Call The Midwife star Helen George was Elton John's backing singer

mirror.co.uk:

Call The Midwife’s glamorous blonde nurse Trixie has plenty of tricks up her sleeve in real life. Actress Helen George started out as a singer and dancer long before landing the Sunday night BBC drama role that brought her fame.

Her talents even caught the eye of one of the world’s biggest pop stars who signed the wide-eyed 21-year-old up as a backing vocalist.

But today the much-loved Nonnatus House midwife confesses Elton John failed to deliver for her as far as his own talent was concerned. “I was so arrogant then,” says Helen, now 35. “I knew his music but I didn’t really know it. “I was singing along to all of the songs.