{"id":10571,"date":"2022-01-31T16:44:24","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T15:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1576097"},"modified":"2022-01-31T17:10:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T16:10:09","slug":"helen-george-responds-to-criticism-of-baby-bump-in-call-the-midwife","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/helen-george-responds-to-criticism-of-baby-bump-in-call-the-midwife\/","title":{"rendered":"Helen George responds to criticism of baby bump in Call the Midwife"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 31 January 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Helen George has addressed comments made about her baby bump on <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-season-11-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Call the Midwife<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>A handful of viewers criticised her decision to keep working while pregnant, claiming it ruined \u201cthe aesthetics\u201d of the show \u2013 which is about pregnancy and women\u2019s health.<\/p> <p dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">George addressed the comments on her own Twitter, <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/helen_george\/status\/1487927866524422150&quot;\">saying<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019ve 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\u2019t question it?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">I\u2019ve seen too many ridiculous comments about my pregnancy whilst filming <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/CallTheMidwife1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@CallTheMidwife1<\/a> ( 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\u2019t question it?<\/p>\u2014 Helen George (@helen_george) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/helen_george\/status\/1487927866524422150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">January 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>One such tweet from a viewer, which has since been deleted, read: \u201cIt\u2019s very unprofessional in my opinion. It\u2019s not as if it\u2019s filmed all year round. It\u2019s a short window. She should quit if she wants to be pregnant while filming. It ruins continuity and the aesthetics of the show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Co-star Olly Rix, who plays George\u2019s on-screen love interest Matthew, also took to Twitter to defend his co-star, replying to the viewer\u2019s post: \u201cTake a bow\u2026 Dumbest f***king tweet of the night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many fans also came out in support of the actress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are both amazing! I legit can\u2019t imagine loving a show that centres women\u2019s needs \/ agency \/ perspectives \/ experiences with pregnancy and childbirth \u2014 while also thinking one of the workers involved should have to choose between having a baby and her own livelihood? What?\u201d one <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/audrawilliams\/status\/1488152170562269189&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another added: \u201cA programme which is all about pregnancy and midwifery, and people are complaining that one of the main characters is pregnant in real life? Make it make sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The series continues on Sundays, with the latest episode <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-lucille-miscarriage-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">featuring a tragic and powerful storyline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-preview-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-preview-content=\"\">\n<p><strong>Call the Midwife continues on Sunday 6th February at 8pm on BBC One. Seasons 1-10 are available on BBC iPlayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for something else to watch? Check out the rest of our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\" noreferrer=\"\">Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or take a look at our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\" noreferrer=\"\">TV Guide<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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