Joey King is keeping in touch with Gypsy Rose Blanchard!
29.01.2024 - 00:40 / ok.co.uk
Helen George, beloved for her role as Nurse Trixie Franklin in the hit BBC series Call the Midwife, recently stunned fans with a dazzling transformation for her role as Anna in a production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I at London's Dominion Theatre. Known for her signature long blonde locks as Nurse Trixie, the 39 year old actress showcased a remarkable change with a copper-toned updo for her portrayal of Anna in the musical set in 1860s Bangkok. Helen, who spoke about the challenges of singing in corsets and donning "enormous and heavy" dresses for the role, expressed enthusiasm for the intricate details of Anna's wardrobe, featuring Indian linen and ethnic twists.
"The corset makes me work hard," she revealed in an interview with The Standard. "It’s actually really good for singing, it kind of really supports you in a way.
The dresses are enormous and heavy.
They’re wide." Reprising the role of Anna required Helen to train rigorously. She added: “You really do need to train like an athlete, and you have to take care of yourself and you have to warm up.
It’s a big show.” As well as her iconic role in Call the Midwife, Helen's diverse career includes a stint in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Woman in White in 2004 and notable singing performances, including the BBC’s VE Day 75th-anniversary commemoration. She has also showcased her dancing prowess on Strictly Come Dancing in 2015, ensuring a seamless execution of the intricate dance routines in The King and I. In the climactic song of the musical, Shall We Dance?, Anna and the King engage in a sweeping polka.
Joey King is keeping in touch with Gypsy Rose Blanchard!
Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Joey King says she and Gypsy Rose Blanchard have recently been in touch. “She and I have privately talked a little bit, which has been really nice,” King told Variety on an upcoming episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast. King portrayed Blanchard, a woman sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for the death mother Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard in Hulu’s limited series “The Act.” Blanchard was recently released from prison on parole in late December after serving eight years for the 2015 crime.
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