Wilnelia Merced: Last News

The glitzy showbiz legend, who was best known for hosting Strictly Come Dancing, passed away just months before his 90th birthday in August 2017, leaving behind his third wife Lady Wilnelia, his six children, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. His family never revealed the cause of his passing but it had been widely known that Bruce had battled with bronchial pneumonia shortly before his death. After his tragic passing, it was reported that none of his children had inherited any of his £11.7million fortune - with all of his assets being awarded to his wife Wilnelia.

Ascot this afternoon, other celebrities were, it seems, a little harder to come by in Berkshire.    A season of summer sport - with a side portion of high glamour - kicked off today as thousands of spectators and a sprinkling of celebrities, including Una Healy, Daniel Lismore, Lucy Mecklenburgh, arrived at the beautiful wooded enclosure next to Windsor Great Park.  Zara and Mike Tindall were the first of the royal guests to arrive, with King Charles' niece opting for a Leo Lin Cecilia Linen Midi Dress in green.

Bruce Forsyth's ten-year-old great grandson was reportedly bombarded with racist slurs and sexual content while playing on the gaming platform Roblox. His father Jeremy Martin, 37, is said to have been horrified to witness his son Carrick being sent explicit words while he innocently spent time on the gaming platform Roblox.Jeremy shockingly went on to reveal that this is the second time the issue has occurred, as he already complained to the company last January when his son was just nine.He is the son of Debbie Matthews - daughter of entertainment legend Bruce Forsyth, who died in 2017.Jeremy managed to get some pictures which prove the vile comments being sent his son’s way, adding that Sir Bruce would be “horrified” by it. While there is no evidence to suggest people sending Carrick the content knew he was related to the Strictly legend, Jermey said it still packed a particularly painful punch considering Bruce’s widow Wilnelia Merced is Puerto Rican.Jeremy told Triangle News that the latest worrying incident happened just before Christmas last year.He explained that his son likes to play a game called Draw It, where the computer issues a word to one party that has to draw it in order for other players to guess what the word is.“Someone drew a bottom and then it said 'gape' and then it said the n-word twice,” Jeremy revealed.Jeremy then saw the racial slur repeated next to a swear word twice - and turned the computer off after taking a picture.“It's terrible,” Jeremy stated.

Bruce Forsyth had a hugely lucrative career, boasting the longest one ever for a male entertainer in the history of showbiz, his children seem to have been left out when it comes to reaping the rewards of his formidable fortune.The Strictly Come Dancing and The Price Is Right star surprised the public after claims were made that none of his children would inherit so much as a single penny - although there could be a cunning reason.Bruce, who enjoyed an incredible 75-year stage career following his first ever TV appearance aged just 11, died in 2017.He had fought a short battle with bronchial pneumonia, aged 89, and in honour of his entertainment career, had his ashes scattered beneath the stage at the London Palladium.However the public was shocked when it emerged that it was his third wife - former Miss World 1975 winner Wilnelia Merced - who would inherit the entirety of his fortune.No-one else, not even his six children, were honoured in the £11.5 million will.However, on closer examination, Bruce had revealed in an early interview that he had every intention of his children benefitting from his will.Discussing the banes of inheritance tax back in 2015, just two years before his death, Bruce told the Radio Times: "I think your inheritance should go to your children more than back to the country that you've lived in."I'm not saying you don't owe the country something, of course you owe your country a lot for living there all those years."But I think it can be a bit over the top."The current laws state that 40% of a deceased person's funds are claimed by the government as inheritance tax.However those who have left all of their funds above a £325,000 threshold to a spouse or civil partner, for instance, instead of

Beloved entertainer Bruce Forsyth died at the age of 89, three years ago, after a highly praised career that spanned more than seven decades.The TV star shot into the spotlight while performing as a dancer and compére in the theatre, before going on to front popular shows on the radio and small screen. The ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ host, who had six children from three marriages, tied the knot with his final wife Wilnelia Merced in 1983.The former Miss World, now 62, who was born in Puerto Rico, hit the headlines this week after she sold the couple’s Wentworth Estate, in Surrey, for a staggering £5.5million before the coronavirus lockdown.She told the Daily Mail that it was “hard to leave a place with so many happy memories”, but she felt sad