Petra Ecclestone (born 17 December 1988) is a British heiress, model, fashion designer and socialite.
Petra Ecclestone | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 December 1988 London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Heiress, model, fashion designer, socialite |
| Spouses | James Stunt
(m. 2011; div. 2017)Sam Palmer (m. 2022) |
| Children | 4[1] |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Tamara Ecclestone (sister) |
Early life
editEcclestone was born in London[2] as the younger daughter of former Armani model Slavica Radić and English Formula One billionaire Bernie Ecclestone. She has an older sister, Tamara Jane, an older paternal half-sister, Deborah, and a younger paternal half-brother, Alexander.
She attended Trevor-Roberts School, then Francis Holland School,[3] and Benenden School.[4]
She contracted viral meningitis at the age of 14, and told the media that it "changed her life forever".[5] She said "I no longer take my health for granted ... I'm now a health freak and a hypochondriac. I'm obsessed with cleanliness, I eat healthily and take my vitamins." She has since become an ambassador for the Meningitis Trust.[5]
Fashion career
editGrowing up, she wanted to be a fashion designer.[6] She decided to make menswear because it is a "bigger niche" and because "womenswear was too saturated".[6]
At the age of 19, she created the menswear label FORM, which was sold into retailers including Harrods from October 2008.[6] In April 2009, it was announced that Petra had signed a contract with the Croatian clothing manufacturer Siscia.[7]
Personal life
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As well as English, she speaks Croatian fluently and understands French and Italian.[8]
On 27 August 2011, Ecclestone married businessman James Stunt.[9] She gave birth to their first child, a daughter, in February 2013.[10] In April 2015 she gave birth to twin boys.[11] Their divorce was finalised on 12 October 2017, along with an agreed split of their estimated £5.5 billion joint wealth, and she reverted to her maiden name.[12] In 2020 she gave birth to her second daughter. On 16 July 2022, Ecclestone married businessman Sam Palmer.
Residences
editHer 57,000-square-foot (5,300 m2) mansion, The Manor, was the former residence of Candy and Aaron Spelling, and was the largest house in Los Angeles County.[13] According to a 2012 article in The Wall Street Journal, she had first viewed several other properties, including a 36,000-square-foot property on Sunset Boulevard, priced at $49.5 million. The real estate broker Rick Hilton said: "I showed her several properties but they weren't grand enough."[14] In 2014, Ecclestone put The Manor back on the market with a price tag of $150 million.[15] However, she reportedly turned down an offer that met her price in December 2015.[16][17] The Manor was relisted for sale in October 2016 with an asking price of $200 million. In June 2019, it sold to an anonymous buyer for $119.7 million, the highest sale price in Californian history.[18]
She also owns a residence in Chelsea, London, that she bought in 2010 for $90 million. The owner of the construction company that worked on the building, Sayed Bukhari, said in The Wall Street Journal article that she had already been offered more than $125 million for the four-storey home.[14]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rose, Hilary (22 September 2021). "Who wants Petra Ecclestone's designer cast-offs?". The Times. London. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "My secret life: Petra Ecclestone, fashion designer", The Independent; retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "Driving force: Petra Ecclestone". Evening Standard. London. 8 October 2009. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ Kinchen, Rosie (12 August 2018). "The Magazine Interview: Formula One heiress Petra Ecclestone on her divorce, finding God and why she feels unsafe in Chelsea". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 9 October 2022 – via google search.
As teenagers, the sisters, who went to Francis Holland School in London and later to Benenden in Kent, were largely left to their own devices.
- ^ a b "Petra Ecclestone: I wanted to die: Turning point: when Petra Ecclestone contracted viral meningitis at the age of 14 it changed her life forever" by Julie Cross, The Times, 30 March 2010; retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ a b c Vernon, Polly (7 June 2009). "Petra Ecclestone, the heiress who works for a living". The Guardian. London.
- ^ "Siscia Will Produce Clothing by Petra Ecclestone". Javno. 20 April 2009. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ Perry, Tasmina (12 October 2008). "Christmas". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- ^ "A fairytale wedding fit for a Formula One princess". Hello Magazine. 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Baby announcement: Petra Ecclestone has given birth to a girl". Hello Magazine.
- ^ "Petra Ecclestone surprises everyone and gives birth to twins". OK Magazine. 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Petra Ecclestone wins divorce in £5.5 billion wrangle". The Times. 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Candy Spelling's Holmby Hills mansion listed for $150 million", Los Angeles Times; retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ a b Jackson, Candace (18 May 2012). "The New First Family of Real Estate". The Wall Street Journal. New York.
- ^ Kudler, Adrian Glick (28 July 2014). "Can Petra Stunt Get $150 Million For the Infamous Manor?". Curbed LA. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Variety.com: "Petra Ecclestone Stunt Not Secretly Selling After All?", by Mark David (Real Estalker), 8 December 2015.
- ^ LA Curbed.com: "Petra Ecclestone Turned Down a $150-Million Offer on Her Outrageous Manor", by Bianca Barragan, 8 December 2015.
- ^ Morgan, Paula (3 July 2019). "Former spelling manor sets record for highest sale in California". Forbes. Retrieved 3 July 2019.