She’s been nicknamed “Catwoman” for her feline characteristics – but has always denied having had any plastic surgery.
And Jocelyn Wildenstein, 82, and her designer fiancé Lloyd Klein, 55, continue to look loved up in their heavily filtered Instagram snaps after a rocky 18-year romance.
The couple have been engaged since 2017, when Lloyd presented the New York celebrity with a 32-carat diamond ring reportedly “worth millions.”
Partners: ‘Catwoman’ Jocelyn Wildenstein, 82, and fiancé Lloyd Klein, 55, appear smitten in heavily filtered Instagram snaps after an 18-year rocking romance
Vows: The couple have been engaged since 2017, when Lloyd presented the New York socialite with a 32-carat diamond ring reportedly “worth millions” but never married
They were due to marry in 2018 but haven’t made it down the aisle two years after she was arrested for allegedly slashing her boyfriend’s chest with scissors.
Jocelyn was accused of scratching her partner Lloyd around 1.30am in their apartment in Trump World Tower, New York, before slashing his chest.
Lloyd said he was forced to shove her into a closet until police arrived.
born like this? Jocelyn has always denied having any plastic surgery — she filed for bankruptcy in 2018 after wasting her $2.5 billion divorce settlement
The charges were later dropped and Jocelyn said: “In life we take our frustrations out on those we love most and I directed mine at Lloyd.
“I let my frustration turn to anger, and it was wrong. I saw red and became obsessed. I hit like an angry cat.
“The fight with Lloyd was when I hit rock bottom. I felt I had reached the end of the line and just snapped.
A year later, Jocelyn and Lloyd made headlines when they denied claims of a late-night fight.
They insisted they injured themselves during the passionate sex after a dish of beef bourguignon exploded.
Over the years: The celebrity earned the nickname “Catwoman” due to her exaggerated feline features, which became noticeably more pronounced over time
Neighbors had heard screams coming from their apartment and police arrested both after they arrived at 1am to find the broken casserole dish on the kitchen floor, bruises on Wildenstein’s neck and arms and a cut on Klein’s forehead.
Canadian-born couturier Lloyd said he ran to the shower to wash the scalding hot broth off his legs, where he slipped and fell and suffered a small cut on his forehead.
Wildenstein joined him in the bathroom to check if he was alright, but soon the couple had gone into the bedroom and started having sex.
They told that neighbors overheard their noisy lovemaking and wrongly concluded that Wildenstein was being attacked.
“I burned my legs when the bowl exploded and I went into the shower to put water on it,” Klein said.
“I must have been making a lot of noise, I was panicking but Jocelyn came into the bathroom to see I was fine and one thing led to another.
“I slipped and cut my forehead because everything was very wet, but it wasn’t a big deal, a tiny cut.
“We went into the bedroom and had great, passionate sex. The neighbors probably heard all this and assumed that someone was being murdered.
“A few minutes later, security entered the apartment uninvited and went straight to the bedroom.
Celebrities: Jocelyn rose to fame in the ’90s during a high-profile divorce from art dealer Alec Wildenstein and received over $2 billion from her husband upon their split (pictured in 1998)
“I can understand why with the food on the floor and the bit of blood it looked like a fight – but I can assure you 100 percent it wasn’t.”
Mother-of-three Wildenstein insisted the bruises on her neck and arms referred to in the criminal complaint were completely innocent.
“Lloyd can be very passionate, he can be a little rough,” she laughed. “I enjoy that, otherwise I wouldn’t have been with him all the time.
“None of this would have happened if the saucepan hadn’t exploded. I’ve never seen anything like this. He got burned and when I helped him we showered together.
“Security didn’t want to hear any explanations. They came to their own conclusion. It was a terrible time.’
First love: Jocelyn’s ex-husband, art dealer Alex Wildenstein, pictured in 2000, a year after his divorce from her – he died in 2008
Police arrived minutes later and the couple were taken to various Manhattan hospitals before being jailed for assault.
The charges were dropped and they reconciled.
Wildenstein rose to fame in the ’90s during a high-profile divorce from art dealer Alec Wildenstein, receiving over $2 billion from her husband upon their split.
Lloyd has denied reports that Jocelyn had surgery.
He said: “I don’t understand all the press and the Catwoman thing because Jocelyn always looked like that.
“She never really did anything to change her face. I have pictures from 16 years ago where she looks the same as she does now.”
In 2018, Jocelyn filed for bankruptcy, claiming she had no savings or stock after wasting her $2.5 billion divorce settlement.
The woman who once bought a pet capuchin monkey found herself with no checking or savings accounts, no retirement or pension plans, and no investments, her filing says.
The filing also lists the $900 check Wildestein receives each month from Social Security as her only source of income.
Rows: Wildenstein and Klein’s 15-year romance appeared to be over in December 2016, when Jocelyn slammed her claws into his face in a now infamous catfight
In January 2019, Lloyd revealed his new face exclusively to DailyMailTV after undergoing a facial rejuvenation after his years-long battle with cancer.
Klein was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2013. He had a tumor the size of an orange removed from his armpit and underwent three rounds of grueling chemotherapy.
In 2017 he was told the cancer had spread to his spine and liver and he had just six months to live. But Klein told DailyMailTV in 2018 that he was in remission.
He said: “I knew in that moment that I needed to focus on what is most important in my life – and that is Jocelyn. It was so important for me to recognize that commitment by making her my wife.
“She was always there for me through all of our ups and downs. I can’t imagine going a single day of my life without her.”
The French fashion designer said intensive chemotherapy had destroyed his face, so he turned to Wildenstein, his girlfriend of 15 years, to look for a way to restore his face.
Klein, who has designed clothes for Nicki Minaj, Pink and Joan Collins, told DailyMailTV: “I’m happy, very happy with the procedure. It’s revolutionary.
“You go in and have the procedure done, 15-20 minutes, then you go home. As the days go by you will see the results. It’s incredible.’
Her love: Lloyd has denied reports Jocelyn had surgery, saying: ‘She’s never really done anything to change her face. I have pictures from 16 years ago where she looks the same as she does now’ (pictured 1997)