FREEZE The Fear star Tamzin Outhwaite has revealed that she pretends her late mum is still alive following her sudden death in 2018.
The actress, 51, tragically lost her mum Anna Santis after a heart attack aged 67.
The soap star – who played Melanie Owen in EastEnders – opened up to Gabby Logan and Chelcee Grimes, 29, on Tuesday’s episode of the new BBC show.
Sports presenter Gabby discussed her own parenting technique, which lead Tamzin to open up about her mum.
Speaking about her, Tamzin said: “My mum was so imperfect as a mum and so brilliant.
“Now all I think is I’d just like one more chat, one more cuddle. And now I realise how she was – the laughter, the light and the relaxed energy.”
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The star then admitted that she imagines that her mum is still living abroad in Spain.
“I thought she would always be alive – she’d be the last person to go,” Tamzin continued.
“I do still now think she is living in Spain, where she was, and happy.
” I just think she’s there. I just pretend, in my head.”
It came after the contestants took part in the first challenge, where they were tasked with jumping into a frozen lake, with the support of athlete Wim Hof.
Tamzin shared her fear over potentially suffering a heart attack – just like her mother.
In 2018 Tamzin said her mum, who worked as a city stockbroker before she was born, was her inspiration.
She explained how she would encourage her to take every opportunity she could – something Tamzin now tells her two daughters, Marnie and Florence.
She told The Daily Mail: “If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that life is easier if you give things a positive spin. I don’t constantly view the world through rose-tinted spectacles — but I do think a person who feels lucky is bound to be happier than someone who constantly feels hard-done-by or lives in a cloud of negative feelings.
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“My mother, Anna, used to drum that into me when I was a child. She would say I was a lucky girl to be given such amazing opportunities, including going to the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London.
“So I do the same to my girls.”
