Tamzin Outhwaite wouldn't stop her boyfriend from having kids - but he won't be starting a family with her.
Tamzin Outhwaite admits she is done with having kids
The 51-year-old actress is currently dating film director Tom Child - who is 20 years her junior - and although she is adamant that having more children is not on the cards for her, she would accept it if Tom decided that becoming a dad was a deal breaker for their romance.
She said: "You know that people are thinking, ‘Yeah, but what about when he wants kids?’ He really doesn’t want kids but if he said, ‘Babe, I really want to have children’, then why would I stop him doing that?”
Tamzin is mother to Florence, 13, and Marnie, nine, from her previous marriage to 'Miranda' actor Tom Ellis and she is more than content with the family she has.
In an interview with The Sun newspaper, she said: “I’ve got two. I’ve really got to keep my eye on the ball keeping these two well, alive and healthy. I’m not having any more. No way. I’m done."
The former 'EastEnders' actress - who played Mel Owen in the BBC One soap between 1998 and 2019 - also isn't bothered on tying the knot again following her divorce from Tom, 42.
She said: "It’s not about the girls. If I wanted to get married, I would. But I don’t see a need now, I feel free and it’s lovely."
The award-winning TV star also claimed that despite their two-decade age gap she and Tom - whom she met outside of a London yoga studio four years ago - are perfectly matched personality wise.
She said: "I’m like a big kid. I still think I’m in my 20s. Even my dad said, ‘You’ve got to slow down and grow up. You’re 50 now!’ I love spontaneity, I’m not great with plans and it’s a very childish way of living but Tom is much more mature.”
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