Call the Midwife’s Helen George congratulates Emerald Fennel on her Oscars win in touching tribute

Laura Main is the star of much-loved BBC drama Call the Midwife.The actress, who plays Sister Bernadette or Shelagh Turner in the East End drama, has also starred in stage musicals as well as drama series including Holby City and Doctors. Now in its 10th series, after the heart-warming drama first aired in 2012, the group of midwives are navigating their way through World Cup fever in 1966.

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The Mirror she does feel the pressure to succeed in her pursuit of acting thanks to her famous family. She said: 'There are two sides to it and – not from them – but you do feel a certain pressure.

Call the Midwife star Emerald Fennell has won her first Oscar, after receiving the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for her acclaimed feature debut Promising Young Woman. The 35-year-old actress, writer and director - who played Nurse Patsy Mount in the beloved BBC period drama between 2013 and 2017 - became the first woman to win the award in 13 years.

Read more“Mianri” actress Youn Yuh-jung also made history as the first Korean and second Asian to take home an Oscar for “Best Supporting Actress. ”Throughout the years, women have often been overlooked during award shows, especially within directing and writing categories.

As we steady our for another brilliant episode of Call The Midwife, we thought it’d be fun to look at what happened to the stars of the show who have left the BBC One drama behind. From Line of Duty and The Crown, to Taskmaster and even an Oscar nomination - yes, you read that correctly - former Call The Midwife cast members have been making waves in the entertainment industry since leaving Nonnatus House behind.

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READ MORE: Freddie Mercury cats: Incredible last-ever pic of star shows final days in bed with DelilahIn the 2016 documentary Freedom, which he made just before his own untimely death, George opened up about everything he was dealing with on stage. He said: "I went out there knowing I had to honor Freddie Mercury and I had to pray for Anselmo.

Peaky Blinders set. Helen passed away last week after battling cancer at the age of 52.

Actor Damian Lewis recently wrote a touching tribute to his late wife Helen McCrory, who passed away last week after a long battle with cancer, at the age of 52. The couple had been married since 2007 and they have two children, daughter Manon, 14, and son Gulliver, 13.