Taylor Schilling has revealed she’s dating artist Emily Ritz in a sweet post to celebrate Pride.
The Orange Is The New Black star proudly shared a photo Emily posted of them embracing at the top of a hill, on her Instagram Stories.
Emily had written: ‘I couldn’t be more proud to be by your side @taylorschilling. Happy Pride!’
Taylor, 35, re-posted the snap and added a slew of heart emojis for good measure.
The pair met through mutual friends and their relationship turned romantic at the end of last year, according to Just Jared.
Taylor also showed her support for Pride and the Black Lives Matter movement by posting a tribute to late activist Marsha P. Johnson, who died in 1992.
The Golden Globe-nominated actress wrote: ‘Here because of women like you. Happy Pride my friends ?❤️’
‘#happypride #marshapjohnson #blacklivesmatter #blacktranslivesmatter?️? #loveislove.’
Taylor, who shot to fame playing Piper Chapman on OITNB, previously said she doesn’t want to be ‘labelled’ when it comes to her love life.
‘There’s no part of me that can be put under a label. I really don’t fit into a box, that’s too reductive,’ she told ES Magazine in 2017.
‘I’ve had wonderful relationships. I’ve had a lot of love, and I don’t have any qualms about where it comes from.’
The year before, the actress discussed the public’s fascination with her dating life.
She told People: ‘It’s so weird. It’s so out of thin air.”
Taylor added: ‘If I was in a relationship I was happy with, I’d love to talk about it. But I don’t like to date.
‘It takes a lot for me to be into somebody. By default I’m a monogamist. I want a partner in crime.’
Taylor starred on OITNB for seven seasons, with the Netflix hit ending last year.
The prison dramedy was lauded for its portrayal of the marginalised voices of society – black and Latino women, queer and trans women, rape survivors, drug addicts and the mentally ill.
Taylor previously praised the show’s LGBTQ-led storylines, which she said were, ‘treated as love stories, like any other love story’.
The series racked up 16 Emmy nominations and four wins, along with six Golden Globe nominations.
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