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WHEN BERTIE MET SALLY

Who is Bertie Carvel’s wife Sally Scott?

SLIPPING into the role of Inspector Adam Dalgliesh in Channel 5's adaptation of PD James' novels, Bertie Carvel is a happily married man.

The Doctor Foster star dated British actress Sally Scott for a whopping ten years before they tied the knot in 2019.

Sally Scott is a British actress married to Doctor Foster star Bertie Carvel
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Sally Scott is a British actress married to Doctor Foster star Bertie CarvelCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Who is Sally Scott?

Little is known about her early life and even her age remains to be confirmed. However, Sally Scott is a well-known actress based in London.

She is married to The Sister and Doctor Foster star Bertie Carvel, set to appear in Channel 5's Dalgliesh.

Scott studied English at University before starting out as an actress doing theatre in the West End and on Broadway.

She played Diana in popular satirical play King Charles III which ran at the Almeida Theatre and the Wyndham.

What TV shows has Sally Scott been in?

Sally has been a series regular in TV detective drama Lewis as Nell Hathaway.

She also featured in TV miniseries Trauma alongside Adrian Lester.

Scott is also known for playing Samantha Cameron in Channel 4's award winning drama Coalition.

Her film appearances include One Chance, Summerland, Having You and Borges And I - which won winner of Best Feature at the London Independent Film Festival.

She appears alongside her husband in Dalgliesh, in the role of Helen Rainer.

In 2021, she's also on TV screens playing Carrie Stoddard in The Tower.

When did Sally Scott marry Bertie Carvel?

Sally and Bertie tied the knot on January 5, 2019, after dating for ten years.

Bertie told that he met Sally through mutual friends.

He said: “We met in 2009 through some close friends who introduced us.”

"She proposed to me via WhatsApp while I was doing Baghdad Central, actually.”

Bertie and Sally had their first child in May 2020
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Bertie and Sally had their first child in May 2020Credit: Getty Images - Getty

How many children do they have?

Their first child, named Ernie Sunshine, was born in May 2020.

during lockdown after he rushed home from filming in Los Angeles just before the measures were introduced.

He said: "I was making a film there and my wife was very pregnant at the time, and had to come back in order to come home in time for the birth.

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"I was meant to be getting back just in time and then all of this craziness happened and I was terrified I was going to have to sort of swim back.

"But luckily, the film shut down on the Friday and the borders closed on the Monday, so I made it back in time."

Bertie Carvel stars as Inspector Adam Dalgliesh in P.D. James drama​ ​Dalgliesh
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