Inside DI Ray star Parminder Nagra's family life as she opens up on motherhood

Parminder Nagra stars arsenic DI Ray successful the caller ITV play but she has a fascinating beingness off-screen, from a celebrated ex and motherhood to a divorcement from her husband

DI Ray, played by Parminder Nagra, is backmost connected ITV arsenic a detective inspector successful a fictional Birmingham-based constabulary force. Despite having nary ceremonial acting training, the 49-year-old shines successful the pb relation and boasts an intriguing backstory.

Born successful Leicester, she was scouted by her erstwhile play teacher aft leaving school, who invited her to articulation the Leicester-based theatre institution Haithizi Productions.

She landed a relation successful the philharmonic Nimai, stepping into the shoes of the pb histrion who had dropped out. Despite being a full newcomer, she received acclaim for her singing and acting skills.

Choosing not to be university, she alternatively concentrated connected her acting career, with her large interruption coming successful the signifier of Bend It Like Beckham successful 2002. She underwent aggravated nine-hour regular workouts for the part.

Over the years, the prima has had 2 important relationships. Her archetypal was successful 1996 with Irish histrion Kieran Creggan, reports Birmingham Live.

The mates met portion moving connected the play Fair Ladies astatine a Game of Poem Cards and subsequently moved into a level unneurotic successful Kennington, South London.

After 5 years together, they parted ways, and she aboriginal met lensman James Stenson.

They tied the knot successful 2009, aft 7 years of dating. Her ER co-stars Scott Grimes and John Stamos adjacent performed astatine their wedding.

Her person and chap ER prima Maura Tierney officiated the ceremony.

The mates were implicit the satellite with the commencement of their son, Kai David Singh Stenson, successful May 2009, but by July 2013, their matrimony ended successful divorce.

Parminder's high-profile split, dubbed arsenic "bitter" by media outlets, saw her walking distant with her swanky California pad valued astatine upwards of $700,000 alongside their spot successful the UK.

On her nonrecreational front, she grabbed the spotlight successful 'Maternal', portraying an NHS caregiver juggling her occupation with motherhood.

In a heartfelt confession astir striking the equilibrium betwixt enactment and location beingness to Leicester Mercury, she mentioned: "[We were] making definite our kids were taken attraction of and making definite that we were inactive capable to bash our work, and past feeling blameworthy if we weren't there."

Parminder besides disclosed her doctrine connected work-life dynamics, saying: "I similar being astatine work, and that makes maine a amended mother, due to the fact that I'm fundamentally conscionable successful a amended mood. Otherwise, where's my individuality gone?".

DI Ray airs connected ITV connected Sunday from 9pm