Suzanne Shaw's stepmother has struck back at the vocalist's claims she unjustly inherited all her late daddy's money.
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The Hear'Say and Emmerdale star made her remarks on TV today, stating that on his death all of her daddy's assets had passed to his then partner Irene - when she understood they would be divided similarly.
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The 43-year-old starlet and vocalist said that Irene had then remarried, meaning she entirely lost out on any inheritance. She said this felt 'like a slap in the face' - which it had actually triggered such a deep rift she no longer speaks with that side of the family.
But today Irene Marshall - who is now wed for a 5th time - replied: 'I'm shocked and hurt she would bring this up on TV ... it's simply not true.'
Ms Marshall, 68, was wed to Ms Shaw's dad Vincent Crowshaw for 10 years before his death from a brain tumour in 2012.
Now an expat in Cyprus, she got in touch with MailOnline to provide her side of the story, stating: 'I wish to start by stating I'm so shocked and upset by these comments made by my stepdaughter Suzanne.'
She rejected recommendations that she is entirely separated from Suzanne, stating: 'We have been in contact over the years.
'I have actually had messages from her congratulating me on my wedding to Thomas back in 2020.
Irene, visualized 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 declare that her previous stepmother Irene Marshall had actually unfairly inherited all her late dad's money
Irene has stated that she was really upset that Suzanne spoke on TV about the will and stated the circumstance was more complicated than the vocalist declared
Suzanne with her father Vincent Crowshaw, who passed away from a brain tumour in 2012
'She also sent her acknowledgements when my senior sister died 3 years earlier.
'She is likewise in contact with my child so I don't understand the remark about not touching with us.'
Ms Marshall said her inheritance from Ms Shaw's dad had actually been a kind of stabilizing the books after she had actually put her own equity into their living arrangement.
She stated: 'I was with Vinny for 15 years and when we purchased 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 charge card to pay and he had actually booked a vacation for all the family to go to Disneyland Paris - but sadly passed away before we were due to go.
'I asked the family if they still wished to go and they did so we went as a large family, 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 everything went to him, and if he passed away everything went to me ... and if we both died together it got shared in between my 2 kids and his 2 kids, consisting of Suzanne.
'The service went to Suzanne's sibling, Paul. There was a six-year age distinction between us - Vinny was 62 when he died and I was 56.
'I do not comprehend why Suzanne has said what she has said on TV 13 years on. She could have contested the will but didn't and we stayed in contact.'
Irene and Vincent lived in Bury in Greater Manchester, but she has now relocated to Cyprus after weding her fifth husband Thomas Marshall 5 years ago.
She included: 'Vinny established his service before fulfilling me but after about 3 years together we both ended up being directors and I gave my task up and worked with him until he passed away.
'I desire people to understand I had not just a funeral to spend for and financial obligations to cover however I didn't work, as Vinny was the cameraman.'
The previous Emmerdale starlet previously admitted she no longer speaks to members of her household after falling out over the inheritance
'Slap in the face!' Hear'Say vocalist Suzanne Shaw reveals agony of being eliminated of her father's will
She has not been paid for this interview however went on the record, she insists, due to the fact that she wanted to set the story directly.
Irene's two children - a 46-year-old child and a 40-year-old daughter - both live in Greater Manchester. Neither wanted to speak publicly.
But a source near to Irene's family informed us: 'We are all furious about what she stated.
'We're no gold-diggers as Suzanne suggested.
'The situation is much 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 assessment department before providing the task up and joining Vincent's production company which videoed dance programs and celebrations around the UK.
Suzanne made her shock claims throughout an interview on Channel 5's Vanessa on Monday.
She informed the host: 'My dad passed away extremely unfortunately. A divided family as he had actually remarried. My brother got some inheritance however it was only his service he acquired and after that my stepmum got all of it and it was implied to be similarly.
'She's now remarried, everything has gone to her side of the household and I got absolutely nothing out of any of it. It resembles a slap in the face. It's like you weren't valued.
'I understand what it seems like. It is hard. What it triggers is divide. We no longer talk to those individuals who were a huge part of our life which's unfortunate.'
Fellow guest, singing coach and TV presenter Carrie Grant, 59, told Suzanne that she had just recently had a conversation with her spouse about splitting her own estate similarly between her children.
She included: 'You're actually setting your kids up for war aren't you?'
Irene stated: 'I would like to begin by saying I'm so surprised and upset by these comments made by my stepdaughter Suzanne'
Supernanny Jo Frost took to Instagram to offer her views on the discussion between the set. She stated: 'Wow ... what a sad set of reactions from both ladies, and might I add common, one sensation underestimated because of cash and one afraid it will produce divide.
'Families you need to have conversations now and make choices based upon what is ethically right and raise your children with no expectation of your wealth. None people are entitled to another person's handbag. Have the conversations.'
Suzanne has actually previously spoken of the pain of her dad's death, saying: 'What was hardest was seeing his quick deterioration. It was a really hard time for the family.'
In March 2012, Vincent was diagnosed with a grade 4 glioblastoma tumour following blood tests and an MRI scan. Courses of radiotherapy and chemotherapy failed to diminish the growth and the family received the disastrous news that Vincent's condition was terminal and he had between 12 and 18 months to live.
Suzanne included: 'The specialists tell you how major the circumstance is but you do not actually think them until you see it and I always thought that, "My father's invincible, there will be a miracle around the corner. He'll be great. They'll get rid of the tumour'"'
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