Tamzin- ‘I worry I'll never work again!'

Why Tamzin Outhwaite is spreading her wings…

Are you glad Mel was killed off and the door has closed for good at EastEnders?

There are moments when I think I would love Mel to have gone back as an old lady, but when the door is closed, you can’t go back. And now it’s over, there’s a sense of ‘the world is your oyster’.

Did you enjoy going back?

I was having a lovely time at EastEnders. I could have quite easily stayed for another five years, but thankfully when you clear a space, you let in other stuff and you realise the potential is quite enormous.

Like you’ve ever been short of work!

Yeah, but you do get that fear of ‘What if I never work again?’ and I think I’ve never felt that so much. You’ve joined the cast of The Seagull with Emilia Clarke and Robert Glenister, to name a few. I do feel ridiculously lucky. We’re all cogs in this play and it’s been brought bang up todate – Chekhov but not as we know it. It really gets my juices going. I look forward to going back in every day, and that’s almost unheard of – especially when you get to my age. It feels like I’m in the right place.

You hit the big 5-0 this year – any plans?

I did think about doing something massive to mark it, but then I don’t really know what I’m going to be doing work-wise. I’m not great at planning. I’m so last minute, especially with holidays.