'Catwoman' Jocelyn Wildenstein's fiancé Lloyd Klein reveals her final moments after death at 84
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Lloyd Klein is opening up about his final moments with his fiancée Jocelyn Wildenstein. Klein, 57, revealed to People that he was with the socialite just before her death at 84 on New Year's Eve. Wildenstein, who was dubbed the 'Catwoman' due to her appearance-altering cosmetic surgeries over the years, died 'peacefully' in her sleep, her longtime partner told the publication.
![[Klein said Wildenstein died 'peacefully' in her sleep after they took a nap before their New Year's Eve festivities; pictured in September 2022 in NYC]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/02/15/93675117-14244019-image-a-14_1735831498694.jpg)
'We had a nice happy hour the same night and we were getting ready for the new year, and we took a little nap just to look good before getting dressed,' Klein recalled. 'We were having a nap and when I [woke] up, I said, "Jocelyn, we have to wake up, we have to get dressed," and she was cold and she was dead,' he added.
![['We were having a nap and when I [woke] up, I said,](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/02/15/93674573-14244019-image-a-15_1735831501676.jpg)
'It’s very sad. It’s extremely sad,' the French fashion designer continued somberly. 'It’s extremely sad to lay down with your other half that I know for 21 years and waiting to celebrate New Year’s Eve and to find her cold.'. Lloyd Klein, 57, opened up about his final moments with his fiancée Jocelyn Wildenstein while speaking to People after her death at 84 on New Year's Eve; seen together in 2015 in NYC.
![[Klein said Wildenstein had suffered from phlebitis, or inflammation of blood vessels. AFP reported she died of a pulmonary embolism, in which a blood clot blocks circulation to the lungs; pictured together in May 2023 in LA]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/02/15/93675125-14244019-image-a-16_1735831512903.jpg)
Klein claimed that Wildenstein had been suffering from phlebitis, a condition in which blood vessels become inflamed, according to WebMD. The condition can sometimes lead to potentially deadly blood clots. 'Because of her phlebitis, the legs were very, very swollen, and the blood was blocked, and there was no oxygen in the brain,' Klein claimed.
![[He recalled that 'everything was good' in his final days with his fiancée, and he said that Wildenstein, who had been spending time with him in Paris, had been 'very happy' and 'at the top of her game' at the time; seen in May 2023 in LA]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/02/15/93675123-14244019-image-a-17_1735831524562.jpg)
