News about Gemma Whelan

Gemma Whelan returned to screens this week as DS Sarah Collins for the third season of ITV's The Tower.  Set in south London and based on a trilogy of novels by former policewoman Kate London, the stories centre on a high-rise block where serious crime is endemic.  Three gangs vie for control, with the teenage delivery boys all carrying zombie knives and DS Collins investigating a brutal murder. 

Fans of the ITV drama were quick to tune in for the latest instalment, with Gemma Whelan returning as DS Sarah Collins. Set in south London and based on a trilogy of novels by former policewoman Kate London, the stories centre on a high-rise block where serious crime is endemic. Three gangs vie for control, with the teenage delivery boys all carrying zombie knives. But the first episode left some viewers a little lost, as they complained that the storyline was confusing and they couldn't get to grips with who was who.

Lock it or lose it! Fresh out of the police station, young drug dealer Ryan, in The Tower, sped through the streets on his bike and snatched a phone out of a businessman's hands. But as he reached the flat of a senior gang member, to hand over his stolen spoils, the 15-year-old (Lamar Waves) took a moment to lock up his bicycle. Well, there's a lot of petty thieves around and you can't be too careful. Nicking phones is the least of Ryan's delinquency. He led an assault on a gang rival, kicking and punching him in a shopping mall. And he's the sole witness to a fatal stabbing that saw police using a pressure washer to clean blood off the pavement, as The Tower returned for a third series.

Blue Lights season two returned with rave reviews on Monday as Sian Brooke reprised her role as Constable Grace Ellis, a social worker turned policeman attempting to get a handle on the crime in Belfast.  It's the latest of Sian's series to receive rave reviews of late, having been plucked by BBC bosses to star in several primetime shows on the channel.  An average of 2.7 million viewers tuned into the police drama, with the figure expected to rise in coming days.  

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Gemma Whelan, a Leeds actress, claims that her description of those scenes as a 'confused mess' has been taken out of context. She also addresses how people don't recognize her in public, discusses what she wanted to do as an adult, and discusses her late father, who died of cancer in 2016.

Last year, she welcomed her second child, Freddie, with her husband Gerry Howell. Gemma Whelan, the game of Throne's star, was all dressed up as she stepped out with her bundle of joy in London's Soho on Friday afternoon. The actress, 41, who appeared in Yara Greyjoy's fantasy series, cried as she cuddled her little one, who is adorable in a pink and purple onesie.