave.\u2019 So I felt reasonably comfortable with it.<\/p>\n

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Heughan continued: \u201cAnd I went in and I gave it to the piano player and I was, like, \u2018I\u2019m just gonna put this down an octave.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd he was, like, \u2018No you\u2019re not. I\u2019m the musical supervisor, you\u2019re going to do it like this.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was like strangling a cat, singing for Mamma Mia!\u201d<\/p>\n

Heughan wasn\u2019t the only one from the Outlander cast who had a terrible auditioning experience before joining the time travel series.\u00a0<\/p>\n