EastEnders star Tamzin Outhwaite has revealed that her eldest child is transgender.
The Melanie Owen actress explained how Flo, now 17, revealed his identity when he was ‘about 10 or 11’ on the Parenting Hell Podcast.
‘I’ve got two kids. I did have two daughters and now I have a son and a daughter,’ she said. ‘That’s quite easy for me to say now, but it wasn’t maybe six or seven years ago.’
As she gushed about her children’s successes, she was quick to point out that being transgender wasn’t the most interesting thing about Flo.
‘He’s an incredibly funny intelligent boy, and I’m watching him grow into a wonderful human who’s very talented.
‘To see him thriving is just nothing but relief and joy for me really because there were some dark times.’
As well as Flo, Tamzin has a 12-year-old daughter called Marnie, with both children having been fathered by actor Tom Ellis. Tom and Tamzin divorced in 2014.
Soap fans will best know the actress for her role as Melanie Owen in BBC soap EastEnders.
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The character first rocked up in the Square in 1998 and was involved in some huge storylines, including the dramatic scene that saw her ditch Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) on their wedding day.
She later went on to be involved in a major love triangle with Walford bad boys Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) and Steve Owen, who she married and fathered a child with.
After leaving the show in 2002, Mel returned in 2018.
Her second stint came to a dramatic end after the death of son Hunter, who was shot after taking hostages in the Queen Vic.
In tragic scenes, Mel took her own life by walking out in front of a lorry in 2019.
