The Cat Lady

Have any of you heard of the Cat Lady? Her name is Jocelyn Wildenstein. Here's her story.....

Sometimes referred to as "The Lion Queen" or "The Cat Lady," Jocelyn is a wealthy socialite who has frequently been seen in the tabloid press due to her numerous cosmetic surgeries. Her extreme appearance has led to the press giving her the nickname "The Bride of Wildenstein," a reference to The Bride of Frankenstein. Wildenstein has allegedly spent £2 million (US$3,933,800) on cosmetic surgery over the years. In 2004 she was named the world's scariest celebrity by a plastic surgery website.

Jocelyn Wildenstein grew up in a middle class family in Lausanne, where she became a skilled hunter and pilot. Because of these skills, she was invited for a shooting weekend at the 66,000 acre private Kenyan game reserve of billionaire international art dealer Alec Wildenstein, son of Daniel Wildenstein, the owner of Wildenstein and Company, one of the world's largest and most successful art conglomerates . Within a year, Jocelyn and Alec were married in Las Vegas.

The couple became famous for their lavish, extravagant lifestyle, allegedly spending as much as $1 million per month. In interviews, Jocelyn admitted to purchasing gowns worth $350,000. They maintained several homes, including a five-story townhouse on Park Avenue in New York; a house in Lausanne; a Paris flat, a French chateau; a Caribbean beach house; and the Kenyan ranch. The couple had two children.

A lover of exotic animals, Jocelyn kept a capuchin monkey which travelled with the couple on their private jet, and a pack of five Italian greyhounds.

After many years of marriage, Alec allegedly began an affair. Then approximately fifty years old, Jocelyn began undergoing a series of plastic surgeries. Some have claimed that the initial surgeries were a success, but that when Alec again began engaging in affairs, Jocelyn decided to attempt to transform herself to resemble one of the giant cats beloved by her husband.

She is known to have received several silicone injections to the lips, cheek, and chin along with a facelift and eye reconstruction to appear more "feline like". Her eyes were pulled up and back, giving them a more feline shape.

The plan backfired. Alec began an affair with a Russian model, and pointed a gun at his wife when she confronted him, for which he was briefly jailed. Divorce proceedings were initiated, but neither partner would agree to vacate the New York townhouse that was their main home, and they drew up a plan dividing the premises. Jocelyn found her retinue of servants reduced to one, and was denied access to the jet. She sued Alec for $200 million, and tens of millions in art and homes. She also demanded interim support of $200,000 per month. According to court documents of the divorce proceedings, Alec said that he "couldn't even recognize my own wife up close. She seems to think that you fix a face the same way you fix a house".

While vacationing in Taormina, Sicily recently my friend Karen and I actually saw her out and about with some young hot stud. I wish I had a picture of that to post for you but by the time I got my camera out she had already slipped away.