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Vinnie Jones relives emotional final moments with his wife Tanya: ‘I kept saying: “I love you”‘


Vinnie and Tanya were married in 1994 (Picture: Rex Features)

Vinnie Jones has opened up about the death of his wife Tanya, breaking down in tears during an honest chat about her final moments.

The Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels star reflected on how he found ‘true love’ with his wife before she passed away following a six-year battle with cancer.

Tanya, who died at age 53, was surrounded by family in her final moments.

Vinnie recalled how the nurses and doctors told him to talk to her while she was asleep as she could hear him.

He explained that one day he was talking about her horse and saw that she started to ride the horse in her sleep, with the 54-year-old describing it as a ‘wonderful memory’.

Recalling that one day he woke up to the sound of Tanya coughing, he said: ‘We knew it was the end, we were cuddling her. I kissed her a lot and told her I loved her. I kept saying: “I love you, I love you.”’

‘When she finally went it felt like Tinker Bell had released from her. It felt like her spirit was moving in the room. I got peace from that,’ Vinnie told The Mirror.

The former footballer went on to say that he can’t imagine finding love again, and that he feels Tanya is waiting for him.

Tanya was surrounded by her family during her final moments (Picture: Rex Features)

‘I just feel now, I’m content with crashing my way through the last 10, 20, 30 years of my life in God’s waiting room, in Tanya’s waiting room,’ he said.

Tanya tragically died in July of this year, with Vinnie issuing a statement to fans afterwards.

‘THANKYOU to each and every one of you for your kind thoughts and kind words through this devastating time you have all helped us enormously with this heavy grief , Vinnie [sic],’ he wrote on Twitter.

Two weeks after Tanya’s death, Vinnie shared a link to the song Sunshine On My Shoulders, which was thought to be a tribute to his wife of 25 years.

Vinnie and Tanya tied the knot in 1994 and are parents to son Aaron, while Tanya also had a daughter, Kaley, from her former marriage to Steve Terry.



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