Helen George's complicated love life as she leaves co-star's home after split

13 November 2023 , 11:26

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Helen George was spotted leaving her Call The Midwife co-star's home (Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images)

Helen George has been spotted with her on-screen husband Olly Rix after calling time on her second marriage with Call The Midwife co-star Jack Ashton.

Olly split with his girlfriend Natasha Fagri after seven years together in July while Helen split from her husband in the same month, after meeting on the Call The Midwife seven years previously.

The co-stars are said to be helping each other through their respective heartbreak. Trixie Franklin star Helen's complicated love life mirrors that of her Call The Midwife character, with the star previously opening up on her tough divorce ahead of her Strictly Come Dancing stint.

In 2015, it appeared that Helen had fallen victim to the Strictly curse as reports emerged of her marriage coming to an end at the same time she finished sixth on the series. The actress was married to Oliver Boot for three years, after meeting on Call The Midwife, but it was confirmed they had split before Helen took part in Strictly.

Helen and Jack announced their split earlier this year (Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)

Helen was spotted leaving Olly's home (BBC / Neal Street Productions / Laurence Cendrowicz)

Speaking about her divorce, she previously said: "Going through a divorce is awful. I'd been asked to do Strictly and, strange as it sounds, I thought it would be like a sort of therapy after my divorce.

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"I'd spoken to quite a few people who said how it really helped them through difficult times. You are focused on this one thing, it's an emotional journey. I was so naive that I thought no one would be interested in me, so that was a shock. I soon realised I didn’t want all that celebrity stuff."

The actress went on to fall in love with Jack, who joined Call The Midwife two years after Helen in 2014. Jack starred as Tom Hereward who embarked on a romance with Trixie and subsequently proposed before she called time on their relationship.

It's said the Call The Midwife stars fell in love with each other after travelling to South Africa to film the show's 201 Christmas Special. They welcomed their first child, Wren, a year later before their second daughter, Lark, was born in November 2021.

In 2018, Helen spoke out on her second marriage as she reflected on falling in love with Jack. He's so unbelievably kind and down to earth, and he's such a great dad," she told Hello! "It was a slow process. All of us on the show are mates. We all hang out together and Jack always really makes me laugh."

Charlotte McIntyre