Legendary TV strongman Geoff Capes leaves eye-watering amount to his wife in will after death aged 75

LEGENDARY TV strongman Geoff Capes near a immense magnitude to his household successful his will, documents reveal.

The Olympic changeable enactment leader passed £239,000 to his woman aft he died past October aged 75.

He directed the property helium held successful a spot for 2nd woman Kashmiro Bhatti aft they wed successful 2018.

His kids Lewis and Emma, who Capes coached to planetary level successful the shot-put, were fixed costly vases and a gramps clock.

The star’s immense medal and trophy postulation was passed to grandsons Lawson, 16, who competes successful the Team GB younker setup, and Donovan.

The TV prima and Commonwealth Games athlete, who ate 6,000 calories a time and bred budgies successful his spare time, signed his last volition successful 2021.

It was processed by the High Court past week.

Capes, from Holbeach successful Lincolnshire, was adored by millions and became a household sanction successful the 80s and 90s.

He got into weightlifting portion moving arsenic a police serviceman aged 19, 5 years aft leaving schoolhouse with nary qualifications.

The 6ft 6ins star, who inactive holds the British changeable enactment record, was besides doubly named World's Strongest Man.

His archetypal triumph came successful the World's Strongest Man lawsuit successful 1983 successful Christchurch, New Zealand, and the 2nd was 2 years aboriginal successful Cascais, Portugal.

During his changeable enactment career, helium won golden medals successful the European Indoor Championships and the Commonwealth Games.

He was besides a three-time Olympian, competing astatine Munich successful 1972, Montreal successful 1976 successful Moscow successful 1980.

And helium was infamously sent location successful disgrace from the European Athletics Championships successful 1978, aft punching a referee and 2 guards holding instrumentality guns.

They had complained helium was wearing the incorrect fig connected his vest.

After retiring, helium went connected to manager stars successful some athletics and spot athletics – but remained a household sanction and famously became the frontman for Volkswagen.

In 1 1983 advert, a suited Capes heaved a car connected its broadside arsenic the voiceover said: “You don’t person to beryllium the richest oregon strongest antheral successful the satellite to prime up a Polo.”

Away from the spotlight, Capes took up budgie breeding aft chatting to a antheral helium was expected to arrest.

He recalled: “We sat down, had a cupful of beverage and had a chat astir budgerigars. I did yet apprehension him.

“But helium was precise bully astir it and helium started maine disconnected by giving maine my archetypal 3 pairs of budgerigars. From there, I’ve ne'er looked back.”