On June 23, upcoming model and actor Damian Hurley memorialised his late father Steve Bing, who died by suicide at the age of 55. “A year ago today, my mother and I received some devastating news. I didn’t realise at the time quite how much it would affect me,” the 19-year-old son of Elizabeth Hurley posted on Instagram next to a photo of a sunset over the ocean. “We all like to show ‘perfect’ versions of our lives – for me, the idea of publicly discussing something as personal as grief is terrifying … but sometimes it’s necessary.”
Damian’s personal story has been played out in public since before he was even born. When his actress mother fell pregnant, American billionaire Steve Bing denied paternity and a scandalous mudslinging match in the media ensued. In this latest chapter, news emerged on July 3 that following a court appeal made by his paternal grandfather, Damian will be denied his $330 million share of his late father’s inheritance.
“When Stephen took his own life, he died thinking his children were going to be taken care of,” Liz said in a statement to the Daily Mail website. “What Stephen wanted has now been callously reversed. I know Stephen would have been devastated.”
This story is from the July 19, 2021 edition of WHO.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the July 19, 2021 edition of WHO.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
JAYNE AZZOPARDI
THE NEWS PRESENTER HAS HER HANDS FULL AT WORK AND HOME
How to be a SOCIAL BUTTERFLY
Your guide to surviving the party season
GET FINANCIALLY FIT IN 2025
Kick those money goals in the New Year
BOXING DAY TSUNAMI - RUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES
TWO DECADES AFTER DISASTER STRUCK, ALYCE SUGDEN RECALLS HER HARROWING ESCAPE
A SAD GOODBYE
WHO PAYS TRIBUTE TO SOME OF THE STARS WE LOST THIS YEAR
THE END OF AN ERA
THERE WERE TEARFUL AND TERRIBLE GOODBYES FOR THESE CELEB COUPLES IN 2024
SHOCKS & SCANDALS
SOME OF THE BIGGEST STORIES OF THE YEAR WERE THE ONES THAT NO-ONE SAW COMING
BABY BOOM
IT WAS A BUMPER YEAR AS CELEBRITIES EXPANDED THEIR BROODS
A YEAR OF LOVE
FROM NEW ROMANCES TO WEDDING BELLS, THESE STARS MADE A SPLASH
THE YEAR THAT WAS
THE STORIES THAT HAD THE COUNTRY TALKING