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 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.
Vinnie married his late wife Tanya back in 1994.
But the pair actually met when they were 12 years old and dated as teens, but grew apart.
They were together for 27 years and married for 25.
They share one son together, Aaron, 33.
The star is also stepdad to Kaley, 37 — Tanya's daughter from a previous marriage.
Tanya passed away back in July 2019 after a battle with cancer.
Hollywood action star Vinnie’s spokesman told The Sun at the time: “At 8.46am local time in Los Angeles on Saturday July 6, Vinnie Jones‘ wife, Tanya Jones, passed away after a long illness.
“Tanya passed peacefully at the Jones family home surrounded by Vinnie, their daughter and other family members.
“Vinnie and the family ask for privacy while they go through an understandable period of mourning during this devastating time.”
In 2013 Vinnie revealed they were both suffering from melanoma – the most serious type of skin cancer.
Tanya had already been treated twice for cervical cancer.
