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Kathryn Williams

Vinnie Jones reveals he speaks to late wife Tanya as her beloved dog dies

Vinnie Jones has heartbreakingly revealed that he still talks to his late wife, Tanya, every day as he comes to terms with her death.

The hardman footballer-turned-actor's wife of 25 years, was 53 when she died in July following a long battle with cancer.

Then last week the couple's dog, Gypsy, died but Jones believes the pair are reunited.

In an interview with The Sun, ex-Wimbledon and Leeds United midfielder Jones, who is taking part in The X Factor: Celebrity in order to pay tribute to Tanya, revealed how he copes with her loss.

He told the newspaper: "I talk to her all of the time. Constantly, every day.

"We have a little chat when I'm making my bed. This morning I went, 'There you go babe, look', and it wasn't my best bed making, so I re-did it."

Vinnie Jones and Tanya Jones in LA in 2013 (Getty Images North America)

Tanya died at the family home in July after being diagnosed with melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, in 2013.

Jones had also been diagnosed with the illness but later got the all-clear.

Following his wife's death, Jones has sold their LA home, saying it would be too difficult to live there without Tanya.

He has now bought the property next door, where 32-year-old Kayley, Tanya's daughter from a previous relationship, lives.

See Vinnie talk about Tanya on Good Morning Britain

Vinnie Jones in tears on Good Morning Britain as he reveals a heartbreaking letter left by his wife Tanya

Jones, who famously had a fierce reputation while playing for Wimbledon during his football career, also revealed Tanya's dog had recently died.

"Tanya's little dog Gypsy passed away last week," he said. "Kayley phoned me at 3am to tell me.

"That dog never left her side. He was about 10. But we take a positive view - he's with Tanya now. It's incredible how he died so close to her."

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