the one who was nicknamed “the cat woman” was 79 years old

On December 31, 2024, Jocelyne Wildenstein, better known as the “cat woman”, died at the age of 79.

Jocelyne Wildenstein, nicknamed the “cat woman” because of her numerous surgical operations, died on December 31, 2024 at 9:30 p.m., according to information from Public . « Her companion Lloyd Klein is saddened to announce the death of Jocelyne Wildenstein in Paris at the age of 79 », AFP reported a few hours later. She died of a pulmonary embolism in a Parisian palace.

Since 1980, she had undergone all these cosmetic operations “ to please her husband [Alec Wildenstein]passionate about felines “, explained the media. But the couple still divorced in 1998. Of Swiss origin, Jocelyne Wildenstein was “ well known to New York high society ” said Public. And for good reason, her ex-husband was a billionaire art dealer. His last public appearance in France was last October. She was a guest on the show Don’t touch my post broadcast on C8. The “cat woman” had reversed her operations for having “ a more feline look “. If her words were rare on television, she was very present on social networks. A few days ago, on her Instagram account, Jocelyne Wildenstein did not hesitate to publish several videos of her posing in front of the paparazzi in Paris.

Jocelyne Wildenstein: the “cat woman” was ruined

Despite her divorce from billionaire Alec Wildenstein, Jocelyne Wildenstein was able to continue to live luxuriously thanks to the alimony of 111,000 dollars, or approximately 107,000 euros per month, that her ex-husband paid her. But in an interview given to journalist Daphne Barak and revealed by the Daily Mail in 2017, Jocelyne Wildenstein revealed that she had not received anything since 2015 and was totally ruined. “ I wasn’t ready. How can I pay the dentist, doctors, manage expenses for my homes and travel? I have nothing left. » She therefore counted on the financial support of her companion Lloyd Klein, who ended up leaving her after she attacked him with scissors, but with whom she then got back together.

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