Tyger Drew-Honey is best known for playing Jake Brockman in the hit BBC series Outnumbered.
The television actor and presenter is celebrating turning 25 today (January 26th).
Media personality Tyger is beloved by many for his iconic role in Outnumbered, starring in Celebs Go Dating and presenting CBBC shows like Friday Download.
Tyger got his big acting break when he was noticed by an agent while playing a comedy part in Treasure Island at the private and exclusive Danes Hill School in Oxshott.
However, the TV star isn’t the only celebrity in his family as he’s the son of the UK’s most famous porn stars, Ben Dover, and his ex-wife Linzi Drew.
Tyger Drew-Honey is celebrating his 25th birthday (Image: Instagram)
Ben, whose real name is Simon Lindsay Honey, has acted in over 130 x-rated films and directed more than 120 erotic movies too.
He was also named one of the 50 most influential people in porn by Hustler magazine.
In 2009, Ben boasted they he’d slept with 1,792 women, revealed he owned a fleet of supercars and lived in a £2million Surrey mansion with a swimming pool.
Tyger’s mum Linzi was also famous in the adult entertainment industry.
She was a stripper, porn star, Page 3 star and the editor of Penthouse magazine.
Tyger’s dad has acted in over 130 x-rated films (Image: Instagram)
Linzi also posed naked for the cover of Pink Floyd star Roger Water’s solo album, The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking.
She gave up her erotic career at 41 to have Tyger.
Tyger was born Lindzi James Drew-Honey, a blend of his parents’ names.
He told Essential Surrey: “My mum is Linzi and my Dad is Lindsay, and because my parents are so imaginative they combined the two and called me Lindzi.
“But when I was born, I had a problem with my vocal cords: they were too close together and didn’t vibrate as they should have done. So, for the first months of my life, I was very growly and they nicknamed me Tiger.”
Tyger’s mother now writes erotic novels (Image: Instagram)
Tyger knew about his parents’ former careers from a young age as he said they’re ‘very open’ about their jobs.
He continued to the publication: “People think it must all have been seedy and druggy, but I had a very pleasant and very warm upbringing. Also, the money that my parents made from porn enabled them to send me to really good schools and have a really good life.”
Linzi Drew was was a porn star and Page 3 star (Image: Instagram)
Tyger’s dad has said his career in the adult entertainment industry hasn’t hindered his son’s life.
He told The Sun in 2009: “My job hasn’t held my son back. He’s head boy.
“I was also at a barbecue last week with his headmaster. We have some very rich and powerful neighbours and I get on well with them all.
“I think they like the fact I’m a porn star. It makes me different from the usual people they meet.”
Tyger is best known for starring in the hit BBC sitcom Outnumbered (Image: BBC/Hat Trick/Colin Hutton)
Lindsay and Linzi split up in 2010, but remain on good terms and both share a close bond with son, Tyger.
Lindsay was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2016 aged 60, and Tyger was left devastated.
Speaking to The Sun at the time, Lindsay said: “I’m going through chemotherapy. It has made me very weak and tired,” the adult entertainer told The Sun at the time.
“It has really knocked me and Tyger back. I’ve already had two operations and need more chemo to nip it in the bud before it goes through the wall.
“Tyger was devastated when I told him and a bit fraught but we will get through.”
After a year of undergoing treatment, Lindsay made a full recovery.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
