Call The Midwife star Helen George has revealed she is learning to live with ADHD so that she can "function best so that you can mother best". Speaking on the podcast, I'm ADHD! No You're Not, the actress disclosed that she was diagnosed after her second child was born around three-and-a-half years ago.

She said she experienced a "lightbulb moment" when she spoke with a male friend with ADHD. He told her about women with the condition who become mothers and are diagnosed in later life. She said: "He was telling me all this, and then I suddenly went. 'Oh shit, just like me. It's like the lightbulb moment that I needed." George, who has starred in hit BBC drama Call The Midwife since it began in 2012, admitted she had never considered that she might have ADHD before. She added: "I just thought I'm an actress and everyone's batshit crazy. There's a reason why there's a lot of actors who have ADHD, I think because it's (ADHD) got the skills that you need."

George told the podcast, which is hosted by comedian Paul Whitehouse and neuroscience specialist Dr Mine Conkbayir, that she now takes medication to manage her symptoms.

She explained: "I don't think this world provides the necessary support that we need.

"So therefore, whilst it doesn't, I would like to take medication to see if that aids me.

"And if the world drastically changed overnight, then I would reconsider." George, a former contestant on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing in 2015, admitted she is still figuring out what suits her best.

She shared with the podcast: "I've got to work out how you can function best so that you can mother best, so that their lives can be the best that they can be.

"So it's ripple of that without being self-indulgent."

The fifth series of I'm ADHD! No You're Not premieres on Thursday, with fresh episodes accessible on all podcast platforms every Thursday at 6am.