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Helen Herriot's real-life joys: Oscars, husband, baby
17 Sep
Summary
- Rachel Shenton and Chris Overton won an Oscar for 'The Silent Child'.
- They met on the set of Hollyoaks in 2010 and married eight years later.
- The couple welcomed their son, Orson Wilde Overton, in April 2025.
Rachel Shenton, beloved for her role as Helen Herriot in the period drama 'All Creatures Great and Small', leads a fulfilling life off-screen. She is married to actor and filmmaker Chris Overton, with whom she shared an Academy Award win for their poignant short film, 'The Silent Child'.
This acclaimed film, which Rachel wrote and starred in, and Chris directed, addresses the challenges faced by deaf children. The couple met in 2010 while working on the soap opera 'Hollyoaks' and married eight years afterward, in 2018.
Their family expanded in April 2025 with the birth of their son, Orson Wilde Overton. Shenton has been a dedicated ambassador for the National Deaf Children's Society, inspired by her father's acquired deafness.
