Nicola Walker: ‘People tell me they wish I’d done their divorce’
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The Split actress Nicola Walker has revealed some of the ‘incredible’ fan interactions she’s encountered over her acting career, from cryptic messages in newspapers to fans wishing she’d been their divorce lawyer. The stage and screen actress, 54, has starred in the likes of Unforgotten and The Last Tango in Halifax, and is now reprising her role as Hannah Stern in The Split, as the beloved family drama returns for a two-part special.
![[The Split,18-03-2022,Ruth (DEBORAH FINDLAY), Nina (ANNABEL SCHOLEY), Hannah (NICOLA WALKER), Rose (FIONA BUTTON),Picture shows: Ruth (DEBORAH FINDLAY), Nina (ANNABEL SCHOLEY), Hannah (NICOLA WALKER), Rose (FIONA BUTTON) L-R,Sister,Tereza Cervenova]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_202321802-e52a.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
The series first aired in 2018 and lasted three seasons, following the Defoe family through familial romance, affairs, grief, and the trials and tribulations of modern marriage. It quickly became a fan-favourite, with Nicola sharing the moment she knew it turned into a success.
![[Pictures shows: NICOLA WALKER as Ruth Evershed]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_131176069-8a56.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
She told us: ‘I realised they were enjoying it when I started getting people in the supermarket and on the tube coming up to me and saying, these are quotes, it happens quite a lot: “I wish you’d have done my divorce,” and then telling me about their divorces.’.
![[The Split: Barcelona,08-10-2024,Hannah (NICOLA WALKER),SISTER,Daniel Scale]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_231919313-abb7-e1735481779967.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
‘Me occasionally having to say, “I actually don’t know that much about family lawyer, I’d be a terrible family lawyer”. ‘And then people saying whether or not they were team Christie or team Nathan, that’s that started happening quite a lot. And I thought, “oh, people are enjoying this as much as we enjoy filming it”.’.
![[The Split: Barcelona,08-10-2024,Hannah (NICOLA WALKER); Nathan (STEPHEN MANGAN),SISTER,Daniel Scale]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_231919321-9559.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
The Annika star also played Ruth Evershed in the BBC spy drama Spooks, which ran from 2002 to 2011, alongside the likes of Peter Firth and Matthew Macfadyden. More than a decade later, Spooks’ fans remain loyal and share their love for the series with her in rather strange ways.
![[The Split: Barcelona,08-10-2024,Nathan (STEPHEN MANGAN), Hannah (NICOLA WALKER); ,SISTER,Daniel Scale]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_231919315-612b.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
