Tamzin Outhwaite Celebrates Trans Child Flos Milestone

'Until you're going through it yourself with your child, it's difficult to judge the situation,' she said.

'Initially, I would say, don't be ridiculous. I didn't say don't be ridiculous but my mind went, "that's ludicrous". 

'Working back from that with talking, family therapy, therapy on Flo's side as well, talking with family and realising you're not alone. 

'I think if you push back on a kid, they'll want to do the opposite of what their parent says. I didn't say "you can't be that", but it was a distressing time. We worked together as a family and with outside help.'    

Rob Beckett, who co-hosts the podcast with Josh Widdicombe, said: 'You can't do everything to make them happy. It's in them and there's other things at play. Having to let things take their course…'

'Yeah,' Tamzin responded. 'Time and action, but also being sensitive and, you know…. The whole LGBT community get a bit of a hard rap at the moment - it's quite tough, I think. It is a hot topic.'

Josh said: 'It's almost like you've been in sync with that topic becoming a public debate,' referring to the prominent discussion of trans issues in the media. 

'Kind of, yeah. Every situation is completely different, every child is different,' Tamzin said. 'It really is less than one per cent of the population. 

'There's this big up in arms thing. It's not that common, just because…. But I'm just so happy for him. 

'I'm happy that we're in a place and he's in a place that he is just…. I mean, he's an incredible actor. He's desperate to be a comedy writer. I was only allowed to talk about it on this podcast.'

Tamzin told how her ex-boyfriend of six years, Tom Child, is still her 'best mate' and he is always in and out of the house.

'[He] has been around for the whole of like Flo's transitioning period, for the whole of Marnie becoming a girl that was discovering all sorts of stuff and boys, and so he is still a member of the family. We've been not together for over a year. 

'The kids often say to him "When you meet someone, or even if you have, how are you going to explain this situation to your girlfriends?"'