Helen George was snapped leaving her Call The Midwife co-star Olly Rix’s home last weekend, sparking rumours of a growing connection following their recent breakups.
Helen, 39, and Olly, 36, are said to be supporting each other as they navigate through their heartbreak.
The actors are known for their roles as on-screen married couple Trixie Franklin and Matthew Aylward in the BBC drama.
Olly was spotted outside his West London home before returning with two coffees, with Helen emerging a few hours later.
She cut an effortlessly stylish figure in a bright red top teamed with a button-up navy blue midiskirt.
Speculation: Helen George was snapped leaving her Call The Midwife co-star Olly Rix ‘s home last weekend, sparking rumours of a growing connection following their recent breakups
Leaning on each other: Helen, 39, and Olly, 36, are said to be supporting each other as they navigate through their heartbreak
Onscreen romance: The actors are known for their roles as onscreen married couple Trixie Franklin and Matthew Aylward in the BBC drama (pictured on show)
She wrapped up from the cold with a beige coat and wore a pair of comfy looking brown platform boots.
Helen carried a large bag out with her and was accompanied by her dog Charlie, as she made her way back to her own house – ten miles away in East London.
An onlooker told The Sun on Sunday how Olly ‘looked relaxed’ and when Helen left the premises, she looked a ‘little dishevelled’.
The sightings have fuelled speculation about a budding bond between the two co-stars who share a close connection, despite Olly’s character reportedly being written out of the show.
An insider said: ‘It’s been a tricky year for both Helen and Olly. They have been spending a lot of time together on set, walking their dogs together and chatting a lot.
‘They both have respect for each other as actors and they are supportive of each other and dedicated to their roles on the drama. The changes in their relationships have caused a lot of upheaval.’
A spokesperson for Helen said: ‘Yes, she went to visit a friend for a cup of tea – like all friends do – and as we have always said, there is nothing more to this.’
Mail Online has contacted Olly’s representatives for further comment.
Stepping out: Olly was spotted outside his West London home before returning with two coffees
Trendy: Helen emerged from his house a few hours later, looking effortlessly stylish in a bright red top teamed with a button-up navy blue midiskirt
Looking good: She wrapped up from the cold with a beige coat and wore a pair of comfy looking brown platform boots
Pet pooch: Helen carried a large bag out with her and was accompanied by her dog Charlie, as she made her way back to her own house – ten miles away in East London
Close: The sightings have fuelled speculation about a budding bond between the two co-stars who share a close connection, despite Olly’s character reportedly being written out of the show
Tough time: An insider said: ‘It’s been a tricky year for both Helen and Olly. They have been spending a lot of time together on set, walking their dogs together and chatting a lot’
Olly recently split from his makeup artist girlfriend Natasha Fagri after seven years together in July after allegedly drifting apart due to work commitments.
Meanwhile, Helen split from her partner Jack Ashton the same month, after they first met on the set of Call The Midwife seven years prior.
She has played Trixie on the show since 2012, while Jack joined the series two years later as Tom Hereward.
The pair’s characters embarked on a romance on screen and Tom proposed to Trixie, before she ended their relationship.
In real life, the couple were said to have fallen for each other after travelling to South Africa to film the show’s 2016 Christmas Special.
A year later, they welcomed their first child Wren, before their second daughter Lark was born in November 2021.
In May 2021, Helen gave a rare insight into her relationship with Jack and told how them working in the same industry helped their romance.
The pair are now focusing on co-parenting their two children.
Call The Midwife is set in the 1950s and 1960s in London’s East End – and focuses on a group of midwives in a nursing convent.
Separate ways: Olly recently split from his girlfriend Natasha Fagri after seven years together in July after allegedly drifting apart due to work commitments (pictured together)
Break up: Meanwhile, Helen split from her partner Jack Ashton the same month, after they first met on the set of Call The Midwife seven years prior (pictured together in 2022)
Co-stars: Helen met Jack while they were both starring on smash hit BBC drama series Call the Midwife and started dating while filming in South Africa in 2016
