1 Hear' Say's Suzanne Shaw's Stepmum Gives hER Side of Story in Will Row
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Suzanne Shaw's stepmother has struck back at the vocalist's claims she unjustly acquired all her late dad's money.

The Hear'Say and Emmerdale star made her remarks on TV this week, saying that on his death all of her father's assets had actually passed to his then better half Irene - when she comprehended they would be split similarly.

The 43-year-old starlet and singer stated that Irene had then remarried, indicating she entirely lost out on any inheritance. She stated this felt 'like a slap in the face' - which it had actually triggered such a deep rift she no longer talks to that side of the household.
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But today Irene Marshall - who is now married for a 5th time - responded: 'I'm stunned and hurt she would bring this up on TV ... it's just not true.'

Ms Marshall, 68, was wed to Ms Shaw's daddy Vincent Crowshaw for 10 years before his death from a brain tumour in 2012.

Now an expat in Cyprus, she connected with MailOnline to provide her side of the story, stating: 'I would like to start by saying I'm so stunned and upset by these comments made by my stepdaughter Suzanne.'

She rejected recommendations that she is totally estranged from Suzanne, saying: 'We have been in contact throughout the years.

'I have actually had messages from her congratulating me on my to Thomas back in 2020.

Irene, pictured with her fifth spouse Thomas, firmly insisted that she had actually been in touch with Suzanne in the years because the death of Vincent, to whom she was wed for 10 years

Suzanne Shaw appeared on the TV chat show Vanessa to claim that her previous stepmother Irene Marshall had unjustly acquired all her late father's cash

Irene has stated that she was mad that Suzanne spoke on TV about the will and said the scenario was more complex than the singer claimed

Suzanne with her dad Vincent Crowshaw, who passed away from a brain tumour in 2012

'She also sent her condolences when my senior sister died 3 years back.

'She is also in contact with my child so I don't comprehend the comment about not being in contact with us.'

Ms Marshall said her inheritance from Ms Shaw's father had been a kind of stabilizing the books after she had actually put her own equity into their living arrangement.

She said: 'I was with Vinny for 15 years and when we bought a home together I sold mine and featured ₤ 50,000. We had a ₤ 100,000 mortgage and when he died we still owed ₤ 62,000.

'We also had credit cards to pay and he had actually booked a holiday for all the family to go to Disneyland Paris - but unfortunately passed away before we was because of go.

'I asked the household if they still wished to go and they did so we went as a big household, which amounted to ₤ 12,000.

'We 'd had a will drawn up around 2005. It was what is called 'a mirrored will' - so that if I passed away whatever went to him, and if he passed away whatever went to me ... and if we both passed away together it got shared in between my two children and his two children, including Suzanne.

'The service went to Suzanne's bro, Paul. There was a six-year age distinction between us - Vinny was 62 when he passed away and I was 56.

'I don't comprehend why Suzanne has stated what she has said on TV 13 years on. She could have contested the will however didn't and we stayed in contact.'

Irene and Vincent lived in Bury in Greater Manchester, but she has now moved to Cyprus after marrying her fifth husband Thomas Marshall five years earlier.

She included: 'Vinny set up his company before meeting me however after about 3 years together we both became directors and I gave my task up and dealt with him till he passed away.

'I want individuals to understand I had not just a funeral service to spend for and financial obligations to cover however I didn't have a job, as Vinny was the cameraman.'

The former Emmerdale actress formerly admitted she no longer speaks with members of her household after falling out over the inheritance

'Slap in the face!' Hear'Say vocalist Suzanne Shaw reveals misery of being eliminated of her dad's will

She has not been spent for this interview but went on the record, she firmly insists, due to the fact that she desired to set the story directly.

Irene's two children - a 46-year-old kid and a 40-year-old child - both reside in Greater Manchester. Neither wished to speak openly.

But a source near to Irene's household told us: 'We are all furious about what she said.

'We're no gold-diggers as Suzanne indicated.

'The situation is a lot more complex than what she's made it out to be.'

Irene worked for the Alliance and Leicester structure society as a secretary in the valuation department before giving the task up and signing up with Vincent's production company which videoed dance programs and festivals around the UK.

Suzanne made her shock claims throughout an interview on Channel 5's Vanessa on Monday.

She informed the host: 'My father passed away really regretfully. A divided family as he had remarried. My brother got some inheritance however it was only his business he acquired and after that my stepmum got all of it and it was suggested to be divided equally.

'She's now remarried, whatever has gone to her side of the family and I got absolutely nothing out of any of it. It's like a slap in the face. It's like you weren't valued.

'I know what it seems like. It is hard. What it causes is divide. We no longer talk to those people who were a huge part of our life which's unfortunate.'

Fellow guest, vocal coach and TV presenter Carrie Grant, 59, informed Suzanne that she had just recently had a discussion with her husband about splitting her own estate equally between her children.

She added: 'You're literally setting your kids up for war aren't you?'

Irene said: 'I want to start by saying I'm so stunned and upset by these remarks made by my stepdaughter Suzanne'

Supernanny Jo Frost required to Instagram to provide her views on the discussion in between the pair. She stated: 'Wow ... what an unfortunate set of responses from both girls, and may I include common, one sensation undervalued since of cash and one scared it will create divide.

'Families you need to have discussions now and make choices based upon what is morally best and raise your kids with no expectation of your wealth. None people are entitled to another individual's purse. Have the discussions.'

Suzanne has actually previously mentioned the discomfort of her daddy's death, saying: 'What was hardest was experiencing his quick degeneration. It was an extremely bumpy ride for the family.'

In March 2012, Vincent was identified with a grade 4 glioblastoma tumour following blood tests and an MRI scan. Courses of radiotherapy and chemotherapy stopped working to shrink the development and the family got the destructive news that Vincent's condition was terminal and he had in between 12 and 18 months to live.

Suzanne added: 'The specialists tell you how severe the circumstance is however you do not actually think them up until you see it and I always thought that, "My dad's invincible, there will be a wonder around the corner. He'll be great. They'll get rid of the tumour'"'

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