Actress Tamzin Outhwaite has issued an update on her love life and the major change she is making going forward following her split from ex boyfriend Tom Child last summer
Tamzin Outhwaite has made a life-changing vow following the split from her boyfriend Tom Child after six years together. The actress, 54, met Tom, 33, at a yoga class in 2017 and their love blossomed away from their mats.
However, things were not meant to be between the pair as they went their separate ways last summer. Tamzin has been open about her struggle with love, having previously been married to actor Tom Ellis, 46.
They split in 2014 amid cheating allegations while Tom was filming Once Upon A Time with actress Emile De Ravin. After six years in a relationship with someone two decades younger than her, Tamzin has revealed she is now ready to be on her own.
Tamzin and Tom parted ways amicably and have remained one of each others best friends. Yet, after their split Tamzin has decided to make a huge change going forward in her love life with a very strict rule.
She told Hello Magazine: “He’s still one of my best friends, and I adore him. But I had to say: ”I don’t want to share a bed. I’m in a phase where I need to be on my own’.”
Last year, Tamzin opened up to the Mirror about her newfound single status. “I’m happy single,” she told us. “There’s a lot on! Life is really busy, throwing a relationship into that is a whole other thing.
“Freedom fills up my cup, freedom to do as you please is a lovely thing. That makes me happy.” Tamzin, who took part in the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special last year, said she is on a quest to challenge herself, build on things that make her happy and “fill up my own cup”
“I’m just trying to stay open, get out of my comfort zone and do different things to help me grow,” she added. “I’m on a bit of a mission at the moment. I want to do more things that give you fear because even going through the fear is important. That’s where your growth happens as a person.”
Tamzin’s change in pace began after the menopause hit while she was trying to juggle her busy life as an actress, a mum-of-two, and a doting daughter to her elderly father who lives “at the end of the garden”.
She decided to throw herself into wellness, learning breathwork, stepping up her yoga practice and building a sauna in her spare room.
Tamzin said: “Taking stock, taking a breath and retreating is something I’ve been learning to do so I can fill up my own cup then come back into my life and do everything that I do, which is keeping up a career, keeping up home, keeping up everything to do with my children and my dad, who lives with me at the end of the garden.
“It’s making sure everyone is OK. I’m not a saint but juggling all the plates and a career on top of that can be quite stifling.”
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