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Tamzin Outhwaite insists she isn't having a "mid-life crisis" just because she's taking a career break.
The 'New Tricks' star - who divorced 'Miranda' actor Tom Ellis, 36, in 2013 - began a 12-month sabbatical from work in June to spend more time with her children, Florence Elsie, seven, and three-year-old Marnie Mae and although people are telling her that she's mad to stop working, she doesn't regret the decision because she's getting to have the "gap year" she previously missed out on.
Tamzin, 44, said: "I'm three months into the gap year that I never had ... We've been horse riding, and learning Italian! And we're all learning the piano. So it's a bit ridiculous and people keep saying, 'Is it a mid-life crisis?' But I'm like, 'No not at all'. It's just about trying to do things with my kids that I just haven't been able to do."
The cancellation of 'New Tricks' after 12 series was the catalyst that prompted Tamzin to make the decision to have a break.
In an appearance on 'Loose Women', the former 'EastEnders' actress said: "I never had a gap year after college, I left in 1990, and since then I've not stopped working which I'm thankful for. I know I'm really lucky, but even through pregnancies and everything I worked non-stop.
"I think everything - money, popularity and career - nothing is more important than the children. I'm three months in and I have no itchy feet yet. They are adoring it. It's a year for me to saying yes to everything that you can't say yes to when you're working."

Gemma Oaten had excrement thrown at her at school by cruel bullies.
The 'Emmerdale' actress - who hails from Hull - has opened up about the awful bullying she endured as a schoolgirl and has revealed there were times when she would be hiding in a cubicle in the girls' toilets as faeces and tampons were hurled over the door at her.
In an interview with 'Good Morning Britain', she revealed: "I remember being cowered in a toilet and having excrement and tampons and things thrown over at me. Sorry, I get a bit emotional thinking about it."
Despite the terrible treatment she received at the hands of the bullies, Gemma doesn't feel sorry for herself and doesn't feel any hatred towards her tormentors.
She said: "I don't look back and think 'woe is me' from where I'm sat now. I don't know what those people are doing now. And I wish them well. Because here I am sat promoting an amazing cause."
The soap star spoke on behalf of Anti-Bullying Pro, a campaign that shines a spotlight on the plight of bullied children.
Diversity's Ashley Banjo, Will Poulter and former 'X Factor' act Only the Young have all shared their own harrowing experiences of bullying and Gemma has urged kids going through the same thing to speak up to put an end to the abuse.
She said: "I just wish I'd spoken up a lot sooner especially in my high school days. I didn't have the confidence and I didn't have the guts.
"Please don't do what I did, speak to parents, speak to teachers. Just be strong, call upon those that love you. They are there for a reason."

'This Morning' now has a resident dog.
The ITV show aired today (01.09.15) with a fresh new studio look and host Holly Willoughby even returned from her year-long maternity leave, but the biggest change was unveiled by Phillip Schofield who introduced a Golden Labrador puppy as the daytime TV show's first ever pet.
As Phillip walked on set with the adorable mutt in his arms, Holly gushed: "Are you joking? Is she staying! I started a campaign before to get a dog and now we've gone and go one!"
The cute canine is just 11-weeks-old and was found through charity Guide Dogs For The Blind.
She'll stay on set whilst she undergoes training to become a fully fledged guide dog and a representative from the charity said it will be a "great" experience for her.
Jay George told the excited hosts: "What's particular about this puppy is her confidence and the level of intelligence she has shown. The great thing about being in the studio is that it's something she hasn't experienced and it will teach her to deal with the unexpected which is what guide dogs have to do when they're fully trained.
"Her puppy walker will be on hand to support you. She'll eat four times a day. She'll have her own playpen on the set so if she's sleeping in there we wouldn't disturb her."
Holly and Phillip have now called on viewers to name the new addition to the 'This Morning' family.
Holly said: "She's absolutely beautiful and she's going to be with us for a bit and also we're going to ask you at home to name her."
Phillip added: "It's got to be two syllables and not a name that sounds like a command or a confusing sort of name. It is your chance to name our pup!"
Entries had to be submitted by 12:30pm today and the best five are due to be announced on tomorrow's show (02.09.15).
A public vote to choose the winning name will close on Thursday (03.09.15).

