Inigo Philbrick: Last News

EXCLUSIVE: HBO is teaming up with Doctor Who producer Bad Wolf to develop a series about Inigo Philbrick, the flamboyant art dealer jailed for committing more than $86M in fraud.

OG Made in Chelsea fans won’t find it difficult to remember Victoria Baker-Harber. The 34 year old designer joined the cast back in 2011 and stayed pretty separate from the rest of the cast - apart from her bestie, Mark Francis Vandelli. During her MIC years, the two literally came as a pair, and were usually found either gossiping about the rest of the MIC clan, arguing with one of them, or just staying completely away from them.

Made in Chelsea star Victoria Baker-Harber has said that she will “continue to stand by” her fiancé and gallery owner Inigo Philbrick after he was sentenced to jail for fraud for seven years.The 33 year old appeared weeping in the US Southern District Court this week, according to reports, as she attended in support of her man and father of her baby daughter Gaia Grace as he was given the sentence for his crimes. Inigo, 34, conducted a multi-million pound scam through his Mayfair art gallery by conning investors out of $86 million after repeatedly selling valuable paintings to different buyers, which have been said to have included the Saudi Royal family.The British art gallery owner has been in MDC prison in Brooklyn, New York, for two years after he was arrested in 2020 on the Pacific island of Vanuatu, where he fled to avoid court hearings.

FOR nearly ten years Victoria Baker-Harber has been one of the stars of Britain’s poshest reality show. But this week her life away from Made In Chelsea took a shocking twist, as her fiancé was jailed for seven years for masterminding a £68million art swindle.

Made in Chelsea's Victoria Baker-Harber surprised fans last year when she returned to the show with a baby in tow. Having kept her pregnancy and the birth of her daughter secret, she welcomed baby Gaia Grace in October 2020 with her gallery owner ex-fiancé Inigo Philbrick, 34, who is currently in prison in the US.The star mentions in the show that while she’s visited her ex-partner, he hasn’t yet met their daughter.

London is fuelled by illegal drugs and booze.Inigo Philbrick, 34, was arrested in 2020 on suspicion of defrauding buyers out of more than £65million ($86million), with the artist since pleading guilty to the allegation.Documents supplied by Philbrick's legal team claim that his substance abuse intensified after he entered London's art world in his 20s.The court, which is due to sentence Philbrick next month on one charge of wire fraud, heard that the artist had a "reputation for hard drinking".The documents submitted to court state that "he would begin drinking alcohol at lunch and continued to do so throughout the day, often using illegal drugs as well".These documents also claimed that this was "how art deals are done".The British artists Gilbert & George gave the court a character reference of Philbrick, who they described as "a very talented, extraordinary, charming, honest and decent young person."Gilbert & George recounted meeting Philbrick when he was an intern at White Cube Gallery in South London in 2005, where he worked after moving from his hometown of Connecticut to study at Goldsmiths, University of London.Philbrick went on to run a gallery in Mayfair as well as Miami and has a daughter with Made in Chelsea alumni Victoria Baker-Harber.The artist has been in custody in the US since June 2020 on an island in the South Pacific, and had disappeared after his transatlantic Ponzi scheme fell apart.Philbrick had reportedly been selling the same artwork to different people, or selling individuals fractions of paintings.He also took out over £15million ($20million) in loans on paintings he did not own.The artist pleaded guilty at New York's southern district court to one count of wire fraud, with the offence

Victoria Baker-Harber has revealed that she's given birth to a baby girl following a "private" pregnancy.

Our art market expert reveals how he came to believe that the rising young dealer Inigo Philbrick might not be all that he appeared