Vinnie Jones finds love again with his personal assistant five years after tragic death of childhood sweetheart Tanya
ACTOR and former footballer Vinnie Jones has found love again — five years after the death of his wife Tanya.
The ex-Crazy Gang hardman fell for personal assistant Emma Ford while filming for his TV show Vinnie Jones In The Country.
Pals said Vinnie, 59, had been brought back to life by Emma, whom he affectionately calls “Blondie”.
On the show, which first aired on Discovery+ in November, Emma is seen helping Vinnie run his farm in Petworth, West Sussex.
A source said: “Vinnie and Emma’s relationship was very organic and started as purely a working friendship before it developed into something more.
“They’re not rushing into anything and just take every day as it comes.
“Emma has brought the light back into Vinnie’s eyes and she clearly makes him very happy.
“They are a great match and everyone who knows them was thrilled when they became a couple.”
Emma previously worked as a PA for The Clash rocker Mick Jones and returned to the UK after years spent working in Los Angeles.
Vinnie, currently starring in Guy Ritchie’s Netflix comedy-drama The Gentlemen, had previously said he would never be with anyone else following Tanya’s death from cancer at the age of 53 in 2019.
Ex-Wales midfielder Vinnie has reinvented himself as a film star since retiring from football.
He appeared in two of Guy Ritchie’s early films — 1998’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and 2000’s Snatch.