BBC Call The Midwife's Natalie Quarry shares 'love' message with partner

Natalie Quarry joined the cast of Call The Midwife earlier this year and has been a hit with viewers as student nurse Rosalind Clifford who is now qualified and back helping the residents of Poplar

Natalie Quarry joined the cast of the beloved BBC drama Call The Midwife for its 13th series, taking on the role of student nurse Rosalind. Now a qualified nurse, she's set to appear in this year's festive double episode, bringing care to the residents of Poplar. Moving into Nonnatus House alongside newcomer Joyce (played by Renee Bailey), Natalie's character is quickly immersed in the show's signature birth scenes.

"During my first birth there was a gun involved, it was a lot," Natalie shared with OK! earlier this year. "It was my second week of filming and truly was a baptism of fire, for me as well as Ros. Helen [George, who plays Trixie] knows so much about doing the births so I leant on her a lot of the time."

A self-confessed fan of Call The Midwife since her teenage years, Natalie described joining the show as a surreal. "I watched it with my family. So it's such a weird, like, full circle moment to come and actually be in the show."

Although the Christmas episodes and her first series are set in 1969, Natalie's hopes for swinging sixties fashion were dashed due to her character's more understated style. "Ros, she's quite a plain girl and at first I was disappointed that I didn’t get to wear certain things," Natalie admitted.

"Like Nancy's got all of the sixties clothes and Ros doesn’t. But she does have a really nice, preppy girly way of dressing that suits her."

While Rosalind, played by Natalie, hasn't had any romantic storylines yet in the show, fans are rooting for a potential love interest between her and Cyril (Zephryn Taitte), who's been left solo since his wife Lucille relocated to Jamaica. One viewer earlier this year penned: "Cyril needs a new love interest. A woman who actually loves him cuz Lucille wasn't it. He deserves an amazing life," while another chimed in with: "I hope they give him a new love interest, and I hope it is Rosalind."

Off-screen, Natalie has been sharing snaps on Instagram of her beau Lewis Thorne, including their summer trip to Seville and a wedding they attended last year where she captioned: "We love love!" She also posted about their December 2022 getaway to Deal, writing: "5 years with the most wonderful person in the world."

Besides her role in Call The Midwife and the American TV series Atlanta, Natalie is also part of director Steve McQueen’s latest film, Blitz, featuring Saorise Ronan.