Here is a NEW Interview with Nell Hudson from TV Line
From TV Line:
When you think about it, it makes total sense that the woman Outlander‘s Jamie wed when Claire was gone — as revealed in this week’s episode — was Laoghaire.
She’s cute. Though cunning and a little crazy, she’s a known quantity. She’s convenient. And remember how Sam Heughan thinks that Jamie probably would’ve ended up with Laoghaire if Claire had never stepped through the stones?
All that said, Nell Hudson knows exactly what the Fraser faithful thinks of her character — and, as a reader of Diana Gabaldon’s novels, she sympathizes. But before she became familiar with Voyager, she first found out about Laoghaire becoming Mrs. James Fraser from the fans. And after doing a little research…
“In my head, I was like, ‘Oh my god, she wins!’” Hudson tells TVLine, laughing heartily. “And then I read the third book and saw the truth of the story, which is that Laoghaire is not a happy woman.”
Nell Hudson’s role as Laoghaire was played out beautifully. One very conniving and bitter woman.