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Scottish Sun
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
‘Secret' daughter of rockstar tattooist battles widow over his fortune – and claims her inkings prove she deserves cash
WILL ROW 'Secret' daughter of rockstar tattooist battles widow over his fortune – and claims her inkings prove she deserves cash THE "secret" daughter of a rockstar tattooist is battling his widow for his £400,000 fortune - and claims her inkings prove she deserves the cash. Dennis Cockell tattooed stars including Paula Yates, Adam Ant, and members of The Sex Pistols, Stray Cats and Bananarama from his Diamond Jacks studio in Soho in the 1980s. 5 Dennis Cockell's estate is at the centre of a bitter court fight Credit: Champion News Service 5 His widow Fong Yuet Cockell (right) and daughter Natalie (left) are battling Dennis' 'secret' daughter Credit: Champion News Service After retiring in 2007, he took up a career as a handyman at Buckingham Palace but continued to make guest appearances at the London studio up until his death in 2022 at the age of 74. His £413,000 estate is now at the centre of a High Court battle between his wife Fong Yuet Cockell, 65, and Cindylee Cockell - his Australian daughter. Fong - the mother of five of Dennis' children - only discovered Cindylee's existence following his death. Cindylee claims she needs a payout because the "overwhelming grief" of his death. She is also claiming that coupled with the death of her mum shortly afterwards has rendered her so depressed and anxious she is unable to work. Cindylee is suing her dad's widow, who inherited all of Dennis' wealth, and her half-sister Natalie Fong Cockell, who is executor of his estate. She is seeking £42,200 plus a valuable sheet of her dad's tattoo flash, which is worth thousands. Cindylee told the court her dad promised to move her from Australia to London and support her financially prior to his death. She said she was two years old when she discovered the truth and visited Dennis in London from her native Australia four times before he died. Cindylee also claims the pair made plans about her moving to the UK and working for him as a £23,000-a-year receptionist at one his studios once her three children had finished school. Denying the widow's claims that Cindylee was not close to her dad, she told the judge the tattoos her dad gave her proved their bond. She told the court: "I have all the evidence of our relationship. My dad did my arms on every visit to London. That's evidence. "I do understand why the family wants to deny my existence. Dad had many secrets and it seems I was the biggest one of all. "That said, it doesn't change the fact that I'm his first born and a rightful and legal heir to dad's estate like everybody else. I deserve to be treated as such. "Dad was always very supportive of me and was supporting my move to London. "I believe I have been very accommodating. I was fair and reasonable in asking for less than an equal share of dad's estate and it's a shame we had to end up in court. "Had the defendants chosen to communicate and negotiate with me in a fair and respectful manner, there would have been no need for anybody to spend legal costs in the first place." The court heard that Cindylee worked as a nanny and PA but is now on "Australian Jobseekers Allowance". She was signed off by her doctor as incapable of working for "years" due to severe "anxiety and depression" caused by her parents' deaths, it was said. She told the judge she needs the money to rent a house, buy a car and pay her son back money that she borrowed to pay solicitors' bills. But Dennis' widow has argued she may be forced to sell her home if she is ordered to make the payout Cindylee wants. Her lawyer Nicholas Michael said: "The deceased had no obligations and responsibilities towards Cindylee, but was married to Fong and she depended on the deceased financially and emotionally. "Cindylee was estranged from the deceased until she was eight. After that she only met him on a few sporadic occasions and she has never been financially dependent on the deceased. "The claim should be dismissed." The judge has reserved his decision for a later date. 5 Dennis, with Stray Cats singer Brian Setzer, was a tattooist to the stars Credit: Champion News Service 5 He passed away in 2022 at the age of 74 Credit: Champion News Service
GMA Network
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
Irene Sarmiento becomes first Pinoy author invited to prestigious White Ravens Festival
Irene Sarmiento, the author of the novel "Stray Cats," will soon be Germany-bound for the White Ravens Festival! She becomes the first author from the Philippines to be invited to the prestigious festival, which showcases children's and young adult literature annually. White Ravens is a catalog published by the International Youth Library. The Ateneo University Press took to Facebook to congratulate Irene. According to their post, Irene will be at the International Youth Library in Munich on July 17, 9:00 a.m to 11:00 a.m, and will conduct readings and other literary activities in schools around Bavaria during the festival dates. The White Ravens Festival will take place from July 13 to 17 at the Blutenburg Castle in Munich, Germany. The event is under the patronage of the Bavarian State Minister for Science and the Arts, and features renowned, multi-award-winning writers. Irene's novel "Stray Cats," published by the Ateneo De Manila University Press in 2023, follows Elisa Paz, an eight grader who gets help from Oscar Santos, a talking cat, in her search for her best friend, Raquel Madria. —JCB, GMA Integrated News
Evening Standard
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
Funeral for Welsh musician Mike Peters ‘spot on perfect', long-time friend says
Fans who gathered outside the church with ice creams, picnics and drinks to watch the funeral on a big screen wiped away tears, applauded and sang along throughout the ceremony, which featured tributes from friends and musicians including Peters's bandmate Eddie Macdonald of The Alarm, as well as drummer Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats and Billy Duffy of The Cult, who played Fade In, Fade Out, Fade Away.
Evening Standard
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
Funeral for Welsh musician Mike Peters ‘spot on perfect', longtime friend says
Fans who gathered outside the church with ice creams, picnics and drinks to watch the funeral on a big screen wiped away tears, applauded and sang along throughout the ceremony, which featured tributes from friends and musicians including Peters's bandmate Eddie Macdonald of The Alarm, as well as drummer Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats and Billy Duffy of The Cult, who played Fade In, Fade Out, Fade Away.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dave Coulier is cancer-free and his 'Full House' family couldn't be happier about it
Dave Coulier is feeling better and his "Full House" family couldn't be happier. "DAVE IS CANCER FREE!!!! Join me in celebrating this AMAZING news — let's shower him with all the love in the world!," Candace Cameron Bure wrote Monday on Instagram, celebrating a man who she grew up co-starring with and then rejoined for episodes of "Fuller House." Read more: Dave Coulier caught a cold during an advanced round of chemo. It could have killed him She posted a photo of herself as a child, on set with Coulier, along with more recent images that included one of her smiling with him and his wife, Melissa. "Love you so much, poopoo," Coulier replied in comments. He found out in October that he had cancer — non-Hodgkin's lymphoma — and went public with it last November. On Monday, he delivered a positive update in a Parade article, saying his doctors had 'carpet-bombed me for three more treatments" after seeing improvement in a PET scan that was done halfway through chemo. "[T]hey're not expecting to see anything [further].' After the fifth round of chemo, Melissa Coulier told Parade, 'He was like, 'I'm prepared either way. If I die, I die. And if I can stay here, great. I want to.' Those conversations were obviously so tough.' Read more: Brian Setzer of Stray Cats fame reveals autoimmune disease's toll: 'I cannot play guitar' Coulier told "Good Morning America" that along with his wife, the "Full House" gang helped him stay strong. "We're a family," he said. "And so we get these text strings, and it's always funny, and that keeps us connected." Plus, he said, there were myriad FaceTime calls with the likes of Cameron Bure, Lori Loughlin and John Stamos through it all. Stamos spoke out Monday via Instagram, saying in a video that he was at Disney World when he learned Sunday night that his "dear friend Dave has beaten cancer." "He fought like hell, with strength and heart and, true to form, Dave, a whole lot of humor," he said. "We FaceTimed constantly during the toughest days trying to find something, anything, to laugh about." Read more: Over a Greek dish, John Stamos reflects on how his parents, grief and sobriety shaped his memoir Stamos also directed the celebratory video at others still battling cancer, saying, "I see you. Me and Dave are holding space for your pain and your bravery and your journey. I'm sending you every ounce of strength and light that I have." Meanwhile, Coulier didn't forget Bob Saget, who died in 2022. He told Parade that he knows his old friend and co-star would have been there for him if he could have. 'I met Bob when I was 18 years old," he said. "And by the way, yes, he comes to me in my dreams, and he always does something silly and foolish and makes me laugh. He would have called me every day." In fact, he said, it would have been more than that. 'He would have driven me crazy," Coulier said. "It was a lovable crazy that he had. I think about him often.' Sign up for Screen Gab, a free newsletter about the TV and movies everyone's talking about from the L.A. Times. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
