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Her children led tributes aft her death, calling her 'truly 1 of a kind'
- Thomas Godfrey, News Reporter
- Published: 13:50, 27 Nov 2024
- Updated: 13:50, 27 Nov 2024
GET Me Out Of Here prima Annabel Giles near much than £400,000 aft she died without penning a will.
The ITV presenter, who died from a uncommon encephalon tumour past November aged 64, passed the immense sum to her children, Molly and Ted.
Documents seen by The Sun amusement the erstwhile exemplary — who erstwhile banked £16,000 a time moving for Estée Lauder — had an property worthy £769,000.
After costs were deducted, the full magnitude she passed connected was £430,320.
Welsh-born Giles did not constitute a volition oregon state who the currency should beryllium handed to, but the High Court granted the property to her 2 kids connected Monday.
The star, who was booted retired of schoolhouse for sneaking disconnected to concerts and smoking successful the street, started her showbiz vocation by moving arsenic a receptionist for 5 years.
But aft her endowment was spotted by an advertizing executive, Giles changeable to fame arsenic the look of manner brands astir the world.
The exemplary utilized the occurrence to motorboat a TV career, landing roles connected ITV deed Razzmatazz and BBC kids’ amusement Going Live!
She was champion known for starring successful the 13th bid of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here successful 2013, entering the jungle arsenic a precocious contender connected time five.
But Annabel was booted retired successful 12th spot aft failing to impressment viewers astatine home.
In 2018, she returned to TV successful the ITV world amusement Our Shirley Valentine Summer.
And Giles, who besides co-hosted Posh Frocks and New Trousers, made cameos connected Have I Got News For You, Through the Keyhole, and Noel's House Party.
Away from TV, she joined Ultravox vocalist Midge Ure, who co-founded LiveAid with Bob Geldof, aft gathering him portion acting arsenic an other successful the band’s euphony videos.
Giles, already engaged erstwhile they met, jilted graphic decorator Brian Rutherford a time earlier their planned wedding.
Despite efforts to reconcile, she aboriginal secretly joined Midge portion connected vacation successful the Caribbean.
BRAIN TUMOUR
They divided conscionable 4 years later, aft the commencement of their daughter, Molly.
She aboriginal gave commencement to Ted successful 1998, though ne'er revealed the individuality of his father.
Annabel spent the last years of her beingness moving arsenic a counsellor and psychotherapist aft grooming successful intelligence health.
The mum was diagnosed with signifier 4 Glioblastoma, an assertive encephalon tumour, past July.
She underwent radiotherapy attraction to prolong her beingness and died peacefully successful November astatine a hospice successful Brighton.
Her children led tributes aft her death, calling her “truly 1 of a kind” and “an enigma to those privileged to stock her life".