Michelle Keegan slams ‘sexist’ critics who question her marriage while working
The actress defended her and her husband’s right to work separately.
Actress Michelle Keegan has hit out at “sexist” critics who suggest that her time filming abroad poses a threat to her marriage.
The 30-year-old has been across the globe this year, filming in locations such as Nepal, South Africa and Malaysia for series three of BBC One drama Our Girl.
Her job as lead character Corporal Georgie Lane has meant time apart from her husband, The Only Way Is Essex star Mark Wright, sparking rumours about the longevity of their marriage.
“I don’t understand how a couple can’t have their separate careers, and why can’t a newly married woman go off and do her job and a husband go off and do his?
“I’d say there is a slight degree of sexism to it.”
“We always say we both want to have kids, definitely… but when the time is right,” she said.
Our Girl returns to BBC One at 9pm on October 10.
