The Irish actress revealed at the 2018 Golden Globe Awards on January 7 that she's engaged to her boyfriend Tony McGill, whom she has dated for two years.
- Jan 8, 2018
AceShowbiz - Caitriona Balfe is kicking off the year in a big way. The "Outlander" actress attended the 2018 Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 7 at the Beverly Hills Hilton, where she revealed that she had gotten engaged to her boyfriend Tony McGill.
"It happened over the break," Balfe told PEOPLE ahead of the award show, where she debuted her engagement ring. "I'm very happy." Balfe and McGill have been in a relationship for almost two years. They were first seen together in 2015 when a friend shared on Instagram a short clip of Balfe playing a small flute while sitting on McGill's lap.
The Irish actress, who sported a black dress with feathered sleeves at this year's Golden Globes, didn't hit the red carpet with her new fiance that night. However, her onscreen husband, Sam Heughan, was by her side throughout the night.
Caitriona Balfe debuted her engagement ring on the #GoldenGlobes red carpet—and it's so gorgeous 💍 https://t.co/33Tqveml8Y pic.twitter.com/EsvkD4dxrN
— Harper's Bazaar (@harpersbazaarus) 8 Januari 2018
"He's the sweetest. I'm so lucky," she said of her co-star in an interview with Entertainment Tonight. "I have an incredible job that I love, but I get to go to work with one of my best friends. We are just so grateful and we have the best fans and so many of them are here and they're so loud and fantastic."
Also during the interview, Balfe, who is a part of the Time's Up initiative, talked about the importance of the initiative amid sexual misconduct and harassment scandals that hit the entertainment industry.
"This community is not known for its community spirit, but it's incredible that we're all standing in solidarity with the victims of sexual abuse," she said, before saying that she's "grateful that I'm here that I get to be a part of this."
Balfe also shared that Eva Longoria was the one who invited her to become a part of the initiative. "I was very grateful obviously to her for that notice," she said of the "Desperate Housewives" alum. "But I think it's incredible that there's an active plan and that the legal defense fund is really going to affect people's lives in such an incredibly positive way."
