Call The Midwife's Olly Rix, who plays businessman Matthew Aylward in the popular historical drama, has reportedly split from his girlfriend of seven years.
Olly's split comes just one week after his co-star, and on-screen wife, Helen George announced she had split from her long-term partner and fellow Call The Midwife star Jack Ashton.
Revealing Olly's split from girlfriend Natasha Fagri, who works as a make-up artist in film and TV, a source told The Sun: "Olly and Natasha were very happy together for a long time, but eventually drifted apart due to work commitments.
"They have a lot of respect for each other and share custody of their pet dog.
"They are both busy with work and focusing on their future and different projects."
And announcing her own split, Helen shared a statement with the Mirror, which read: "Some months ago, we separated. Our two beautiful girls remain the focus and I respectfully ask for privacy for this next chapter."
OK! have contacted representatives for Olly Rix. There is no suggestion Olly and Helen's splits are related.
Viewers watched Olly and Helen's characters tie the knot earlier this year in Call the Midwife's 13th series.
And in an appearance on Lorraine, Olly recalled the "heart-stopping" moment he saw Helen on set in her wedding dress.
He said: "It was a busy day and lots and lots of people in the church and there wasn’t much time to put a plan in place but I did everything I could to make sure I didn’t see Helen before she arrived on set.
"I had no idea what the dress was going to look like. I spoke to the guys dropping us down there and I said, ‘Please make sure we don’t cross paths, I don’t want to see her until I see her walking down the aisle.’
"And, amazingly, it worked and it was a bit of a heart-stopping moment.”
Exes Helen and Jack, who share children Wren Ivy, five, and Lark, one, began dating in 2016 after they filmed a Christmas special for the hit BBC series but have now gone their separate ways.
The pair were both open about how intense their work commitments can be, with Helen telling Daily Mail's You Magazine in 2021: "It's not like you have time to have hobbies at the weekends.
"You're on set for a long time every day, and you don't get to see many other people. We are like-minded people who understand the industry, the career, and the long hours."
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