Holly Willoughby watched 'This Morning' every day on her maternity leave.
The blonde beauty took a year off from the ITV breakfast show to care for her now 11-month-old son Chester and confessed that "a lovely part" of her day was settling down in front of the television and feeding Chester while watching her co-star Phillip Schofield.
Speaking on her first day back at work on the daytime show today (01.09.15), Holly said: "I was watching 'This Morning' when I was off (for the) 11am feed! Right now you'd be gathering your feeding pillow around you, you'd be getting yourself settled, you'd have the remote, you'd have some water, and a couple of biscuits if I'm honest! And you'd get ready to watch 'This Morning'. It was a lovely part of my day."
The 34-year-old presenter - who was temporarily replaced by Amanda Holden - is happy she decided to take a full year off to spend time with her newborn and her other kids, Harry, six, and four-year-old Belle, because she had an "incredible" time with them.
Discussing her paternity leave, Holly - who is married to Dan Baldwin - said: "It's been incredible, I'm really glad I did it because it was a big decision for me to leave anywhere for a whole year and come back. It's been the quickest year of my life and I mean Chester is going to be one in a couple of weeks so where did that go? It was really important for me and the family to spend time (together). Belle starts school tomorrow, so it's been lovely."
Holly also revealed her older children Harry and Belle have been great with their baby brother and help her look after little Chester.
She explained: "Harry and Belle have sort of grown up a bit. They know I've got Chester so I've got my hands full ... Belle's really good at getting in the car on her own, putting her own seat belt on and she's a little bit more self sufficient. You know she's had to grow up a little bit which is really nice."

Alison King has teased a "very dramatic" clifftop fight between Carla Connor and Tracy Barlow on 'Coronation Street'.
The soap star - who plays factory owner Carla - has revealed her character is to become suicidal as she continues to deal with the guilt of believing she started the fire that killed Kal Nazir and Maddie Heath until Tracy confesses.
Alison shared: "She [Carla] has reached the end of the line and can't face her demons any longer.
"It's very dramatic. It's back where Carla almost died after the minibus crash and Tracy saved her life. So there's lots of dramatic irony!"
Tracy will tell Carla that she wasn't the one who caused the blaze, resulting in the brunette beauty seeing red.
Alison told Radio Times magazine: "Carla's just incredulous - she can't believe what she's hearing. It's the last thing she imagined had happened. Carla genuinely thought that she was responsible for the fire. It's a huge weight off her shoulders, but she is so angry with Tracy."
The filming for the episode involved lots of "health and safety considerations" and had to be rescheduled due to bad weather.
The 42-year-old actress added: "There are always lots of health and safety considerations - it is the same quarry where we filmed the mini bus crash, at least this time it wasn't night shoots. The weather was against us the first time we were supposed to film it and it had to be rescheduled."

Duncan Bannatyne and Nigora Whitehorn are trying for a baby already.
The 'Dragons Den' star and his dental receptionist girlfriend have been together for just three months but are already hoping to start a family.
Duncan, 66, who has daughters Abigail, Hollie, Jennifer and Eve with first wife Gail and daughter Emily and son Thomas with his second wife Joanne McCue, told Britain's OK! magazine: "We're trying! Well, we're not doing anything to prevent it."
And they are also planning to tie the knot, with Nigora, 35, saying: "We might get married next year or it could be tomorrow - watch this space!"
Duncan met Nigora when he visited the Harley Street dental practice where she works and he insisted it was love at first sight for him.
He said: "I spotted her in there one day while getting some crowns done. Just as I was building up the courage to speak to her, the buzzer went for my appointment.
"When I went home I couldn't stop thinking about her, I felt obsessed! I felt in love with her."
When he later confessed his love, Nigora admitted she thought he was joking, explaining: "He was like, 'I'm madly in love with you.' I thought he was joking and was speechless!"
Read the full story in this week's OK! magazine.

