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Caitriona Balfe is not expecting—and more to the point, she would like social media commenters (and everyone else) to stop asking that question. The Outlanderstar took to Twitter to set the record straight, after reportedly being inundated with fans inquiring whether or not she was pregnant. The onslaught came in response to a photo Balfe shared of herself, Outlander co-star Sam Heughan and 50 Cent at a recent For Your Consideration event for the Starz drama.

“To all those who think it’s appropriate to ask,” Balfe wrote, “No, I’m not pregnant. Just having my period and was bloated… So yeah… Thanks for asking." She concluded her post with a pair of hashtags: "Not really" and "Not all stomachs are washboards.”

Sigh. Setting aside how rude this question is from a body image perspective, it's also incredibly insensitive to ask given how many women encounter fertility issues–and for that matter, how many women have no interest in having children. All in all, can we just agree that the best time to ask this particular question is... never?

“Outlander” has been an Emmy underdog for most of its run thus far, and that hasn’t changed this season. But is there hope for an overdue Best Drama Actress nomination for leading lady Caitriona Balfe? The door is open this year, wider than it’s ever been, and one of our Top 24 Users is keeping hope alive that Balfe will finally be able to walk through it.

Our Top 24 Users are the Gold Derby readers who got the highest scores predicting last year’s Emmy nominations. That was out of more than 3,000 readers total who made their Emmy predictions, which means they were smarter than more than 99% of their fellow awards pundits. Because they proved their mettle in last year’s Emmy gauntlet, it’s always wise to take their forecasts seriously, especially when they’re going against the grain, as user lovelylovely is by predicting Balfe as a Best Drama Actress nominee.

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