Russell Norman leaves £1.4 million in his will to estranged wife Jules after suicide

In his will, TV chef and restaurateur Russell Norman allegedly gave Jules, his estranged wife, £1.4 million.

Following a disagreement with his fiancée while intoxicated, the 57-year-old renowned chef sadly committed suicide by hanging himself last November.

After his death, Norman, who is most renowned for starting the Polpo restaurant chain and its spin-offs Spuntino and Polpetto, gave the significant amount to his family, which included his three children, Mabel, Martha, and Ollie.

In the 2013 will, he named Jules, whom he married in 2004 but later divorced, as the beneficiary. According to sources, it included valuables totaling £1,437,000, which comprised both personal and corporate belongings.

According to The Sun, Norman also desired cremation and wanted his former partner to inherit his business interests.

In addition to his wish for cremation, Mr. Norman had specified that his business partner would inherit his firm shares.

He sustained significant brain damage and passed away in the hospital five days later, surrounded by his loved ones, despite his girlfriend and medical professionals trying to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

An inquest at Oakwood House in Maidstone in February found that he had twice the legal drink-drive limit in his blood and noted a hanging suicide.

After a disagreement with his lover, Dr. Genevieve Verdigel, an art scholar, Mr. Norman had gone into his Pluckley home’s garden. Tragically, she discovered him unresponsive and attempted to rescue him.

“I ran back inside to call 999,” Dr. Verdigel stated in a statement delivered by Coroner Katrina Hepburn. I was attempting CPR. When the people from next door arrived, I was in a panic.

When paramedics discovered a pulse following resuscitation efforts, they sent Mr. Norman to the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, which is close.

But after learning that he had brain damage, the physicians put him on end-of-life care. On November 23, he passed away in the hospital.

According to his inquest, he had been exhibiting “suicidal tendencies” before his death.

Ms. Hepburn recorded a suicide verdict and listed hanging-related brain damage as the cause of Mr. Norman’s death.