Helen George ‘My nose is growing by the minute – not because I’m a liar’

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The Call the Midwife star on her crush on the Klitschkos, why she despises Matt Hancock, and her hedonistic 20sBorn in Birmingham, Helen George, 38, was studying musical theatre at the Royal Academy of Music when Elton John chose her as a backing singer in 2005. Soon after, she made her debut in the West End of London in The Woman in White. In 2012, she was cast as Trixie in the BBC drama Call the Midwife, now in its 12th series. In 2020, George sang The White Cliffs of Dover at Buckingham Palace for the BBC’s celebration of the 75th anniversary of VE Day. She stars in a touring production of The King and I from 4 February. She lives in London with fellow Call the Midwife actor Jack Ashton and their two daughters.When were you happiest?As a child playing in my parents’ garden in Birmingham, which they still have, and where my daughters play, swinging on my swing that my dad made for me. Continue reading...

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