Call the Midwife star Helen George has embarked on a new romance with businessman Dan Innes, MailOnline can reveal.

The actress, 40, has been dating the divorced father-of-two – who is 11 years her senior – since January and it’s believed they met on celebrity dating app Raya.

The pair spent Valentine’s Day together at a restaurant in Barnes, South London, close to where Dan, 51, is based which Helen documented on her Instagram Stories.

The couple enjoyed a meal at The Waterman Arms as Dan shared a snap of Helen beaming with a bottle of red wine as he joked: ‘Can I get this to go please? #yesyesyes’.

The romance comes a year after Helen was linked with her Call the Midwife co-star Olly Rix, who played her onscreen husband Matthew Aylward.

They reportedly grew close following splits from their respective longterm partners.

Call the Midwife star Helen George has embarked on a new romance with businessman Dan Innes (pictured), Mailonline can reveal

Over the weekend, Helen looked positively loved up as she enjoyed a belated Valentine’s Day with her new man Dan on Sunday evening 

At the time, Helen had broken up with her partner of seven years, Jack Ashton, with whom she shares two daughters, Wren Ivy and Lark. Meanwhile, Olly had separated from his make-up artist girlfriend Natasha Fagri, whom he’d been dating since 2016.

However, the pair drifted apart and after joining Raya in a bid to find love, she’s now dating the property marketing agency boss.

According to Dan’s LinkedIn profile, he’s worked in real estate for over 25 years and his specialist skill is that ‘he sees the bigger property picture – which now activity embraces technology’.

He was brought up in North Wales and attended Newcastle University before moving down to settle in London.

He’s currently the managing director and founder of real estate consultancy firm Innesco.

Dan split up from the mother of his two children – who are 14 and 12 – Kate Wetten in 2016. They married in 2008.

Over the weekend, Helen looked positively loved up as she enjoyed a belated Valentine’s Day with her new man on Sunday evening. 

She debuted her new romance as she shared Instagram snaps with Dan.

The actress, 40, has been dating the divorced father-of-two – who is 11 years her senior – since January and it’s believed they met on celebrity dating app Raya

The pair spent Valentine’s Day together at a restaurant in Barnes, South London, close to where Dan, 51, is based which Helen documented on her Instagram Stories

Dan’s Instagram is private, however his bio reads: ‘Future thinker, global voyeur, architecturally inquisitive, marine + mountainous, health + moderation, national + Atlantic oarsman, possible viking’ 

The couple enjoyed a meal at The Waterman Arms in Barnes as Dan shared a snap of Helen beaming with a bottle of red wine as he joked: ‘Can I get this to go please? #yesyesyes’.

Helen also took to her Instagram Story as she wrote: ‘The most delicious Valentine’s over-ordering. Hearts and stomach’s full @daninnes @thewatermans.arms’.

Dan’s Instagram is private, however his bio reads: ‘Future thinker, global voyeur, architecturally inquisitive, marine + mountainous, health + moderation, national + Atlantic oarsman, possible viking.’ 

It comes after reports last September that Helen had joined celebrity dating app Raya, after ‘drifting apart’ from her axed co-star Olly Rix, who played her onscreen husband Matthew Aylward in the BBC drama.

She split from her partner Jack Ashton in July 2023 after seven years together, whilst Olly separated from his girlfriend Natasha Fagri at a similar time. 

Helen and Olly were said to be supporting each other as they navigated their respective splits.

In 2016, Helen began a relationship with Ashton after meeting on the set of Call the Midwife, in which she plays Trixie Franklin.

The actor portrays Reverend Tom Hereward and the pair’s characters embarked on a romance on screen and Tom proposed to Trixie, before she ended their relationship.

In real life, the couple were said to have fallen for each other after travelling to South Africa to film the show’s 2016 Christmas Special.

Confirming the split, Helen told The Mirror in July 2023: ‘Some months ago, we separated. Our two beautiful girls remain the focus and I respectfully ask for privacy for this next chapter.’

The couple enjoyed a meal at The Waterman Arms in Barnes as the actress gushed: ‘Hearts and stomach’s full’ 

While a source added: ‘Helen and Jack’s decision to end their relationship has been amicable, and no one else is involved, they have just grown apart as a couple.’

In November 2023, she was snapped leaving Olly’s home which sparked rumours of a growing connection between the pair – but have now unfollowed each other on Instagram.

Moving on from Olly and Jack, Helen signed up to the star-studded app, according to The Mirror.

On her profile, Helen describes herself as an actor and says she liked to go to H๏τels, restaurants and bars, meditation, theatre, travel, dogs and antiques.

The actress had previously ignited romance speculation among fans online after sharing a slew of images from her latest Italian getaway, featuring some new faces.

She looked gorgeous in the carousel of images, including a ʙικιɴι selfie and a few group pH๏τos where she was up-close with a previously-unseen brunette man.

Dan’s social media is private, however his bio reads: ‘Future thinker, global voyeur, architecturally inquisitive, marine + mountainous, health + moderation, national + Atlantic oarsman, possible viking’

Dan also thanked the restaurant for making them off the menu lemon drop martinis 

She split from her partner Jack Ashton in July 2023 after seven years together (pictured as Nurse Trixie in Call The Midwife) 

It was reported in September that Helen had joined celebrity dating app Raya , after ‘drifting apart’ from her axed co-star Olly Rix (pictured), who played her onscreen husband 

The actress had previously ignited romance speculation among fans online after sharing a slew of images from her latest Italian getaway, featuring some new faces 

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Curious fans of the star rushed to the comments, writing: ‘Who’s the new dude?’ and ‘A new beau? Very handsome!’

However, Helen was quick to shut down the romance rumours and confirm that the mystery fan was in fact just a friend, who is married. 

She responded to one suggestive comment that asked who the man was, with: ‘My best friends Ryan and Oliver who are married to each other,’ alongside a laughing emoji.

Finding humour in the situation, the actress went on to joke: ‘Sadly I’m not their type.’ 

Helen was previously married to actor Oliver Boot, but they divorced after three years.

Helen met her former partner on the set of BBC drama H๏τel Babylon, and the couple married in December 2012.

Their separation occurred just weeks before Helen began her stint on Strictly in 2015 in which she was paired with pro dancer Aljaž Skorjanec and finished in sixth place.