We’re used to watching actress Tamzin Outhwaite face plenty of challenges while playing a character – but in her latest TV project, viewers will see her tackle some chilling trials in real life.
The 51-year-old, who soap fans know and love as Mel Owen in EastEnders, is one of the stars braving the experience of a lifetime as they take the plunge in an exploration of the wellbeing ideas of Dutch motivational speaker and cold water therapy advocate Wim Hof.
But within the first few minutes of being filmed in the sub-zero temperatures in Northern Italy, Tamzin was forced to confront a painful memory from her past.
Tasked with jumping feet-first into a frozen lake, below eight inches of ice, Tamzin began to reflect on how her mum Anna Santis died suddenly in 2018, aged 67.
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