Emilia Fox: Silent Witness star talks 'risks' amid 'rollercoaster' time in personal life

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Silent Witness actress explained she wants to take more risks as she gets older and begins facing new life changes, such as falling in love with her "amazing" new man Jonathan Stadlen.Friends of Emilia and the Netflix producer say they got together in June last year, after meeting through mutual pals.They are understood to have met members of each other's families and are "besotted".And in a new interview, the BBC star opened up about allowing herself to fall in love once again.Chatting to Good Housekeeping magazine in honour of the publication's 100th anniversary, Emilia revealed this was the last risk she took."Falling in love again; that’s a big risk," she smiled."You have to be prepared to put all your cards on the table, to leave your past in the past and look forward to the future together – and to be vulnerable with that."I think that’s quite a brave thing to do."Of Jonathan, who owns production company called Knickerbockerglory behind the recent hit Netflix series An American Murder: The Family Next Door, she added: "It makes my heart dance thinking about what attracted me to him."We’ve met at a time in our lives when we’ve both had relationships, we both have children and we’ve both been on our own and, as a result, we’re able to communicate freely, openly and honestly about everything."I've not had communications like that in any romantic relationship, ever."Emilia recently told You Magazine that she's "very happy" with Jonathan.The TV star, who has played Dr Nikki Alexander in Silent Witness for 17 years, shares 11-year-old daughter Rose, with actor Jeremy Gilley.She was engaged to talent agent Luc Chaudhary, but the pair announced their split in October last year, 18 months after they met on the exclusive.