Call The Midwife’s Helen George and Jack Ashton are reportedly dating after millions of viewers watched their on-screen characters’ romance on the BBC drama.
The pair are said to have grown close while filming for the show in South Africa and they even enjoyed a romantic getaway at a safari lodge where they booked in using fake names.
Helen, who plays nurse Trixie Franklin, has apparently fallen for Jack, who plays handsome vicar Tom Hereward, and the pair were said to have looked “very much in love” during their safari break together, where they shared a luxury suite.
A resort manager told the Sunday Mirror: “They were here together and seemed very close. They spent quite a lot of time by the pool just chilling, doing nothing and being together.”
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They also visited an animal rehabilitation centre, with the manager adding: “She is very involved in caring about game and wildlife and does a lot of work in secret helping animals.
“They really wanted to see where the animals are rehabilitated and they saw what we do to help animals that need rehabilitation.
“She cares about conservation and told me how much they enjoyed it.”
And it seems the new couple very much enjoyed their time together, with another staff member saying: “Helen and Jack saw cheetahs on their first drive. They were very excited. Helen said it was the most wonderful experience of her life.
“On the second day we saw lions eating a bushbuck, elephants, leopard three days in a row – Helen kept saying how excited she was.”
The actress has shared pictures from her trip on Instagram and has spoken fondly of her time in South Africa, where this year’s Christmas special of Call The Midwife is being shot.
The cast is used to filming in East London but a storyline has seen them head to Africa where they help at an understaffed Christian mission.
Helen separated from her husband Oliver Boot last year, shortly before she appeared on the most recent series of Strictly Come Dancing.
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