Tamzin Outhwaite opens up on split with toyboy 20 years her junior - after ex-husband's cheating

Eastenders fable and acting prima Tamzin Outhwaite, 53, divided with her toyboy spouse Tom Child, 33, aft six years unneurotic earlier this summertime - aand 10 years from her divorcement from Lucifer and Miranda prima Tom Ellis, who antecedently admitted cheating connected her with co-star Emile De Ravin

She styles herself arsenic “Glamzin” connected social media... and Tamzin Outhwaite surely knows however to unrecorded up to the name.

In her latest role, she stars arsenic the sexy, azygous and carefree Sylvie successful Channel 5 drama The Wives. And off-screen, Tamzin reveals she present shares a batch much successful communal with her than erstwhile she started filming.

The 53-year-old divided with her toyboy Tom Child, 33, aft six years unneurotic earlier this summer. And now, arsenic she speaks exclusively astir the break-up for the archetypal time, she reveals she is blessed being azygous for the archetypal clip successful her life. In fact, similar Sylvie, she “really likes” being connected her own.

Speaking to the Mirror, Tamzin says: “There has been nary acrimonious ending; we’ve moved connected to a person zone. We are inactive truly large mates, which is nice.”

Tom and Tamzin met astatine a yoga people successful 2017 and helium seemed a cleanable lucifer for the erstwhile EastEnder. He was her archetypal superior narration aft her hard 2014 divorcement from Lucifer and Miranda prima Tom Ellis, the begetter of her children Flo, 16, and 12-year-old Marnie. The 45-year-old, who present lives successful the States with his caller woman Meaghan and girl Dolly, cheated connected Tamzin with co-star Emile De Ravin portion filming US bid Once Upon a Time.

Her new, younger Tom had ever been credited with helping her mend her breached bosom and they had adjacent moved successful together. They were inactive an point erstwhile she filmed The Wives successful Malta successful April – but this period she hinted astatine a imaginable split, saying she did not request the “commitment of different quality being”.

Not that Tamzin is looking for pity. In fact, she tells america uncovering herself azygous again feels antithetic this clip around. “Maybe earlier now, I’ve been azygous but not happy,” she admits. “But I’m rather happy. And being azygous and blessed is simply a truly beauteous spot to be. And that tin lone hap with beingness experience.”

It is simply a opposition to her earlier split. Last year, she posted a connection to people “10 years since the begetter of my kids walked retired connected america for the last time” – suggesting the wounded inactive cuts deep. She added she was marking the day with “pride, a feeling of triumph and genuine gratitude”.

And she added: “For anyone struggling, the astir important narration you volition ever person is with yourself.”

When it comes to her latest break-up, however, Tamzin stresses she is present acold much comfy being unsocial than erstwhile she was younger. “There is simply a batch said astir radical not wanting to beryllium connected their ain arsenic they get older,” she says. “I truly similar being connected my own. Especially now, astatine this age, I truly similar my ain company.”

Likening herself to her quality successful the Channel 5 enigma drama, she adds: “Sylvie’s lone been freshly divorced. Deep down, she’s astir apt got immoderate symptom that she needs to woody with. I’m not similar her successful that way. I consciousness beauteous wide and blessed – I’m astatine a spot wherever I’ve travel done the different end. Life feels truly good.”

It surely sounds similar it. And it helps that the six-part play – which concludes implicit 3 nights this week – gave her tons of girl-power clip with her friends Angela Griffin, 48, and Jo Joyner, 47, who play Sylvie’s ex-sister-in-laws, Natasha and Beth.

Tamzin says: “When the amusement makers told maine they were considering offering the portion of Natasha to Angela Griffin, I was conscionable truthful excited due to the fact that she is 1 of my champion mates and I thought this was going to beryllium brilliant.

“And erstwhile they mentioned Jo, I thought, ‘This doesn’t get immoderate better’ arsenic I’ve known Jo for years.”

Jo and Tamzin’s moving paths crossed successful 2018 erstwhile they resumed their EastEnders roles arsenic Tanya Branning and Mel Owen, respectively. Tamzin adds: “We some had a narration with Max Branning! That was the closest we got to moving unneurotic [so] to bash The Wives was an implicit dream.”

The 3 women supported each different during filming erstwhile they were feeling “mum guilt” for being distant from home. Jo has 15-year-old twins Freddie and Edie with hubby Neil Madden, portion Angela and hubby Jason Milligan person daughters Tallulah, 20, and Melissa, 18.

“To beryllium surrounded by what felt similar household erstwhile you were truthful acold from your ain household was truthful important,” says Tamzin. “After a day’s filming, we’d each devour unneurotic oregon spell backmost to 1 of the apartments to cook. We had a heavy pistillate set. It was an all-female squad of producers. That truly does assistance with the knowing of household commitments oregon what it means to miss schoolhouse events.

“I did negociate to beryllium with my eldest for their GCSE mocks and exams, but the mum guilt doesn’t stop.”

Being portion of a beardown pistillate formed is besides a reflection of the value of friendships successful her ain life. Tamzin’s Glamzin societal media is filled with shots of her with friends, including Holly Willoughby, Amanda Holden and Lisa Faulkner. “I similar my ain institution but I besides person large groups of mates”, she says.

“Friendship groups are truly important for a batch of women. Getting beardown roles for women is simply a rarity astatine this age. I deliberation the bulk of radical that ticker TV are women of a definite property and a batch of those don’t spot themselves reflected connected TV.”

Tamzin’s quality Sylvie, who she likens to Sex And The City’s Samantha Jones, enjoys hooking up with younger men she’s met online. So is Tamzin reasoning astir trying the dating apps?

“I’ve ne'er tried it and I wouldn’t cognize however to spell astir it,” she says.

Born successful Ilford, Essex, Tamzin changeable to fame arsenic Mel Healey successful EastEnders earlier leaving the soap successful 2002 and appearing successful the likes of Red Cap, Hotel Babylon and The Fixer. She aboriginal took connected the relation vacated by Amanda Redman successful BBC play New Tricks from 2013 until 2015, earlier joining the caller adaptation of Great Expectations.

And she jumped astatine the accidental to play Beverley successful the Mike Leigh-directed Abigail’s Party this year. Theatregoers person praised her show successful the play, which runs astatine Theatre Royal Stratford East until October 12. She says: “I’m successful a spot of a ‘pinch me’ vocation time.”

• The Wives, Monday, 9pm connected Channel 5 & My5.