Balamory ’s Miss Hoolie looks completely different 17 years on as she stars in new show.
Julie Wilson Nimmo has made a return to acting as she takes on a new role in a CBeebies programme.
The actress, who played the iconic character of Miss Hoolie in Balamory, is set to star alongside her husband, Greg Hemphill in the new series.
They feature in Olga Da Polga where the duo will play Mr and Mrs Sawdust.
In promotional pictures for the show, Julie looks completely unrecognisable almost two decades on from Balamory.
She was known for her famous flicked bob but she has now grown her hair into a long hairstyle.
A photo of the cast showed Julie with her red hair tucked behind her ears while wearing a bright green jumper.
She stood by her partner Greg who wore a red and black shirt, and their on-screen daughter Karen Jankel.
The new series is an adaptation of Paddington creator Michael Bond’s children’s books based on a guinea pig protagonist.
Olga the guinea pig comes to life with the help of voice actress Lesley Harcourt.
Greg spoke to The Sunday Post about the couple's first job together.
He said: "After all the years we’ve been together, this is the first time Jules and I have actually had the opportunity to act together as a couple, and it’s been an absolute delight. Mr Sawdust is a very hands-on dad who looks after Karen as Mrs Sawdust is out working.
"With Jules and I both acting, I’ve spent a lot of time making the tea and looking after our boys when she was out working, so it wasn’t a great leap to portray Mr Sawdust. Little Isla who plays Karen was wonderful, and as we all love animals, working with guinea pigs, cats and tortoises was a dream job."
He said he enjoyed the role as it was 'a joy to just be himself' and he got multiple 'compliments telling him how young he looked'.
Greg said he also loved working with children and animals as 'it is very different and very sweet' and the 'animals were incredibly expressive'.
The Miss Hoolie actress went on to add: "Everyone knows and loves Paddington, so it was a wonderful compliment to be asked to bring the Olga da Polga books to life."
Balamory first hit our screens back in 2002 and ran up until 2005.
Julie starred in all four seasons of the show.
Following this, she carried on her acting career in shows such as taking on the role of DC Megan Squire in the BBC Scotland comedy show Scot Squad.
Olga Da Polga is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
