Bargain Hunt star rushes to defend EastEnders' Tamzin Outhwaite amid car boot backlash
Bargain Hunt star Christina Trevanion has rushed to the defence of EastEnders star Tamzin Outhwaite after she was ‘mocked' for attending a car boot sale.
The former EastEnders star, who played Mel Owen, recently took to her X, formerly known as Twitter, account to post a picture of herself and her family and friends on a day out hoping to grab a bargain.
On Monday’s episode of BBC's Morning Live, Gethin Jones, 46, explained what had went down, asking the Bargain Hunt star for her take on the matter. “I was totally bewildered, to be honest, is probably the best word for it, by the media reaction to it, because I have always, always loved a car boot sale," the BBC auctioneer said.
She then went on to explain how much she ‘loved’ a car boot sale. "It's just such a sustainable way of shopping, it's a great way to spend a Sunday morning, it's a really important way I find personally, of teaching my children to budget, to bargain.
"And also not only buying things but selling things - my children will sell their toys at a car boot sale to make money to buy other toys. It's just a really important learning lesson.
“And hey, who doesn’t like a bacon butty on a Sunday morning?” she concluded with a laugh.
Despite the ‘backlash’, Tamzin was praised for using the sustainable way to shop by some fans on X, as one penned: “Well done / brilliant thing to do . It’s recycling as well.”
“Good on you, fun, sustainable and fresh air - what is not to like?” questioned another.
Tamzin also took to social media to ‘shut down’ claims she was ‘struggling to flog T-Shirts and posters of herself’ at the car boot sale.
“Our yearly car boot sale is a family tradition . Last Sunday 6 adults & 6 kids met up in our cars and took up almost a whole row. We had the best time. Teaching our kids who range from 15 down to 4 that selling your unwanted toys & clothes is a great way to save money” she began.
“We had the best time and we are already planning another. I am currently filming for BBC so I haven’t fallen on hard times, so to shame someone for teaching kids to be resourceful is pretty low. And I would never sell posters of me…
“My kids made quite a bit of cash as did my brothers & cousin, and with my takings I got us a curry that night. If anyone knows of a great car boot sale we can do next please holla!!!”
