She is the age of 26 years old. The UK's 10 most successful celebrity chefs revealed - who made the grade? Nigella Lawson became the focus of intense media and public attention following the breakdown of her ten-year marriage to Charles Saatchi in 2013. At the time, The Mail on Sunday did not run the contentious statement for legal reasons. But following the trial of former housekeepers, Francesca and Elisabetta Grillo, it can now be revealed. Hillgrove, who lives in Somerset and favours wearing a Stetson, writes a blog, News Opinion. And, of course, Phoebe misses her step-brother and sister, too [Bruno and Cosima Diamond, Lawson's children from a previous marriage to John Diamond]. "The trouble is, Phoebe misses her so much. A month later, they were granted a decree nisi, subsequently ending their ten-year marriage. However, a family friend clarified Charles Saatchi had nothing to do with Phoebe's outburst. Saatchi has weighed in too, criticising his former wife for her treatment of his daughter, saying, "However disappointed Nigella may have been with me as a husband, I'm heartbroken that Phoebe has been totally abandoned in this way.". I'm a Celebrity... get me my thermals! Nigella went on to reveal that it was a "tough time" to go through. alerts and find out about everything before anyone else. In … The statement was written by an anonymous friend but endorsed by Phoebe, as she confirmed in a phone call where her father was present. The comments below have been moderated in advance. By Rebecca Cope. As the hit TV show swaps the steamy Australian rainforest for a... 'Tell my children I love them': Last words of mother-of-three Nice terror attack victim, 44, who staggered... MARK ALMOND: The savagery of this terror attack in Nice could spark a new race war. Hillgrove, a former salesman for media giant Northern & Shell, is a self-styled PR guru who also claimed to have represented three  stars of the BBC’s Dragons’ Den. In that online journal, Richard Hillgrove made a series of intimate and defamatory allegations about Ms Lawson before emailing them to influential members of the media. Pictured: Tunisian migrant Islamist terrorist, 21, who beheaded woman and killed two more Catholics in Nice... London 'to go into Tier 3 lockdown in two weeks' as Britain faces a super-spreader Christmas: Advisers... How POSH is your nosh? Nor has he tweeted or emailed since the trial began, nor since the verdict of not guilty was returned last Friday. "She's completely devastated that she hasn't had a phone call from Nigella. UK. Saatchi's second wife was Kay Hartenstein (to whom he was married from 1990 to 2001), an American Condé Nast advertising executive from Little Rock, Arkansas. After stating that Ms Lawson tried to involve Phoebe in drug taking, it added: ‘When Phoebe’s father learnt the truth from her, and from the staff in the house who would regularly find evidence, and also in  Nigella’s top floor study each morning, he and Kay were horrified. Like this story? It’s a bit like Chairman Mao. But those who have worked with Saatchi in the past say he is ruthless in the way he cuts people out of his life. The offensive began on July 23, just over two weeks after Charles Saatchi revealed in The Mail on Sunday that he was divorcing his wife. Phoebe Saatchi (born on 1994) is the daughter of Iraqi-British businessman Charles Saatchi. Infamous scene: Saatchi appears to tweak Ms Lawson's nose at Scott's restaurant in June, Row: Saatchi and Lawson are pictured arguing outside their London home in 2004, It begins: ‘I am furious that my daughter, Phoebe, was put into a dangerous environment with the heavy drug use of Nigella.’, She adds: ‘[Nigella] tried to involve [my] daughter in this arrangement but she refused, but kept it quiet from her father and [me] until the furore about Nigella and Charles’ relationship.’. In his final missive on November 11, just 16 days before the start of the court case he wrote: ‘Nigella Lawson can’t hide from years of deception and cocaine abuse.’. The man behind the storm of rumours circulating online is a former salesman who has made  different claims about his relationship with Charles Saatchi. When she took the stand at Isleworth Crown Court to give evidence against her two former aides last week it was clear Ms Lawson felt it was she who was on trial. It was a large house, and Charles spent his evenings in their bedroom, and couldn’t smell the evidence because they closed the doors to the upstairs and lit scented candles. ‘Kay and Charles learnt that Nigella used drugs regularly and heavily each night, for an hour after dinner, and another hour before bed. Last week, police said they would not be taking any action over Ms Lawson over her drug-taking, unless fresh evidence emerged. Here's how you can holiday on an EXCLUSIVE private island. If you wish to change your mind and would like to stop receiving communications from hellomagazine.com, you can revoke your consent by clicking on "unsubscribe" in the footer of the newsletter. And on top of this, Phoebe is furious with Nigella for not saying anything to defend her father and just leaving him to hang out to dry," the friend stated. For months, rumours were fed to the media by a fast-talking PR about drug-taking in the Saatchi-Lawson household. New Zealand-born Richard Hillgrove had said he was a ‘behind-the-scenes svengali’ to Saatchi. In court earlier this month, Ms Lawson admitted snorting cocaine six times – to help deal with her late husband John Diamond’s terminal illness and when subject to ‘intimate terrorism’ by Mr Saatchi. ", MORE: Buddy Oliver unveils dad Jamie's genius 5-minute cooking hack, MORE: 14 best luxury chocolate advent calendars for a delicious countdown to Christmas, MORE: Nigella Lawson's hack for using up stale bread is such a winner. Boy, 15, is stabbed to death and second person hospitalised after gang fight in south London graveyard. Millionaire businessman, 48, collapses and dies while trying to find burglars at his farm who fled before... Has this man just SOLVED Christmas? More mysterious, however, is how he became embroiled in the marriage breakdown – or came to ‘represent’ Mr Saatchi in such a Machiavellian PR campaign. Wrath of the domestic goddess: As aides are cleared of... 