TAMZIN Outhwaite appeared to extend an olive branch to ex-husband Tom Ellis a decade after their split.
The former couple’s seven-year marriage ended in 2014 after Tom allegedly confessed to cheating with American actress Emilie de Ravin in 2013.
Over the years, actress Tamzin, 54, has taken aim at her actor ex, who is best known for roles in Miranda and Lucifer, for “walking out” on her and their two children.
However, she appears at peace with their difficult history now, re-sharing pictures Tom, 46, uploaded to Instagram from the premiere of Netflix‘s The Thursday Night Murder Club.
They featured a suited Tom linking arms with daughter Marnie, 12, who stood beside brother Flo, 17.
Tamzin added: “My heart is bursting #suchaproudmama [love heart emoji].”
The positive post was very different in tone from a tweet she posted in 2023.
It read: “Ten years since the father of my kids walked out on us for the final time. I still meet new people on jobs who reveal more infidelities and lies he committed.
“But thankfully my heart and soul are clear and clean and I could not be happier right now.”
After removing the post, the former EastEnders star explained: “Thank you all for your messages re my now deleted tweet.I was marking the 10 year anniversary with pride,a feeling of triumph & genuine gratitude.
“I understand it has triggered some people. For anyone struggling, the most important relationship you will ever have is with yourself.”
Last year Tamzin split from boyfriend of six years Tom Child. That relationship ended on much more civil terms, and she still refers to him as her “best friend”.
She credited him with being supportive throughout her eldest child’s transition to identifying as a boy.
Tamzin said: “[He] has been around for the whole of like Flo’s transitioning period, for the whole of Marnie becoming a girl that was discovering all sorts of stuff and boys, and so he is still a member of the family. We’ve been not together for over a year.
“The kids often say to him ‘When you meet someone, or even if you have, how are you going to explain this situation to your girlfriends?'”
She’s in no rush to find a new man and hasn’t found dating apps to be fruitful.
Tamzin told The Sun last month: “I’m single, I’ve tried the dating apps. I’m on one now but I keep forgetting to check it.
“I just can’t imagine actually going on the date and going back to the small talk. It will happen one day but I’m certainly not waiting for it.
“I’ve been single for over a year now and I’m loving it too much.
“I owe it to myself to be single, because I haven’t been single for this long, ever. I have always been in relationships. I actually like being on my own, it’s really nice.”
Tamzin became a household name in 1998 when she joined the cast of the BBC’s EastEnders as Mel Owen, and went on to win several Sexiest Female awards as well as Best Actress.
She has also starred in army series Red Cap, crime drama New Tricks and played Rebecca Mitchell in drama Hotel Babylon.
Recently she played a recovering drug addict in ITV’s police series The Tower , and last year played sex-loving Sylvie in Channel 5’s six-part drama The Wives.
Tamzin says that after reading the script for The Wives, she overhauled her health and figure ready for the camera.
She said: “I lost weight before we started filming The Wives last February.
“I read that I was in a bikini a lot and a swimsuit. So, between Christmas and the New Year, I didn’t drink any alcohol and I exercised every day. I didn’t ever weigh myself, but I just knew I could fit into things that I didn’t used to.
“I went down a dress size. It took me six weeks. Now it’s just keeping it off.”
