An EastEnders star has opened up about how she lost a stone in weight post menopause, by cutting one thing from her diet. Tamzin Outhwaite revealed that she began the lifestyle change when on Fell the Fear, a BBC endurance show.
The 52-year-old said she has a "new lease of life" after going virtually alcohol-free after "suffering from the effects of drinking wine during the menopause". Speaking out on her decision took cut alcohol from her diet, she said: "Let's just say I put on a lot of weight when I hit the menopause - over a stone.
"I've never been one to diet but when I quit drinking, I lost the stone I'd put on and craved goodness like fresh salads and juices. The actress gave up alcohol completely for six months after Feel the Fear explaining she'd become a "lightweight" during the menopause.
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The Mirror reports that the mum of two told Closer magazine: "It hit me I couldn't drink like I used to and decided the best thing for me was to abstain. I took a break last year for six months...I felt amazing!"
Tamzin says she now has "two drinks max once in a while", sharing that she and her partner Tom Child are both "more mindful" of alcohol.
The actress has expressed her gratitude towards her boyfriend Tom, who she has described as being a "dream stepdad" to her two children. Tamzin has been in a relationship with the filmmaker, 32, for five years.
She was previously married to fellow Lucifer star Tom Ellis, 44, between 2006 and 2014. Tom has since married screenwriter Meaghan Oppenheimer, 35, and continues to coparent daughters Florence, 14, and Marnie, ten with his ex wife.
Paying tribute to her partner in a series of posts on Twitter, Tamzin told her followers Tom was a "dream stepdad". She wrote: "Deep down they know he is kind, he cares and loves them deeply and I know how lucky I am #stepparentgratitude."
