All Creatures Great and Small's Rachel Shenton shares sweet update on baby son
All Creatures Great and Small star Rachel Shenton has opened up about her experience of filming the show whilst pregnant
Rachel Shenton gives update on baby son and filming
All Creatures Great and Small returns for a sixth series with Rachel Shenton reprising her role as Helen Herriot.
This series, she's been juggling motherhood with two youngsters and behind the scenes, she's recently become a mum herself.
She and husband Chris Overton welcomed son Orson in April 2025 and, during a chat with Alan Titchmarsh on his ITV programme, she offered viewers a delightful update.
Alan offered his congratulations on the pregnancy and quipped about whether she "received what she expected".
"Yes, I got what I expected, a baby boy. Orson, he's five months old, beautiful," she beamed.
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When questioned about managing filming All Creatures Great and Small whilst expecting, she described it as a wonderful experience.
"Yeah, they were so generous," she revealed. "I was filming pretty much right up until having him.
"And then I snuck back at the end with Orson to do the Christmas special, so I managed to do it before and after, which was lovely."
The programme draws from the bestselling novels by veterinarian Alf Wight and was initially brought to television in the 1970s.
Regarding her involvement in such a beloved programme and confronting expectations from longstanding admirers, she remarked: "You don't know how it's going to be received.
"And shooting in Yorkshire, people got wind that we were filming All Creatures and we had the locals coming up to us saying 'don't mess it up', not that politely.
"There were big wellie boots to fill, so it's a relief as much as anything else that you have kind of done it justice."
She further discussed the strong bond she and her fellow cast members have formed since filming the inaugural series.
All Creatures Great and Small airs on Thursdays on Channel 5 at 9pm
