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Sunday World
2 days ago
- Business
- Sunday World
Massive fortune Terry Wogan's widow left in her will revealed
Former top model Lady Helen Wogan died last year aged 88 nine years after the Irish BBC broadcasting legend passed away The couple were married for 50 years The massive fortune Terry Wogan's widow left in her will was almost five times more than that passed on by her husband. Former top model Lady Helen Wogan died last year aged 88 nine years after the Irish BBC broadcasting legend passed away. The total amount of money she bequeathed to her sons and daughter was revealed in documents signed off by the High Court last week. According to the figures published by The Sun, Lady Wogan left a total of £4,948,334 (approx €5,819,000). After costs and fees, this was reduced by £31,000 to £4,917,989. She also left two tax-free gifts, in the form of £850,000 to son Alan, named as an executor on the estate, and £750,000 to daughter Katherine. The rest of the money and her possessions were split between all three living children, including son Mark. The couple were married for 50 years Each of Lady Wogan's grandchildren will be the beneficiaries of a £100,000 trust that was set up for to be made available to them when they turn 25. Lady Wogan, who was married to the late broadcaster for more than 50 years, signed her final will in February 2023, seven years after her husband had died in 2016 aged 77. Sir Terry, who thought to be worth £20million at the height of his career, passed on £1million in his estate. Lady Helen Wogan and Sir Terry in 2015 News in 90 June 4th In a tribute to a 'beautiful' mother and grandmother as he announced her passing, son Mark wrote about her 'fantastic life.'. 'From a young Irish rose to Lady Wogan, she was the epitome of style and grace,' he wrote. 'A Mother, Grandmother and Wife, with love and kindness at her core. A strength and a belief that saw her through many of life's trials. 'A sense of humour and a turn of phrase that would have you in fits of laughter. 'A proper lady in every sense of the word. Her and Dad are hopefully sharing a vodka martini and hoping we don't make too much of fuss. We love you Mum, now and forever.' Lady Wogan was a top Irish model in the 1960s born in a Dublin suburb and she met her husband while he was an up-and-coming star on Irish radio. The pair, both born in Ireland, married in a local parish church in Dublin in April 1965. Between 1993 and his semi-retirement in December 2009, Sir Terry's BBC Radio 2 breakfast show drew in an average of eight million listeners. Sir Terry died just months after hosting his final show on Radio 2, during which he revealed he had prostate cancer. His health issues led to his withdrawal from presenting Children In Need later that month. Following his death, the BBC renamed Radio 2's studios Wogan House as a mark of respect.
Metro
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Nicolas Cage calls famous Terry Wogan interview 'obnoxious' 35 years later
Nicolas Cage has called his infamous 1990 interview with Terry Wogan, where he somersaulted and stripped off, 'obnoxious.' The Oscar-winning actor, 61, is well-known for his onscreen meltdowns – from Deadfall to Leaving Las Vegas and many more – but one notorious interview trumps them all. In 1990, Cage appeared on the talk show Wogan promoting the iconic David Lynch film Wild At Heart, in which the actor stars as Sailor Ripley, who goes on the run with girlfriend Lula Fortune (Laura Dern). And Cage really was wild at heart as he was introduced on the show, immediately proceeding to do a somersault and several karate kicks. After throwing money into the audience, he finally sat down for his interview – but not without removing his t-shirt and handing it to Wogan halfway through. The bizarre momentum kept going throughout, with the National Treasure star admitting that if he hadn't become an actor, he might have enjoyed 'robbing banks' instead. Now, 35 years on, Cage has said he feels the fever-dream chat show appearance might have been a little bit 'obnoxious.' 'I remember Terry Wogan was a very nice man and I enjoyed the interview with him, although I thought I was both obnoxious and somewhat wild,' the Longlegs star told The Guardian. 'I guess it's no secret that I was promoting a movie called Wild at Heart, so I was sort of play acting to that.' The Renfield actor also elaborated on why he decided to wear nothing but a leather jacket for his talk with Wogan, who died aged 77 in 2016 of prostate cancer. 'I remember, as a child, I was in a car, a guy was walking down the street, and he had a leather jacket on and no shirt on underneath. I thought: 'Well, that's an interesting look',' Cage continued. 'I don't know why that came back to me when I went on Terry's show, but I thought, 'I'm going to create that look again.' It was incredibly absurd and irreverent. I don't have that leather jacket anymore.' It comes as Cage's latest film, bizarre thriller The Surfer, comes to cinemas. In the film, there is yet another signature wild Cage moment that sees his character killing a rat and later eating it, a moment the actor has revealed was entirely his idea. In a new interview with The Guardian, Cage confirmed that it was he who wanted to say 'Eat the rat!' before being inspired by the quality of the rubber prop to go one step further. More Trending 'I had gotten the idea from an old Billy Wilder movie called Sabrina, where Humphrey Bogart takes an olive out of a martini glass, puts it in his uncle's mouth and says: 'Eat it',' he revealed. 