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Charles Saatchi’s ­second wife has finally ­spoken out about her shock at the ­“traumatic” images of him throttling Nigella Lawson. After signing the register at … The teen claims Lawson has abandoned her and has called her cold-hearted. "In a way, it would have been much better for me to be able to speak openly. Phoebe Saatchi and Arthur Yates’ Lake Como wedding. On the July 31, Ms Lawson and Mr Saatchi were granted a decree nisi. Phoebe Saatchi, Nigella Lawson's 18-year-old stepdaughter, has broken her silence over her father's divorce from the 53-year-old television celebrity. ", Nigella Lawson split from Charles Saatchi in 2013, She added: "It goes against my nature not to. 14 best luxury chocolate advent calendars for a delicious countdown to Christmas. "It was generally about feeling exposed and under attack," she shared. (Not present was Phoebe's former step-mother, domestic goddess Nigella Lawson, from whom Saatchi was acrimoniously divorced in 2013.) Scientists blame strain that was 'spread across... RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: So here it is Merry Christmas, nobody's having fun. The next day Ms Lawson threatened to sue Mr Hillgrove, but he refused to take down the offending material. She feels very let down," the friend concluded. 'Phoebe believes that was when  Nigella grew distant and cold with her for not joining in. That was also when Nigella’s relationship with her father became distanced and distracted. Together they have a daughter, Phoebe. The girls claimed in court that Ms Lawson was a regular drug user. "When Phoebe saw an item about the invitation in a newspaper, she felt she was being used. Yorkshire Ripper in A&E dash: Serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, 74, is taken to hospital after suspected heart... Second man is charged in relation to the murder of Real Housewives of Cheshire star's brother who was gunned... Was agent Stakeknife a hero or a renegade? Sign up to our newsletter to get other stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Forced to go into detail about her drug-taking, the 53-year-old spoke of ‘a long summer of bullying and abuse’ and singled out a PR blog she said had been ‘dedicated to salvaging Mr Saatchi’s reputation and savaging mine’. Charles Saatchi cynically used his 18-year-old daughter Phoebe in a desperate bid to smear Nigella Lawson over her use of  illegal drugs, The Mail on Sunday can reveal today. Two days later, Mr Hillgrove tweeted a link to another blog in which he claimed Ms Lawson had used the pictures to leave a marriage ‘that has been on the rocks for over a year according to sources’. However, her birthday and zodiac sign are off the web. 17 Jun 2019 By Rebecca Cope. Charles Saatchi cynically used his 18-year-old daughter Phoebe in a desperate bid to smear Nigella Lawson over her use of illegal drugs, The Mail on Sunday can reveal today. Last night Mr Hillgrove refused to make any comment, and Richard Cannon, the Grillo sisters’ solicitor, did not return The Mail on Sunday’s call. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. But I would rather embarrass myself and be a bit idiotic sometimes than spend my whole life worrying about what people think.". By registering to HELLO! Mr Hillgrove isn’t saying. A source close to the Saatchi family has criticised Charles Saatchi, Phoebe's father, for allowing his daughter to speak to the press and become involved in a "grimy situation". That's it," Phoebe stated. It was 'Nigella' or 'Nige', and sometimes even 'Darling'. Leaking the document to The Mail on Sunday demonstrates the extraordinary lengths to which Mr Saatchi was prepared to go in order to destroy his wife’s reputation. MORE: The UK's 10 most successful celebrity chefs revealed - who made the grade? Nigella Lawson became the focus of intense media and public attention following the breakdown of her ten-year marriage to Charles Saatchi in 2013. United States Argentina Asia Australia Brazil Canada Colombia France Germany Mexico Venezuela. An explosive document, which was endorsed by Phoebe and Kay, claims: Ms Lawson has strenuously denied these allegations. 's newsletter, you acknowledge that you have read and accepted hellomagazine.com's privacy policy, the cookies policy, and the website terms of use, and that you consent to hellomagazine.com using your data according to the established laws. Mr Hillgrove wrote an account of the now infamous incident outside Scott’s restaurant on June 9, claiming the pictures of Mr Saatchi grasping Ms Lawson around the throat were set up. In an interview with the Guardian in July this year the publicist said he had not spoken to Mr Saatchi about the incident but by September he was telling journalists he was an unofficial adviser. She was like a second mother to her, though she didn't call her 'Mummy' as she has her own mother.