It is in Paris, in front of the Ritz, that Jocelyn Wildenstein was seen for the last time. Switzerland, personality of New York social life, died on December 31 at the age of 84. The first wife of billionaire Alec Wildenstein died of a pulmonary embolism. The announcement was made by her partner Lloyd Klein. This one who, moreover, explained that he was still in shock at the death of his partner. He has, in particular, revealed how he discovered his inert wife after a nap in the Parisian palace. “We were taking a nap, and when I got up, I said, “Jocelyn, you need to wake up and get ready.” She was cold, and dead” he said.
And now ? What do we know about his funeral? According to the American site TMZthe one who was nicknamed the “cat woman” due to multiple surgical operations will be cremated in an intimate and private ceremony in Paris. Then, his ashes will be sent to Kenya. There, his family owns a ranch and it is also in this country where the remains of his father and mother are found. A place that she greatly affected. Proof of this is, in 2021 on her Instagram account, she revealed an archive photo of her standing on a horse with two giraffes in the background. A magical setting.
As a reminder, Jocelyn Wildenstein and Lloyd Klein had started their relationship in 2003and were engaged in 2017. Before, it was the French art dealer Alec Wildenstein whom she married in 1978 before a high-profile divorce in 1999. This separation allowed him, in particular, to inherit a mansion in New York, a castle in France, his ranch in Kenya, and an annual pension of 2.4 million dollars. Together they had two children : Diane in 1979 and Alec Jr. in 1980.
Jocelyn Wildenstein: why so many operations?
It is in 1980 that the young woman made the decision to begin her impressive metamorphosis. Being afraid of losing her husband, she hoped thus become more “attractive“. Her husband being passionate about exotic catsthis is how she began her transformation. A statement made in 2008 to the British newspaper The Telegraph. Numerous and, of course, expensive operations. She will pour 2 million euros in total to change your face.
-Was her husband happy with her transformation? Still according to our British colleagues, the first time Alec Wildenstein saw his wife when leaving the operating room, he would have cried out in horror, unable to recognize her. A denied claim vigorously by the main interested party on the Cyril Hanouna set two months ago. “It’s absolutely nonsense” she declared. Nevertheless, the transformation is spectacular. On Instagram, the one who finished her ruined life, revealed his “before” face and it is, to say the least, surprising.
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