Catwoman Jocelyn Wildenstein’s partner Lloyd Klein breaks silence to reveal tragic details of socialite’s death aged 84
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THE devastated partner of socialist Jocelyn Wildenstein has broken his silence following her sudden death, revealing her heartbreaking final moments. Wildenstein who was known as "Catwoman" due to her extreme cosmetic procedures died at the age of 84 on New Year's Eve.
![[Socialite Jocelyne Wildenstein died in her sleep at the age of 84 on New Year's Eve]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-socialite-jocelyne-wildenstein-made-960947929.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
She had been engaged to Lloyd Klein since 2017 who has spoken out about his loss. The 57-year-old fashion designer confirmed her death to People and detailed the abrupt end to her life. On Tuesday, the Swiss socialite, one of the wealthiest people in the world, had decided to nap alongside her partner before ringing in the New Year but she never woke up.
![[Her fiance Lloyd Klein has spoken out about the heartbreaking moments before her sudden death]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/jocelyn-wildenstein-instagram-938015769_b471d8.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
According to Klein, she had died in her sleep of a pulmonary embolism while the pair were in Paris. "She died in her sleep very peacefully," he told the outlet. He added that she suffered from phlebitis, a condition that causes the inflammation of a vein near the surface of the skin which she had in her legs causing them to swell and prevent blood flow.
![[The pair had been together since 2003 and got engaged in 2017]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/backstage-josephine-tent-bryant-park-938015489_9fb4e5.jpg?strip=all&w=638)
"There was no oxygen in the brain," he explained. "It's very sad. It's extremely sad. It's extremely sad to lay down with your other half that I [have] known for 21 years and waiting to celebrate New Year's Eve and to find her cold.". Klein further detailed the shock when he realized Jocelyn had died alongside him.
![[Jocelyn and Lloyd Klein had been celebrating in Paris, visiting the Ritz for dinner days before her death]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/jocelyn-wildenstein-lloyd-klein-turned-960949840.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Klein recalled: "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. "We were having a nap and when I wake up, I said, 'Jocelyn, we have to wake up, we have to get dressed,' and she was cold and she was dead.".
![[The socialite was known for her extreme cosmetic procedures that gave her a feline-like appearance]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/jocelyne-wildenstein-seen-leaving-royal-957883937.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
