'Extremely underwhelmed' Viewers left divided over Michelle Keegan's debut in Our Girl
MICHELLE KEEGAN made her debut as Lance Corporal Georgie Lane in Our Girl last night and viewers were certainly left divided over her performance.
Michelle Keegan stars as Corporal Georgie Lane in Our Girl
Playing an army medic, Georgie agrees to do a six-week humanitarian mission to Kenya after her wedding falls apart.
The actress joined the BBC One series after Lacey Turner stepped down from her role as Molly Dawes.
And while the pair played two completely different characters, viewers couldn't help but compare the two.
Many viewers said they felt "torn" between the two stars, others thought Michelle "smashed it" in her new role.
Viewers left divided over Michelle Keegan's debut in Our Girl
The actress plays army medic Georgie Lane in the BBC drama
Taking to social media, one user wrote: "Who else was impressed with #OurGirl? I'm torn between liking it and feeling let down following an awesome first series… time will tell."
Another added: "Lacey Turner set the bar so high and I'm afraid Michelle Keegan doesn't even come close. #OurGirl."
"Anyone extremely underwhelmed at #OurGirl?! Did not rate Keegs at all and I'm a fan!" a third tweeted.
Someone else shared: "I don't like it. Michelle is absolutely stunning yes but she's no Lacey Turner #OurGirl."
Viewers took to social media to express their opinion on the new series
Some viewers revealed that they thought Michelle 'smashed' her role as Georgie
However others were impressed by Michelle's debut in her new role, with one viewer tweeting: "Hats off @michkeegan what an opener of an episode!! #OurGirl."
Another added: "First episode of #OurGirl was amazing. Can't wait for next week. @michkeegan smashed it."
Michelle recently revealed that despite filming in South Africa for two months, she didn't get homesick.
"I had the best time,” the 29-year-old actress explained. “We were there for two months and I thought I'd get homesick, but I loved every single second of it."
Our Girl continues on Wednesday on BBC One at 9pm.