‘Catwoman’ partner Jocelyn Wildenstein shares the last moments of the socialite and the cause of her death

Jocelyn Wildenstein, better known as “Catwoman” for her numerous cosmetic procedures, has died.

Wildenstein died “peacefully” in her sleep on Tuesday, December 31, while taking a nap, her longtime partner, Lloyd Klein, revealed. to the people.

Klein, a fashion designer, shared memories of Wildenstein during her final hours of life.

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“We had a nice happy hour that same night, we were getting ready for the new year and took a little nap to look nice before getting dressed,” she told the media outlet.

Klein shared that the Swiss socialite died of phlebitis or thrombophlebitis, a condition that causes a blood clot to form and block one or more veins, often in the legs, according to the Mayo Clinic.

“Due to his phlebitis, his legs were very, very swollen, his blood was blocked and there was no oxygen to his brain,” Klein said. “And we were taking a nap… when I (woke up), I said, ‘Jocelyn, we have to wake up, we have to get dressed,’ and she was cold and dead.”

“It’s very sad. It’s extremely sad,” he said. “It’s extremely sad to go to bed with your other half that I’ve known for 21 years… expecting to celebrate New Year’s Eve and find it cold.”

Klein added that his partner’s health was “perfect” during the holidays leading up to New Year’s Eve. Wildenstein’s grandmother also had phlebitis.

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“We were at the Ritz two days ago. We were having dinner,” Klein shared. “Before that, we had come to Chanel for Fashion Week. Everything was good, everything was good.”

“We were at the Ritz. We were having parties. She was in great shape. She was in impeccable health,” he added.

“Two months ago she attended the Chanel show. Everyone invited us to dinner. Everyone welcomed her with a red carpet. The paparazzi followed us. It was the return to Paris. We were at the top of our game. Everything was at the top. ” , he recalled.

Wildenstein’s addiction to plastic surgery It earned her the nickname Feline after her facial features became feline.

Born Jocelyne Perisset, the Swiss socialite first made headlines in the 1990s following her divorce from a billionaire art collector. Alec Wildenstein.

Shortly after her divorce from Alec, Wildenstein began dating Klein. They were together almost 15 years before he proposed to her.

Meanwhile, her divorce from Wildenstein made her one of the richest people in the world when she received a $2.5 billion settlement.

Additionally, Wildenstein received millions in annual payments from her ex-husband.

However, in 2018 he ran out of money and declared bankruptcy.

“I am not employed and my only income is Social Security,” Wildenstein wrote in an affidavit at the time. “I often turn to friends and family to pay my living expenses.”

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The same year, she discredited cosmetic surgery for her features and instead said her Swiss heritage gave her “high cheekbones and long hair.” When DailyMailTV asked her if she had undergone any plastic surgery, she denied having gone under the knife.

“No, especially when we look at my photos. I think, of course, maybe I’m more beautiful (back then),” she said. “When we are young there is a certain freshness that we lose over the years. But you still find the same eyes, the same high cheeks or the same nose. I think I was prettier.”

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Wildenstein was arrested in December 2016 on allegations that she attacked Klein with her nails. Meanwhile, charges were filed against Klein after Wildenstein alleged he pushed her in an altercation at his Trump World Tower residence. Both were acquitted of their charges.

He is survived by his daughter Diane and son Alec Jr.