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"Outlander" co-stars Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe share a blazing on screen chemistry. Balfe recently spoke about her role as Claire Randall and how imperative was it for her character to have passionate sex scenes. Balfe plays a married nurse in "Outlander." Under mysterious circumstances, she travels back in time and gets stuck in a whirlwind romance with Scottish warrior played by Heughan. The two get into some passionate lovemaking and according to Balfe, her character Claire has no qualms in being sexually active.

"It's romantic but it's not fluffy at all. There's nothing sappy about the story at all. It's quite gritty. It's quite raw and real. I've filmed some sex scenes already but they're very integral to the storyline and they're not really gratuitous at all. Claire is a very sexually comfortable, sexually active woman and they show that. I think it's all in keeping with the story," Balfe said in her interview with Nuke The Fridge.

Balfe also talked about her audition for the role. She said that she was not aware that the makers had tested several other actresses before she was finalized as the lead.

"Well, I wasn't aware of the huge search. I heard about it much later. I think my manager sent it to me in August. I think Sam [Heughan] had already been cast in June so they were looking for about three or four months. I self taped. I sent it from L.A. to London," added the actress.

Reportedly, Sam flew to L.A to read the scenes with Balfe. Balfe was selected for the role within one week of her audition.Both Sam and Caitriona have built a huge fan base since the inception of their show.

"Outlander" is created by Ronald D. Moore and has been produced under Left Bank Pictures. The show airs on Starz network. The show was renewed for its second season on Aug 15. The series is based on the novels by Diana Gabaldon and the the second season is going to be based on "Dragonfly in Amber."