Helen George received criticism for filming while pregnant - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Celebrity Helen George responds to criticism over working while pregnant By Sophie Hines - February 1, 2022 Just when you think that society may have taken a few steps forward, you discover there are still people who think you shouldn’t work while pregnant. At least, that’s what actress Helen George found out, after she received criticism online for filming Call The Midwife while pregnant. Getty The actress, who plays Trixie Franklin in the hit drama, was forced to take to Twitter to address ‘ridiculous comments’ she had received about filming the show while pregnant with her second child. Helen gave birth to her daughter, Lark, at the end of 2021, but filmed the latest series during her pregnancy. ‘I’ve seen too many ridiculous comments about my pregnancy whilst filming Call the Midwife’ she posted on Twitter. ‘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 The comments she was addressing include one, now deleted, where a viewer said ‘It’s very unprofessional in my opinion. It’s not as if it’s filmed all year round. It’s a short window. She should quit if she wants to be pregnant while filming. It ruins continuity and the aesthetics of the show.’ Co-star Olly Rix, who plays George’s on-screen love interest Matthew, also took to Twitter to defend his co-star, replying to the viewer’s post: ‘Take a bow… Dumbest f***king tweet of the night.’ Many people were supportive of Helen’s stance, with one saying ‘A 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.’ We quite agree – and can’t wait to watch the series when it continues on Sunday. Fan of Call the Midwife? Check out our article on the history of the show here. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR 50 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time Shirley Ballas ‘ Strictly gave me back my hope’ Davina McCall discusses how men can help women going through the menopause Popular in Celebrity TV chef Gino D Acampo on Sardinia Sophia Loren and scary salads May 25, 2017 The Evergreen Goddess Exercise guru Diana Moran on looking fit and July 10, 2017 More more Julianne Moore November 13, 2017 Author Jill Mansell on designer notebooks commissioning art and the family January 16, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES Kelly Hoppen on vodka vintage finds and being a April 4, 2018 ‘ I have no regrets’ Millie Mackintosh on divorce debt and reuniting May 20, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES TV presenter and tennis player Annabel Croft shares her July 1, 2018 Stella Parton ‘ Dolly and I have always been close’ August 12, 2018 Anna Friel on getting jeered in the street shared parenting with September 23, 2018 Queen of primetime Charlotte Riley on juggling rising stardom with pregnancy October 21, 2018 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved