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Suzanne Shaw's stepmother has hit back at the vocalist's claims she unjustly 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 father's properties had passed to his then wife Irene - when she understood they would be split similarly.
The 43-year-old starlet and singer said that Irene had then remarried, implying she totally missed out on any inheritance. She stated this felt 'like a slap in the face' - which it had actually caused such a deep rift she no longer speaks to that side of the household.
But today Irene Marshall - who is now married for a 5th time - responded: 'I'm surprised and hurt she would bring this up on TV ... it's just not real.'
Ms Marshall, 68, was married 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 provide her side of the story, stating: 'I want to begin by stating I'm so shocked and upset by these remarks made by my stepdaughter Suzanne.'
She rejected recommendations that she is entirely estranged from Suzanne, saying: '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, pictured with her fifth other half Thomas, firmly insisted that she had actually been in touch with Suzanne in the years given that the death of Vincent, to whom she was wed for 10 years
Suzanne Shaw appeared on the TV chat reveal Vanessa to declare that her previous stepmother Irene Marshall had unjustly inherited all her late father's money
Irene has stated that she was really upset that Suzanne spoke on TV about the will and stated the scenario was more complicated than the vocalist declared
Suzanne with her father Vincent Crowshaw, who passed away from a brain tumour in 2012
'She also sent her condolences when my senior sibling died three years earlier.
'She is likewise in contact with my child so I don't comprehend the comment about not touching with us.'
Ms Marshall said her inheritance from Ms Shaw's dad had actually been a form of balancing the books after she had put her own equity into their living arrangement.
She stated: 'I was with Vinny for 15 years and when we purchased a home 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 booked a vacation for all the family to go to Disneyland Paris - but regrettably passed away before we were due to go.
'I asked the household if they still wished to go and they did so we went as a large household, which amounted to ₤ 12,000.
'We 'd had a will around 2005. It was what is called 'a mirrored will' - so that if I died whatever went to him, and if he died everything went to me ... and if we both passed away together it got shared between my 2 children and his 2 children, including Suzanne.
'The organization went to Suzanne's bro, Paul. There was a six-year age distinction between us - Vinny was 62 when he passed away and I was 56.
'I do not understand why Suzanne has stated what she has actually stated on TV 13 years on. She could have contested the will however didn't and we stayed in contact.'
Irene and Vincent resided in Bury in Greater Manchester, but she has actually now moved to Cyprus after weding her fifth hubby Thomas Marshall five years earlier.
She added: 'Vinny set up his service before fulfilling me but after about three years together we both became directors and I provided my job up and worked with him till he died.
'I desire individuals to understand I had not only a funeral to spend for and debts to cover but I didn't work, as Vinny was the cameraman.'
The previous Emmerdale starlet previously confessed she no longer talks to members of her family after falling out over the inheritance
'Slap in the face!' Hear'Say vocalist Suzanne Shaw exposes misery of being cut out of her father's will
She has not been spent for this interview but went on the record, she insists, because she wanted to set the story directly.
Irene's 2 children - a 46-year-old boy and a 40-year-old child - both live in Greater Manchester. Neither wished to speak openly.
But a source close to Irene's family informed us: 'We are all furious about what she stated.
'We're no gold-diggers as Suzanne indicated.
'The scenario is much more complicated than what she's made it out to be.'
Irene worked for the Alliance and Leicester structure society as a secretary in the appraisal department before giving the job up and joining Vincent's production company which videoed dance programs and festivals around the UK.
Suzanne made her shock claims during an interview on Channel 5's Vanessa on Monday.
She told the host: 'My father died very regretfully. A divided family as he had actually remarried. My sibling got some inheritance however it was just his organization he acquired and after that my stepmum got all of it and it was implied to be divided equally.
'She's now remarried, whatever has gone to her side of the family and I got absolutely nothing out of any of it. It resembles a slap in the face. It resembles you weren't valued.
'I know what it seems like. It is hard. What it triggers is divide. We no longer talk to those individuals who were a big part of our life which's unfortunate.'
Fellow guest, singing coach and TV presenter Carrie Grant, 59, told Suzanne that she had just recently had a discussion with her husband about splitting her own estate equally between her kids.
She included: 'You're literally setting your kids up for war aren't you?'
Irene stated: 'I want to start by stating I'm so stunned and upset by these remarks made by my stepdaughter Suzanne'
Supernanny Jo Frost required to Instagram to give her views on the conversation in between the pair. She said: 'Wow ... what an unfortunate set of reactions from both women, and may I include typical, one feeling underestimated due to the fact that of money and one afraid it will develop divide.
'Families you need to have conversations now and make choices based upon what is ethically ideal and raise your kids without any expectation of your wealth. None people are entitled to another individual's handbag. Have the conversations.'
Suzanne has actually previously mentioned the discomfort of her dad's death, stating: 'What was hardest was witnessing his rapid deterioration. It was a very bumpy ride for the household.'
In March 2012, Vincent was detected with a grade 4 glioblastoma tumour following blood tests and an MRI scan. Courses of radiotherapy and chemotherapy failed to shrink the development and the household received the disastrous news that Vincent's condition was terminal and he had in between 12 and 18 months to live.
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Suzanne added: 'The specialists inform you how severe the scenario is however you do not really believe them until you see it and I constantly believed that, "My dad's invincible, there will be a miracle around the corner. He'll be great. They'll eliminate the tumour'"'
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