'I couldn't stop laughing when I saw that moment. When I saw the prop rat, I said, 'I'll put it in my pocket,' because I liked the way the rubber tail was moving,' he explained, adding that he found it 'amusing' and felt he could 'use' it in some way. Cage decided to 'channel it in more of a punk rock way than Bogart did with the olive, by shoving the rat in Pitbull's [Alexander Bertrand] mouth'. He continued: 'It was a cathartic moment. By that point in the movie, I thought my character has gone through enough suffering and that he's earned the right to go big and shove a rat in the guy's mouth.' Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Miley Cyrus emotionally breaks silence on 'feud' with parents Tish and Billy Ray Cyrus MORE: The little known musician richer than Taylor Swift and Beyoncé with $1billion net worth MORE: Johnny Rodriguez, first ever Hispanic country music star, dies aged 73
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
BBC Radio 2 return for Zoe Ball just five months after shock exit
Zoe Ball is making a return to BBC Radio 2 - just five months after she quit her flagship Breakfast Show. During her final show, Robbie Williams teased it was "not the end" for Zoe, although she was quick to deny his statement. But it seems the Let Me Entertain you hitmaker was right, as Zoe will be back on the airwaves today (Saturday, May 3). According to BBC bosses, Zoe's 1pm show will be packed with "the best songs and chat for a Saturday". Zoe has also told listeners to expect "lots of laughs" and her favourite upbeat hits, The Express reports. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing star admits she 'cracked' and had 'full breakdown' Helen Thomas, head of Radio 2, shared the news in February and said: "Zoe is one of the UK's most loved presenters, so I'm thrilled to announce that she has a new home on Radio 2 on Saturday lunchtimes, plus she'll be hosting various specials for us throughout the year." When Zoe's exit was announced, a source said: "Zoe loved being on air, but she was never going to be a Wogan who lived and breathed the breakfast show for 27 years. "The 4am wake-up calls and missing Woody and Nelly in the mornings took their toll quite early on. She had been thinking about leaving for a while. "The BBC had to work hard to persuade her to stay on in her last contract negotiation a couple of years ago." Her decision was backed by her son Woody, who took to social media to brand her previous wake up times "crazy". The 23-year-old DJ and reality star said: "Well done, Mama, on a fabulous stint on Radio 2! "Here's to more time at home! Excuse the whole family pic can't find enough crackers with @zoetheball. YOU ARE AMAZING. 4AM is a crazy time to get up!" As well as predicting her return on her final BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show, Robbie Williams also left Zoe fighting back tears as he told her: "I just want to say thank you for your services so far to the entertainment world, to BBC Radio 2, to have all that have gone before you and will come after you. "But for you in particular, the transformative thing that you do and the kindness that you exude is important, and has been important, and will be important to people's lives, so congrats to you." Zoe was replaced by Scott Mills as host of the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show.
BBC News
04-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Window ends with a 'weaker and more imbalanced squad'
Questioning recruitment or how well Brighton are run is not really the done thing. Some would even call it sacrilege. Yet their January transfer business has been almost as strange as when David Icke went on Wogan and claimed to be the son of Ferguson joins West Ham on loan, leaving Danny Welbeck as the club's only number nine just nine days after Fabian Hurzeler was so short of strikers he played fourth-choice centre back Adam Webster up front against Joao Pedro or Georginio Rutter have looked comfortable playing at centre forward this season. Good luck if/when Welbeck picks up another have paid £22m for Greek striker Stefanos Tzimas. He though won't be any use to Hurzeler yet as despite this glaring hole in the squad, Tzimas will spend the rest of the season on loan with FC glaring hole is left back, where Pervis Estupinan is the only natural option thanks to season-ending injuries to Ferdi Kadioglu and Igor. Tariq Lamptey has been forced to do a job on his weaker side with Estupinan also currently did not stop Valentin Barco being moved onto Strasbourg, just 12 months after Tony Bloom's algorithms were hailed for finding another South American Brighton did spend deadline day trying to add to their squad, pursuing winger Tommy Watson from Sunderland. He would have given Hurzeler just the six wide players to compete for two positions alongside Kaoru Mitoma, Simon Adingra, Yankubu Minteh, Brajan Gruda and Solly transfer business included adding midfielder Diego Gomez and centre back Eiran Cashin. But despite spending approaching £50m, Brighton have somehow come out of January with what looks a weaker, more imbalanced squad than they times ahead for Hurzeler and the more from Scott McCarthy at We Are Brighton, external
