The incredible good fortune
As he makes the transition from small-screen heartthrob to legit movie star, this Scottish actor isn’t basking in the limelight. He’s quietly rallying fans to change the world – and, in the process, their own lives
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THE RED BULLETIN
EDITOR XX
The picture with the car seems like an afterthought, because the photoshoot has wrapped. Hands have been shaken, cheeks kissed, thank-yous imparted, empty drinks cans crushed and chucked into a plastic bag. The stylist, the groomer, the publicist, the photographer and his three assistants, the friend-slash-business partner and the videographer have all picked their way down the slippery and bulbous sandstone that juts from the spine of California’s Santa Monica Mountains above Malibu, to the lot where actor Sam Heughan is changing out of sweaty outdoor apparel in a big trailer. Heughan – or probably his publicist – would like a quick shot of him with the Audi R8 Spyder on loan for the duration of his stay in Los Angeles. Afterwards, Heughan will get behind the wheel, with his friend-slash-business partner riding shotgun, and drive the £120,000 supercar – the kind Tony Stark owns in Iron Man 2 – down around 8km of switchbacks on Corral Canyon Road, before turning left onto the Pacific Coast Highway with the top down, and heading for Santa Monica for some hard-earned downtime.
ILLUSTRATOR
Words LEAH FLICKINGER Photography STEVEN LIPPMANN
