Our Girl Actress Reacts To Makeup & Propaganda Criticisms

Our Girl actress Michelle Keegan has rejected suggestions that the show is unrealistic as she wears makeup while portraying her character.

Keegan, 31, plays British Army medic Lance Corporal Georgie Lane in the drama series.

She said: "I have had comments about me wearing makeup but I'm actually not. I have tattooed eyebrows and straight [away] people say 'that's not allowed in the Army'.

"I can't wipe them off! A lot of my makeup was down to a minimum."

"I've met girls who work in the Army and are medics and they've told me 'That's normal, you've not done anything wrong there. You're still representing the country."

She was asked on the Andrew Marr show whether she had received any comments about funding cuts to the Armed Forces as a result of appearing in the programme.

Keegan replied: "I have seen what's been going on and I think the government should be pumping more money into the British Army, 100%.

"They not only fight for our country but they help countries all around the world."

Marr suggested that the programme showed life in the Army in an overly-positive light and therefore could be seen as a form of propaganda.

Keegan replied: "No, I think... people think about the Armed Forces as people on the frontline battling, fighting, shooting guns when in fact they do a lot of humanitarian missions as well.

The former Coronation Street star said she often receives messages from young women on social media to tell her they have been inspired to join the military after watching Our Girl.

Our Girl returns on June 5 on BBC One.

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