A West Lothian schoolboy and budding actor has bagged a dream function on hit present Outlander and made to really feel “like a VIP” whereas filming.
Alex Dunlop (10) will seem in an upcoming episode of sequence six of the historic drama present.
Alex was requested to do an audition by his time at Efficiency Academy theatre group, the place he attends on a Saturday afternoons in Bathgate.
He had by no means completed an audition earlier than and with due to covid, his nail biting audition was performed by a Whatsapp video chat.
His mum Rachael and pop Mark mentioned they didn’t give the audition one other thought and had been blown away after they heard again from the manufacturing firm to be supplied a special half.
His dad and mom mentioned: “Alex had a tremendous time on set. Even earlier than he was given an element, he was invited by to Cumbernauld, the place they had been taking pictures, to do varied measurements for outfits and so on – at this level, we didn’t even know if had an element or not, and he was even loving this expertise – feeling crucial, virtually being handled just like the star of the present.
“He was amazed in any respect the units that had been arrange for varied scenes, and beloved seeing all of the outfits, wigs and props and so on.
“When going again by for the precise filming, we had been picked up by personal automobile with driver, who took us by from West Lothian to Cumbernauld (bringing us house additionally).
“It was VIP service all the best way, as once we arrived, we had been taken to our personal little caravan and given a menu for lunch. We had a runner who checked on us for our each want which was nice. It was an awesome expertise.
“A couple of days later we obtained a name as a result of they wished to re-film a small half. So, we obtained to do all of it once more!”
Alex’s dad and mom mentioned his time filming the present was “an awesome expertise that may by no means be forgotten” and are presently counting down the episodes till they will see their son on TV.
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