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Call the Midwife star Helen George announces birth of second child in sweet post
The actress shared her happy news on Instagram (Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
Call the Midwife star Helen George has given birth to her second child, announcing the news in a post celebrating her partner’s birthday.
Since 2012, Helen, 37, has played Trixie Franklin on the BBC series.
She met her partner, Jack Ashton, on the drama, as he played Reverend Tom Hereward from series three.
In a new Instagram post, Helen revealed the arrival of their second baby, sharing a picture of Jack holding the newborn with the Houses of Parliament visible through the window in the background.
‘Happiest of birthdays my love,’ she wrote in celebration of Jack’s birthday.
‘What a week. And forevermore you will share your birthday week with your second born, sorry I couldn’t cross my legs any longer Xxx.’
Several Instagram users wished Helen congratulations on her new arrival, with one person commenting: ‘So so so so happy for your beautiful family xxx.’
‘Many congratulations to you all, how lovely,’ someone else said.
The couple share another daughter together named Wren Ivy, who was born in September 2017.
For Halloween, the then-family of three paid homage to the Addams Family, with Helen dressing up as Morticia, Jack as Gomez and Wren as an adorable Wednesday Addams.
In August this year, the actress shared a sweet photo with her eldest daughter on the beach, with Wren standing on her tiptoes to kiss her mum’s baby bump.
When the Yuletide season arrives, Call the Midwife fans can expect a Christmas special to come their way.
During a recent appearance on This Morning, Stephen McGann, who plays Dr Patrick Turner, teased ‘big’ things for the festive episode, including a significant plotline for his on-screen son, Timothy Turner (Max Macmillan).
Earlier this year, it was reported that Netflix was keen to snap up Call the Midwife from the BBC.
However, a spokesperson for the series denied any move of the sort, assuring fans that it would remain with the British broadcaster.
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‘This is categorically untrue and Call the Midwife will remain a BBC commissioned series,’ they told Metro.co.uk in response to the report.
‘It enjoys great success on PBS, Netflix and other networks around the world but it continues to be much loved by huge audiences on BBC One and that is where it will stay.’
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