Call The Midwife’s Judy Parfitt brunette bombshell look in throwback snap from the 60s

There are some celebrities for whom blonde hair is truly their signature and our cores would be shaken if ever they changed that. Holly Willoughby, Mollie King, Gemma Collins et all would all shock the nation if ever they went to the dark side and became brunette.

This week Call the Midwife star Helen George - who plays Trixie - described how her experience of cholestasis during her second pregnancy with daughter Lark kept her ‘scratching all day and all night’. The 37-year-old actress - whose partner Jack Ashton was also in the hit series - was diagnosed with the liver condition after she gave birth to her first daughter Wren, now four. She told her Instagram followers that her second pregnancy - which resulted in the birth of daughter, Lark, last November - was ‘so uncomfortable and painful’.

Helen George has spoken candidly about suffering from cholestasis and how it made her most recent pregnancy “so uncomfortable and painful”.The condition is a liver problem that can cause the skin on the stomach to become increasingly itchy. As the NHS website explains, the painful condition is thought to be caused by raised levels of certain chemicals in the blood, such as hormones, and is common for women during pregnancy, reportedly affecting one in 140 women who are expecting. ICP is also said to slow or stop the normal flow of bile from the gallbladder, which adds to the itching.

Call the Midwife has paid tribute to 'dearly loved' colleague Kev Corbishley with a heartfelt tribute in the credits on the BBC series.The finale of series 11 captured a touching moment that the locals gathered for a photograph after Sister Julienne, played by Jenny Agutter, and Doctor Turner, portrayed by Stephen McGann, thankfully survived a horrific train crash. While the locals of Poplar gathered, the narrator commented: "Life so often is about things we make ourselves.The homes we build, the food we share, the children we carry in our arms. "We turn trial into survival, tears into courage and friendship into everlasting bonds.

Chloe Madeley and James Haskell are set to become parents as Richard and Judy's daughter is pregnant.TV star Chloe, 34, shared an adorable post on her Instagram page as her rugby star husband James, 36, gushed over the news on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday 15 February. Chloe's Instagram post showed a video montage of a collection of ultrasound scans and selfies from the star's pregnancy so far.

Call the Midwife fans have been left in limbo after much-loved main characters Dr Turner (Stephen McGann) and Sister Julienne (Jenny Agutter) were involved in a devastating train crash. In scenes that aired on BBC One on Sunday 13 February, Dr Turner and Sister Julienne were seen boarding a train after attending a conference alongside young nurse Nancy Corrigan (Megan Cusack). However, as their train travelled from Chelmsford to Liverpool Street, the driver suffered what appeared to be a brain haemorrhage, which led to a fatal crash.

Call the Midwife fans bid an emotional farewell to midwife Trixie Franklin in a recent episode of the BBC show, as the nurse flew to Portofino to look after her sick aunt.That’s because in real life the actress that plays her, Helen George, took some time out of filming the much-loved series to give birth to her own baby - second daughter Lark. Helen and her former co-star Jack Ashton welcomed little Lark in November, a baby sister for their older daughter Wren, four.

Helen George has returned to social media after responding to the backlash she received over a recent Call the Midwife episode.MORE: Helen George looks angelic in chic collared midi dress during intimate night outTaking to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday, the actress - who plays Nurse Trixie Franklin in the beloved period drama - looked flawless as she revealed one of the environmentally-friendly beauty products she adores - a deodorant from We Are Wild.WATCH: Helen George shares impressive beauty secret"I started using this a couple of months ago," she tells her followers. "I was looking to reduce my plastic waste, I'm recycling so much.