The partner of ‘Catwoman’ Jocelyn Wildenstein shares the last moments of the socialite, the cause of death

Jocelyn Wildenstein, better known as “Catwoman” because of her numerous cosmetic procedures, has died.

Wildenstein died “peacefully” in her sleep on Tuesday, December 31, while taking a nap, her longtime partner Lloyd Klein revealed to people.

Klein, a fashion designer, shared memories of Wildenstein during her final hours.

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We had a nice happy hour that same night, we were getting ready for the new year and we took a little nap just to look good before getting dressed, he told the media.

Klein said the Swiss socialite died of phlebitis or thrombophlebitis, a condition that causes a blood clot to form and block one or more veins, often in the legs, according to Mayo Clinic.

“Because of her phlebitis, her legs were very, very swollen, the blood was blocked, and there was no oxygen to the brain,” Klein said. “And we napped… when I [woke] got up, I said, ‘Jocelyn, we have to wake up, we have to get dressed,’ and she was cold and dead.”

“It’s very sad. It’s extremely sad,” he remarked. “It’s extremely sad to lie down with my other half who I’ve known for 21 years…waiting for a New Year’s Eve party to find her cold.”

Klein added that his partner’s health was “perfect” around the New Year’s Eve holiday. Wildenstein’s grandmother also had phlebitis.

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“We were at the Ritz two days ago. We were having dinner,” Klein shared. “Before that, we used to come to Chanel Fashion Week. Everything was good, everything was good.”

“We were at the Ritz. We had parties. She was in great shape. She was in perfect health,” he added.

“Two months ago, she was at the Chanel fashion show. Everyone invited us to dinner. Everyone welcomed her with a red carpet. The paparazzi followed us. It was a return to Paris. We were on top. Everything was on top.”, he remembered.

Wildenstein’s dependence on plastic surgery earning her the feline nickname after her features became feline.

Born Jocelyne Perisset, the Swiss socialite first hit the headlines in the 1990s after divorcing a billionaire art collector Alec Wildenstein.

Shortly after her divorce from Alec, Wildenstein began dating Klein. They were together for almost 15 years before he proposed.

Meanwhile, her divorce from Wildenstein made her one of the richest people in the world when she received a $2.5 billion settlement.

In addition, Wildenstein received millions in annual payments from her ex-husband.

However, by 2018, her money had run out and she filed for bankruptcy.

“I am not employed and my only income is Social Security,” Wildenstein wrote in the affidavit at the time. “I often turn to friends and family to cover my running costs.”

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In the same year, she discredited cosmetic surgery for her features and instead stated that her Swiss heritage gave her “high cheekbones and long hair”. When asked by DailyMailTV if she had plastic surgery, she denied going under the knife.

“No, especially when we look at my pictures – I think maybe I’m prettier [back then]”, she said. “When we are young, there is a certain freshness that we lose with age. But you will still find the same eyes, the same high cheeks or the same nose. I think I was prettier.”

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Wildenstein was arrested in December 2016 on charges that she attacked Klein with her fingernails. Meanwhile, charges were filed against Klein after Wildenstein claimed he pushed her during an argument at their Trump World Tower residence. Both were acquitted.

She is survived by her daughter Diane and son Alec Jr.