Holly Willoughby, 38, caused quite a stir when she previously revealed EastEnders favourite Tamzin Outhwaite, 48, was her cousin. The actress has now discussed the palaver caused by the news in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk. The soap star firstly explained how the This Morning favourite joined her family when she tied the knot with her first cousin, Dan Baldwin, 44. Tamzin then addressed the stunned reaction from fans, saying: “I wasn’t surprised at all, people don’t know everything about everyone.
“It’s a very big world but it’s also a very small world.”
Holly first made the revelation about the Mel Owen star in view of her 5.5 million Instagram followers when she shared a family snap over Christmas in 2017.
Posing with the soap icon and her Italian grandmother Nonna, Holly captioned the post: "Me and @glamzin and our Nonna Matriarch! In true #eastendersstyle... faaaaamly! Xxx FYI.., @glamzin is my cousin."(sic)
The presenter’s admission appeared to confuse fans, who took to the comments section to air their shock.
One wrote: “Oh wow. I never knew that!”
A second attempted to correct the star, writing: “She’s technically your cousin-in-law! xxx.”
Holly Willoughby's relative Tamzin Outhwaite speaks out following surprising family news (Image:
