Orange Is The New black star Taylor Schilling confirms she’s dating visual artist Emily Ritz
Taylor Schilling, who came to prominence in Hollywood playing Piper Chapman on the Netflix prison drama Orange Is The New Black, has only hinted at not putting limits on who she dates over the years.
The actress confirmed her new romance with musical and visual artist, Emily Ritz, by re-posting a photo from Ritz.
The image shows the couple with their arms wrapped around each other, on an apparent foggy day.
Opening up: Taylor Schilling, 35, confirmed she’s dating visual artist Emily Ritz
‘I couldn’t be more proud to be by your side @tayjschilling, Happy Pride!,’ Ritz wrote on top of the original image on Sunday, along with a couple of pink hearts and rainbow emojis.
Schilling added six red heart emojis when she reposted the snap on her Instagram Story about an hour later.
The couple reportedly met through mutual friends and their relationship turned more romantic late last year, according to Just Jared.
The Orange Is The New Black star confirmed they were an item by re-posting Ritz’s photo of the couple staring into each other’s eyes and hugging
Annoucement: Emily shared the image of the two of them on Sunday, tagging Taylor
Schilling’s sexuality has been the subject of scrutiny over the years, but she had long decided to keep her private life private.
‘I’ve had very serious relationships with lots of people, and I’m a very expansive human,’ she opened up ever-so-slightly in an interview with the Evening Standard magazine in May 2017.
‘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 added, ‘I’ve had wonderful relationships. I’ve had a lot of love, and I don’t have any qualms about where it comes from.’
Breakout: Schilling played Piper Chapman on Orange Is The New Black from 2013-2019
Schilling’s seven season run on Orange Is The New Black only ended in 2019.
The leading lady received two Golden Globe Award nominations and one Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her role as a prison inmate.
It garnered 16 Emmy Award nominations and four wins, along with six Golden Globe nominations.
The acclaimed drama series is Netflix’s most-watched original series.
Bonafide hit: Schilling’s seven season run on the Netflix original garnered two Golden Globe Award nominations and one Primetime Emmy Award nomination