Rose West's paedo son's fiancee shares what life is like as serial killer's 'in-law'

Former glamour model Emma Bradley has spoken publicly about her relationship with Stephen West, the paedophile son ofFred and

Despite apparent concerns from her family, Emma chose to settle down with 51-year-old Stephen, and the couple recently welcomed a daughter named Eden. Their baby girl will never meet her infamous grandparents - Fred died by suicide in 1995 while awaiting trial for 12 murders, and Rose is currently serving a life sentence for the rape, torture, and murder of 10 women and girls. Stephen has since severed all contact with his mother.

Emma’s family reportedly expressed alarm over He previously served time for engaging in a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl, for which he was convicted of seven counts of underage sex. Stephen has acknowledged the darkness in his background, once saying, "There's a bit of my dad in me."

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Nevertheless, Emma appears deeply committed to Stephen and is planning to marry him in August at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport. The couple now live together in Abbeymead, Gloucester - just five miles from 25 Cromwell Street, the infamous “House of Horrors” where Fred and Rose committed their crimes.

After modelling for publications such as Nuts and Zoo in her early twenties, Emma has transitioned to a career in healthcare and now works as a nurse at Gloucester Royal Hospital. She reportedly previously dated public figures such as ex-Arsenal footballer Paul Merson and singer Dane Bowers.

Following reports that Rose may be in poor health at HMP New Hall in West Yorkshire, Emma shared rare insight into life with the West's, telling that neither she nor Stephen are in contact with the killer matriarch. “Stephen doesn’t want to say anything because his main priority is the little ones,” she said. “He is adamant, at this time of his life he's got a young family to protect."

Emma and Stephen share four daughters, the eldest of whom is 17. She added that while they 'don't know about the family history', she believes they are "old enough to be aware but too young to understand".

Sources close to Emma’s family say they remain uneasy about her relationship with Stephen due to his background and criminal history. Stephen, formerly a builder, is currently unemployed.

Stephen was sentenced to nine months in prison in 2004 after an eight-month relationship with a 14-year-old girl, during which he arranged for her to have an abortion. He later claimed that his traumatic upbringing contributed to the relationship.

Now 51, Stephen has been married twice before his engagement to Emma and has eight children and several grandchildren. Having grown up in the Wests’ house of horrors, he cut ties with Rose in 1999. He later revealed she had blamed him for the family’s crimes - including the murder of his older sister, Heather.

"She rang me in 1999 full of hatred," Stephen said. "She told me I should have died at birth and called me a disgrace to the family. You don’t need enemies when you’ve got family like that."