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EastEnders star Tamzin Outhwaite says she lost a stone in weight after cutting one thing from her diet.
The mum-of-two, 52, revealed she made a big lifestyle change when she was on BBC endurance show Feel the Fear.
Tamzin is now virtually alcohol free after 'suffering from the effects of drinking wine during the menopause' and says she's got a 'new lease of life'.
Opening up about her decision to quit the booze, 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."
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EastEnders star Tamzin Outhwaite says she lost a stone in weight after cutting one thing from her diet (Instagram)The actress gave up alcohol completely for six months after Feel the Fear explaining she'd become a "lightweight" during the menopause.
She 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.
EastEnders star Tamzin Outhwaite says she and boyfriend Tom Child are both 'more mindful of alcohol' (instagram.com/glamzin)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."
The couple began dating in 2017 and celebrated their fourth anniversary in November last year - as documented on Instagram.
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The Mel Owen actress wrote in a post at the time: "If it all ended tomorrow, I would be thankful and grateful and I know you would too ... yet what we have is a unique and beautiful LOVE."