Helen George “fangirled” over Professor Jonathan Van-Tam “like he was Justin Bieber”.
Helen George was thrilled when the Call the Midwife cast had a special visitor
The 38-year-old actress was stunned when the former Deputy Chief Medical Officer visited the set of her show ‘Call the Midwife’ and admitted she was more than happy to pose for a selfie with him.
She said: “We had a really amazing visitor down to set one week – Professor Jonathan Van-Tam visited us, he was such a celebrity.
“Honestly, I was fangirling over him like he was Justin Bieber, like, ‘Oh my God, what are you doing here?’
“He’s friends with Judy [Parfitt, who plays Sister Monica Joan].
“He really loves the show and it’s always amazing when a medical professional loves the show, especially someone who’s done amazing work like him.”
Asked if he wanted selfies with the cast, she admitted: “He did!”
According to Helen, Jonathan was just as excited when Judy first contacted him as the cast were when he came to set.
She said in a recent interview: “He came down because Judy had emailed him – she got hold of his email address during Covid, to just ask a few questions, you know, at the beginning of Covid, and he apparently got the email and went, ‘Oh my God, Sister Monica Joan’s emailing me!’
“And they started up this sort of friendship, so she brought him to set.”
However, the blonde beauty dismissed suggestions Jonathan may land a cameo role on the show.
Asked about the possibility, she said: “Oh no, that’s just hearsay…”
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