Jocelyn Wildenstein, known as “Catwoman” for her cat-like appearance, will be cremated on New Year's Eve after her death.
Fiance of deceased socialite Lloyd Klein. spoke to TMZ On Monday, he spoke about plans for Wildenstein's ashes, saying they would be moved to her ranch in Kenya.
But before his ashes are transferred overseas, Mr. Wildenstein will be remembered at a “small and private” funeral in Paris, Klein told the magazine.
Wildenstein's final resting place in Kenya will be with his family, as the remains of his mother and father are also on the same ranch.
Klein, who began dating the late socialite in 2003, told TMZ he was “still in shock” about her death, calling it “sudden.” She was 84 years old.
Klein confirmed Wildenstein's death in a statement to Agence France-Presse last week, saying he was “saddened to announce” the news, according to the Daily Mail.
Wildenstein died of a pulmonary embolism. Klein told People that she took a nap before New Year's and couldn't wake up.
“We were taking a nap and I [woke] “I woke up and I said, 'Jocelyn, you have to wake up, you have to get dressed,' and she was dead cold,” he recalled.
“It's so sad. So sad. To be lying down with your other half, whom I've known for 21 years, waiting to celebrate New Year's Eve and then finding her cold. It's very sad.”
He also claimed that part of her death was due to phlebitis, “inflammation of the veins.” Per WebMD.
“Because of the phlebitis, my legs were so swollen that the blood was blocked and oxygen wasn't getting to my brain,” Klein told the magazine.
The longtime couple got engaged in 2017 after Klein popped the question.
Before dating Couturier, Jocelyn was famously married to French art dealer Alec N. Wildenstein.
The two were married from 1978 until their divorce in 1999 and had two children, daughter Diane and son Alec Jr.
According to The Sun, Jocelyn was known for changing her appearance to resemble that of a lynx.
Despite obvious physical changes over the years, she Denies having ever had plastic surgery However, in an interview with the same store in November 2024, she admitted that she had tried Botox.
