The Split: Nicola Walker reveals BBC show made her question own marriage to Barnaby Kay
BBC’s news show The Split focuses on a successful law firm in London and sees Nicola take the lead as lawyer Hannah. Her character has to deal with high-profile clients such as Davey (played by Stephen Tompkinson), a millionaire who is about to divorce his wife. The six-part series will follow the court cases and explore Hannah’s very complicated and chaotic personal life. Ahead of the drama airing tonight, Nicola has opened about her own marriage. Nicola, 47, and fellow actor Barnaby Kay got married in 2013, almost twenty years after they first met.
BBC The Split: Nicola Walker plays lawyer Hannah in the show
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And it seems Nicola is glad they tied the knot before she starred in The Split as she revealed the programme has changed her mind about getting married. She told Radio Times: “It’s left me reeling slightly, thinking about what we do to each other in the name of love, within the contract of marriage.” Discussing why she decided to tie the knot, she said: “I don’t know if I should tell the truth – it doesn’t sound very romantic.” The star then explained she and her husband opted to get married to give their son, Harry, 11, a sense of security. “I find the whole ceremony of marriage a bit like going to work,” she continued.
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“Putting on a lovely dress and make-up, learning lines, someone doing your hair… I can see that would be really appealing if you don’t do it for a living. “It’s a public performance. Though we had a really lovely day because we didn’t do that. We had a tiny family thing.” Nicola features in The Split alongside a star-studded cast. Stephen Magnan portrays her on-screen husband and barrister Nathan, while taking on the role of Hannah’s sisters are Annabel Scholey as Nina, Fiona Button as Rose, and their mother Ruth is played by Deborah Findlay. Other cast members include Meera Syal, Barry Atsma, Anthony Head, Stephen Tompkins, Mathew Baynton and Rudi Dharmalingam.
BBC The Split: Nicola Walker stars as lawyer Hannah in The Split
Nicola Walker's full interview can be found in this week's Radio Times [RADIO TIMES]