Olly Rix is said to be dating one of his Casualty co-stars. The speculation comes after it was previously rumoured last year that he had grown close to colleague Helen George, who plays his on-screen wife on Call the Midwife.
The actor, 40, is now rumoured to have grown close to Anna Chell, 28, since joining the BBC medical drama. Olly made his debut as Flynn Byron on Casualty this year, whilst Anna, who plays Jodie Whyte, has been in the cast since 2023.
The co-stars are now said to have a “blossoming romance” whilst working together on the show. It’s been teased that viewers may be able to spot “hints” of chemistry between them in scenes featuring their characters on Casualty.
Olly Rix (right), pictured with his Call the Midwife co-star Helen George (left), is now rumoured to be dating a co-star from Casualty(Image: BBC / Neal Street Productions / Olly Courtney)
A source told the Sun that he’s in a “good place”. They told the outlet: “After finding himself uncomfortably thrust into the spotlight towards the end of his time on Call the Midwife, Olly’s in a really good place at the moment.”
They went on to say he’s “settled” into life on the show. They said: “Over the last year he’s quickly settled into his new role on Casualty, got a new home in Cardiff where the drama is filmed, and is enjoying a blossoming romance with Anna.”
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The source then teased over the apparent romance. They said: “Devotees of the drama will no doubt be analysing their scenes together to see if there are tell-tale hints of chemistry between them – assuming they haven’t already spotted signs.”
Olly and Anna are said to have appeared in social media posts together recently. The outlet added that they were seen carving each another’s names into stone in content shared by him over the weekend on his Instagram page.
He’s said to have grown close to colleague Anna Chell, who stars alongside him on the BBC medical drama(Image: BBC)
Earlier this year, Olly made his debut in his role on Casualty in an episode broadcast in March. His character Flynn was introduced as a new clinical lead consultant at Holby City ED and has remained on the show in the months since then.
Olly joined cast members like Anna, who had already been on the show for two years. She made her first appearance as nursing recruit Jodie in April 2023, with her debuting alongside co-stars Barney Walsh and Sarah Seggari.
It was announced earlier this year that Olly moved from London to Cardiff to be closer to the BBC’s Roath Lock Studios, where most of the show is filmed. OK! magazine reported that he had been visited by loved ones and he shared: “Work is such a privilege and so much fun, and it can be profoundly pivotal and moving and revelatory, but it’s still just work. It’s not going to hold you at the end, so I know that friends and family are everything.”
Prior to joining the show, Olly played Matthew Aylward on Call the Midwife from 2021 until his exit last year. He was rumoured to have grown close to Helen, 41, who plays Trixie Aylward, at one point after both becoming single.
His connection to Helen previously attracted attention. A spokesperson for her had suggested it was just a friendship in 2023 though, prior to reports in September last year that she had joined a dating app after she ‘split’ from Olly.
