Ex-wife and former Pirelli model demands £250m from old flame
A FORMER model is demanding a staggering quarter of a billion pounds from her ex-husband.
Christina Estrada on the money trial
Christina Estrada, who once appeared in a Pirelli calendar, claims she needs the £250million to keep up her luxury lifestyle.
Her annual clothing and jewellery budget alone comes to more than £1million, London’s High Court heard yesterday – including £109,000 for seven dresses, £58,000 for two luxury handbags, £4,000 for 15 pairs of sunglasses and £40,000 for a new fur coat each year.
She also says she needs £2million for travel, including use of a £3,700-an-hour private jet.
Living the high life
She is asking for a £68million London house, a £4.4million country home in Henley, £495,000 for five cars, £1.05million for art and £6.52million a year in maintenance.
And she claims she needs a live-in butler, housekeeper, chauffeur and nanny as well as two cleaners, a chef and a reserve nanny.
Ms Estrada, 54, was divorced in 2014 under Muslim law by Saudi oil baron Walid Juffali, 61, but is seeking a financial deal in the UK.
Loving the superrich lifestyle
She appeared smiling and looking relaxed in court in a white designer dress for a pre-trial hearing.
Mr Juffali was unable to attend because he is battling lung cancer. He pays £70,000 a month for Ms Estrada’s living expenses, £50,000 a year to run her Beverly Hills mansion, £1million a year for the costs of a London home and other bills including money for their daughter.
Justin Warshaw QC, Mr Juffali’s barrister, told the court that Ms Estrada was independently wealthy with a £15million LA home and another worth £3.5million in west London.
Hanging out with A-List celebrities
He called her claims “striking, excessive and exaggerated”. Married in 2001, the couple split after he secretly married a 24-yearold TV presenter.
Charles Howard QC, for Ms Estrada, requested access to her former husband’s will to find his true wealth.
Mr Juffali says his net worth is £19.5million, plus £94.4million in trusts. The case was adjourned for a full hearing later this month.