Jocelyn Wildenstein, popularly known as Catwoman, who passed away on New Year’s Eve, will be cremated, and her ashes will be taken to her ranch in Kenya, as per her fiancé Lloyd Klein’s statement. But before her ashes are transported overseas, Wildenstein will be celebrated at an intimate funeral in Paris.
Wildenstein’s final resting place in Kenya will be alongside her family, as both here mother and father’s remains are also located at the same ranch. Lloyd Klein, engaged to the socialite since 2017, attributed Wildenstein’s December 31 death in Paris to the chronic medical condition phlebitis.
“Because of her phlebitis, the legs were very, very swollen, and the blood was blocked, and there was no Oxygen in the brain,” Kelin revealed. Phlebitis is a condition in which blood vessels become inflame, and can sometimes lead to potentially deadly blood clots.
Klein, 57, also revealed he is ‘still in shock’ over his fiancés death, which he noted was ‘sudden.’ Last week, Klein was the one who confirmed Wildenstein’s passing in a statement, where news reports said he was ‘saddened to announce’ the news.
Wildenstein’, known as ‘Catwoman’ due to her cat-like appearance from undergoing a host of plastic surgery procedure, passed away inside a Parisian palace from a pulmonary embolism on December 31. Wildenstein was known for altering her appearance to resemble a lynx. However, she never admitted to getting anything done to her face other than Botox.
Klein later on went to reveal that the two took a nap ahead of the new year together, and she sadly never woke up. He revealed: ‘We were having a nap and when I {woke} up I said ‘Jocelyn, we have to wake up, we have to get dressed,’ and she was cold and she was dead.
‘It’s very sad. It’s extremely sad. It’s extremely sad to lay down with your other half that I know for 21 years and waiting to celebrate New Year’s Eve and to find her cold. Before her relationship with Klein, the socialite was famously married to French art dealer Alec N. Wildenstein.
Married into high society, she went on to become of the wealthiest divorcees in the world after securing a $2.5 billion settlement when splitting from Alec. However, the socialite was to find herself in numerous problems.
Actually, Wildenstein was even on the brink of arrest for ignoring court orders over a massive unpaid debt of $344,000 prior to her death.