Barack Obama is to appear on 'Running Wild with Bear Grylls'.
The President of the United States will join the adventurer in Alaska to film a special episode of his survival show, NBC has confirmed.
Filming is set to take place during his upcoming three day trip to the state, where he'll be meeting with Bear, 41, to examine the effects of climate change on the Alaskan wilderness.
The pair are set to "come together" on Exit Glacier in Alaska's Kenai Mountains, where "President Obama will become the first US president to receive a crash course in survival techniques from Bear Grylls".
The 54-year-old politician's decision to appear on the show - which has also seen stars including Kate Hudson, Michelle Rodriguez and Jake Gyllenhaal take part - comes after he made climate change one of his top priorities.
He said recently: "As long as I'm president, America will lead the world to meet the threat of climate change."
And while the appearance has been arranged to help tackle a serious issue, Bear is likely to have some treats in store for the world leader.
Speaking about the upcoming series of 'Running Wild' recently, Grylls said: "The fun bit is that it's not planned too much. We do wing it. It's a coil of rope and two [people] on a journey ... People are surprised by how rough it is. I brief stars beforehand. I think they believe there will be an ambulance on standby. They can't believe it's me, them, two cameras, two sound, a mountain guide for the crew. And a story producer to make sure it makes sense. That's it. Five or six of us on the ground total. It has to be lean and light."

Janice Dickinson has been given a warning after appearing to spit at Austin Armacost on 'Celebrity Big Brother'.
The 60-year-old star - who claims she was the world's first supermodel - was reprimanded by Big Brother after she threatened to spit at the reality star during a row.
In scenes aired on last night's (31.08.15) episode of the Channel 5 show, the pair began arguing about the lack of hot water in the house and when Austin followed an angry Janice into the garden, she turned and made a spitting gesture at him.
And although it was unclear whether or not she actually spat at him, Big Brother chose to call her to the Diary Room to discuss her behaviour.
Speaking about her actions, Janice said: "In the garden the fight was escalated. He started to follow me. I did not spit on him. I made the motion that I spat on him."
However, Austin was not the only victim of Janice's wrath as the fight first broke out when she branded him, James Hill, Farrah Abraham and Jenna Jameson "selfish" for using up all the hot water.
She fumed: "I wanted a f**king bath OK selfish people. It's called common f**king decency."
Jenna was unimpressed with Janice's comments and unsuccessfully tried to put an end to her diva-like behaviour.
She said: "You know 100 per cent that I'm not selfish and that kind of sucked that you came in calling me selfish.
"I mean, like, don't try and pull your freakin' queen card. You're not above anybody. It just seems so abusive."
'Celebrity Big Brother' continues tonight (01.09.15) at 9pm on Channel 5 with a live eviction.

Ricky Rayment dumped Marnie Simpson because he believes she cheated on him.
The former 'TOWIE' star split up with his 'Geordie Shore' fiancee leaving her heartbroken and insiders claim it is because he thought she had been unfaithful.
A source told Mirror.co.uk: "She was pictured out with a mystery man without her engagement ring and it all started from there.
"He strongly believes she cheated on him and they have been arguing since then, but there have been other reasons why they have been not getting on.
"Marnie denied cheating on him but he didn't believe her. He's hurt but he's putting on a brave face."
She hinted at the split, tweeting: "I couldn't of ever imagined what this day would bring. My heart is broken."
22-year-old Marnie and Ricky, 25, have also unfollowed each other on Twitter.
Ricky proposed to Marnie in June after just six months of dating, but admitted he wanted to pop the question some time ago.
He said: "I've known since the first day I met Marnie that she was the woman I was going to marry but I decided to propose about two months ago.
"I was in Florida with my parents and I told my mum what I was planning - she was so excited that she took me straight out to buy the ring."