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Suzanne Shaw's stepmother has actually struck back at the vocalist's claims she unfairly inherited all her late dad's money.

The Hear'Say and Emmerdale star made her remarks on TV today, stating that on his death all of her daddy's possessions had actually passed to his then partner Irene - when she comprehended they would be split similarly.

The 43-year-old starlet and singer stated that Irene had then remarried, suggesting she entirely lost out on any inheritance. She said this felt 'like a slap in the face' - and that it had actually triggered such a deep rift she no longer speaks to that side of the household.

But today Irene Marshall - who is now wed for a fifth time - responded: 'I'm surprised and hurt she would bring this up on TV ... it's simply not real.'

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 offer her side of the story, saying: 'I want to begin by stating I'm so surprised and upset by these comments made by my stepdaughter Suzanne.'

She denied tips that she is totally separated from Suzanne, stating: 'We have been in contact throughout the years.

'I have actually had messages from her congratulating me on my wedding event to Thomas back in 2020.

Irene, envisioned with her 5th 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 married for 10 years

Suzanne Shaw appeared on the TV chat show Vanessa to declare that her former stepmother Irene Marshall had unfairly acquired all her late daddy's cash

Irene has stated that she was mad that Suzanne spoke on TV about the will and stated the scenario was more complicated than the singer claimed

with her father Vincent Crowshaw, who died from a brain tumour in 2012

'She likewise sent her acknowledgements when my elder sibling passed away three years back.

'She is also in contact with my child so I do not comprehend the remark about not touching with us.'

Ms Marshall stated her inheritance from Ms Shaw's father had actually been a form of stabilizing the books after she had actually put her own equity into their living plan.

She stated: 'I was with Vinny for 15 years and when we purchased a house together I sold mine and came with ₤ 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 - however 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 big family, which amounted to ₤ 12,000.

'We 'd had a will prepared 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 passed away together it got shared between my two children and his two children, including Suzanne.

'Business went to Suzanne's bro, Paul. There was a six-year age difference in between us - Vinny was 62 when he died and I was 56.

'I don't understand why Suzanne has said what she has actually stated 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 moved to Cyprus after weding her 5th partner Thomas Marshall five years earlier.

She added: 'Vinny established his service before meeting me but after about three years together we both ended up being directors and I provided my job up and worked with him up until he died.

'I want people to understand I had not only a funeral service to spend for and financial obligations to cover however I didn't work, as Vinny was the cameraman.'

The previous Emmerdale starlet formerly confessed she no longer speaks to members of her family after falling out over the inheritance

'Slap in the face!' Hear'Say vocalist Suzanne Shaw exposes agony of being cut out of her dad's will

She has actually not been spent for this interview however went on the record, she insists, because she wished to set the story straight.

Irene's two children - a 46-year-old boy and a 40-year-old child - both reside in Greater Manchester. Neither desired to speak openly.

But a source close to Irene's family told us: 'We are all furious about what she said.

'We're no gold-diggers as Suzanne implied.

'The scenario is far more complex than what she's made it out to be.'

Irene worked for the Alliance and Leicester building society as a secretary in the evaluation department before offering the job up and joining Vincent's production company which videoed dance programs and celebrations around the UK.

Suzanne made her shock claims during an interview on Channel 5's Vanessa on Monday.

She informed the host: 'My father died really unfortunately. A divided family as he had actually remarried. My sibling got some inheritance but it was only his business he acquired and after that my stepmum got all of it and it was meant to be divided equally.

'She's now remarried, everything has actually gone to her side of the family and I got absolutely nothing out of any of it. It's like 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 speak with those individuals who were a huge part of our life and that's sad.'

Fellow visitor, vocal coach and TV speaker Carrie Grant, 59, told Suzanne that she had just recently had a discussion with her partner about splitting her own estate similarly between her kids.

She added: 'You're literally setting your kids up for war aren't you?'

Irene said: 'I wish to begin by stating I'm so stunned and upset by these comments made by my stepdaughter Suzanne'

Supernanny Jo Frost took to Instagram to give her views on the conversation between the pair. She stated: 'Wow ... what a sad set of reactions from both women, and may I include typical, one feeling undervalued since of money and one afraid it will develop divide.

'Families you require to have conversations now and make decisions based upon what is ethically right and raise your kids without any expectation of your wealth. None of us are entitled to another individual's purse. Have the discussions.'
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Suzanne has actually formerly mentioned the pain of her dad's death, stating: 'What was hardest was experiencing his rapid degeneration. It was a really tough time for the family.'

In March 2012, Vincent was detected with a grade four glioblastoma tumour following blood tests and an MRI scan. Courses of radiotherapy and chemotherapy failed to shrink the growth and the household received the devastating news that Vincent's condition was terminal and he had between 12 and 18 months to live.

Suzanne included: 'The professionals inform you how severe the situation is but you don't actually believe them till you see it and I constantly believed that, "My daddy's invincible, there will be a wonder around the corner. He'll be fine. They'll get rid of the tumour'"'

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