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Who is Vinnie Jones’ girlfriend Emma Ford?
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VINNIE Jones went from Crazy Gang hardman to Hollywood leading man in an impressive career both on and off the pitch.
The former Wimbledon defender has found love again following the tragic death of his wife in 1999.
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Who is Vinnie Jones' girlfriend Emma Ford?
Emma Ford is an English actor, presenter, script and continuity editor and personal assistant.
She previously worked as a PA for The Clash rocker Mick Jones and returned to the UK in 2022 after years spent working in Los Angeles.
Pals said Vinnie, 59, was brought back to life by Emma, whom he affectionately calls “Blondie”.
A source said: “Vinnie and Emma’s relationship was very organic and started as purely a working friendship before it developed into something more.
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"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.”
Like her boyfriend, who celebrated 11 years of abstinence in April 2024, she is also a sober person.
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How long has she been in a relationship with Vinnie Jones?
According to reports, Vinnie got together with Emma some time after he was voted off the Australian version of The Masked Singer in September 2021.
He bought the farm where his show Vinnie Jones In The Country is filmed in 2022.
Emma started out as Vinnie's PA, but the two found love while working together on the farm.
On the show, which first aired on Discovery+ in November, Emma is seen helping Vinnie run the farm in Petworth, West Sussex.
Speaking about the discovery+ series, the former footballer said: “Most people know me as a professional footballer or Hollywood hardman, but what they probably don’t know is all of that hard work has been to support my real passion: my home in the great British countryside.
“I was raised living off the land and can’t wait to show people the joy and beauty of our countryside, and the reward of old-fashioned hard work. Bring it on.”
The show is Vinnie’s first major TV project since he starred on Celebrity X Factor in November 2019.
What shows has Emma Ford appeared on?
As well as appearing in Vinnie Jones In The Country since 2023, Emma has had some interesting roles on TV and in obscure movies.
In 2011 she appeared in Charlie Brooker's cult smash Black Mirror as a property buyer.
Movies Emma has appeared in include Erotica 2003 (2003), The Baby Juice Express (2004), The Magic Door (2007) and Solitary (2015).
Who was Vinnie Jones’ wife Tanya?
Vinnie's wife Tanya tragically died from cancer at the age of 53 in 2019.
The couple were together for 27 years and married for 25.
In 2020 he told Piers Morgan’s Life Stories that he would never remarry.
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The couple grew up in Watford and met and dated briefly as teens before going their separate ways.
But when Vinnie signed for Chelsea and returned to live in Watford he found Tanya living two doors away on the same street.
They had one son together, Aaron, 33, and Vinnie is also stepdad to Kaley, 37 — Tanya's daughter from a previous marriage.
What has Vinnie Jones said about Emma Ford?
Speaking about his romance in a March 2024 interview with , Vinnie said of Emma: “Maybe she’s calmed me down a little bit.
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"Maybe she brings a different perspective to it all for me.”
Describing their relationship as "fantastic" he told the : “Moving forwards, we meet other people that we are fond of and we fall in love with and vice versa.”
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