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Gemma Arterton feared baby son ‘didn't recognise her’ after filming Sky’s Funny Woman


British actress Gemma Arterton talks about returning to the role of Sophie Straw in Sky's Funny Woman and bringing her family along for the new season

Sophie is hoping she and Dennis will be together in the new series of Funny Woman (Image: © Sky Uk)Days on set are long, but when Gemma’s not working, she’s free to devote all her time to being a mum. In Funny Woman, Gemma plays Sophie Straw, a former Blackpool beauty queen turned comedy star who is juggling her TV career with her complicated personal life. As well as having her son on set, Gemma, was also joined by her husband Rory, who appears as Vernon Whitfield, the arch enemy of Dennis (Arhser Ali), the married man Sophie is in love with.

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