By Lidia Molina-Whyte

Published: Monday, 31 January 2022 at 12:00 am


Helen George has addressed comments made about her baby bump on Call the Midwife.

The actress plays Nurse Trixie on the BBC drama, and was pregnant during filming of the currently airing 11th season, with ingenious filming used to hide the bump.

A handful of viewers criticised her decision to keep working while pregnant, claiming it ruined “the aesthetics” of the show – which is about pregnancy and women’s health.

George addressed the comments on her own Twitter, saying: “I’ve seen too many ridiculous comments about my pregnancy whilst filming @CallTheMidwife1 ( also thank you for the lovely comments!) Women get pregnant, our bodies change. But we have the right to work if we choose to do so. How about just supporting it, and don’t question it?”

I’ve seen too many ridiculous comments about my pregnancy whilst filming @CallTheMidwife1 ( also thank you for the lovely comments!) Women get pregnant, our bodies change. But we have the right to work if we choose to do so. How about just supporting it, and don’t question it?

— Helen George (@helen_george) January 30, 2022