Suzanne Shaw's stepmother has actually hit back at the singer's claims she unjustly acquired all her late dad's money.

The Hear'Say and Emmerdale star made her remarks on TV this week, stating that on his death all of her dad's possessions had passed to his then wife Irene - when she understood they would be divided equally.

The 43-year-old starlet and singer stated that Irene had then remarried, indicating she entirely missed out on any inheritance. She stated this felt 'like a slap in the face' - and that it had caused such a deep rift she no longer talks to that side of the family.

But today Irene Marshall - who is now married for a fifth time - responded: 'I'm stunned and hurt she would bring this up on TV ... it's just not real.'

Ms Marshall, 68, was wed to Ms Shaw's dad Vincent Crowshaw for 10 years before his death from a brain tumour in 2012.

Now an expat in Cyprus, she got in touch with MailOnline to offer her side of the story, saying: 'I wish to start by saying I'm so surprised and upset by these comments made by my stepdaughter Suzanne.'

She denied recommendations that she is totally separated from Suzanne, saying: 'We have actually been in contact over the years.

'I have had messages from her congratulating me on my wedding to Thomas back in 2020.

Irene, imagined with her fifth other half Thomas, firmly insisted that she had actually been in touch with Suzanne in the years given that the death of Vincent, to whom she was wed for 10 years

Suzanne Shaw appeared on the TV chat reveal Vanessa to claim that her former stepmother Irene Marshall had unjustly inherited all her late dad's cash

Irene has said that she was mad that Suzanne spoke on TV about the will and stated the situation was more complex than the singer claimed

Suzanne with her father Vincent Crowshaw, who died from a brain tumour in 2012

'She likewise sent her acknowledgements when my older sibling passed away three years earlier.

'She is also in contact with my child so I don't understand the remark about not being in contact with us.'

Ms Marshall stated her inheritance from Ms Shaw's daddy had been a type of balancing the books after she had put her own equity into their living arrangement.

She said: 'I was with Vinny for 15 years and when we bought a house together I offered mine and featured ₤ 50,000. We had a ₤ 100,000 mortgage and when he died we still owed ₤ 62,000.

'We likewise had charge card to pay and he had actually reserved a vacation for all the household to go to Disneyland Paris - however unfortunately died before we were due to go.

'I asked the family if they still wished to go and they did so we went as a big family, which totalled ₤ 12,000.

'We 'd had a will drawn up around 2005. It was what is called 'a mirrored will' - so that if I passed away whatever went to him, and if he passed away whatever went to me ... and if we both died together it got shared in between my 2 children and his 2 children, including Suzanne.

'The business went to Suzanne's sibling, Paul. There was a six-year age distinction in between us - Vinny was 62 when he died and I was 56.

'I do not understand why Suzanne has said what she has said on TV 13 years on. She could have contested the will however didn't and we stayed in contact.'

Irene and Vincent resided in Bury in Greater Manchester, however she has now moved to Cyprus after marrying her fifth partner Thomas Marshall five years back.

She included: 'Vinny established his company before meeting me however after about 3 years together we both became directors and I gave my job up and dealt with him till he died.

'I want people to know I had not only a funeral to pay for and debts to cover however I didn't have a job, as Vinny was the cameraman.'

The previous Emmerdale actress formerly confessed she no longer speaks to members of her family after falling out over the inheritance

'Slap in the face!' Hear'Say vocalist Suzanne Shaw exposes pain of being cut out of her dad's will

She has not been spent for this interview but went on the record, she firmly insists, due to the fact that she desired to set the story straight.

Irene's 2 children - a 46-year-old kid and a 40-year-old child - both live in Greater Manchester. Neither wished to speak publicly.

But a source near Irene's household informed us: 'We are all furious about what she said.

'We're no gold-diggers as Suzanne implied.

'The scenario is much more complex than what she's made it out to be.'

Irene worked for the Alliance and Leicester structure society as a secretary in the assessment department before giving the job up and signing up with Vincent's production company which videoed dance programs and celebrations around the UK.

Suzanne made her shock claims throughout an interview on Channel 5's Vanessa on Monday.

She told the host: 'My daddy passed away very regretfully. A divided household as he had remarried. My brother got some inheritance but it was only his business he acquired and after that my stepmum got all of it and it was meant to be split similarly.

'She's now remarried, everything has actually gone to her side of the family and I got nothing out of any of it. It's like a slap in the face. It's like you weren't valued.

'I understand what it feels like. It is hard. What it triggers is divide. We no longer speak to those people who were a huge part of our life and that's unfortunate.'

Fellow visitor, vocal coach and TV speaker Carrie Grant, 59, informed Suzanne that she had just recently had a discussion with her spouse about splitting her own estate equally between her children.

She included: 'You're literally setting your kids up for war aren't you?'

Irene said: 'I would like to start by saying I'm so stunned and upset by these remarks made by my stepdaughter Suzanne'

Supernanny Jo Frost required to Instagram to offer her views on the conversation between the pair. She stated: 'Wow ... what a sad set of reactions from both women, and may I include common, one sensation undervalued due to the fact that of money and one scared it will create divide.

'Families you need to have conversations now and make decisions based upon what is morally best and raise your kids with no expectation of your wealth. None of us are entitled to another person's handbag. Have the conversations.'

Suzanne has actually formerly mentioned the pain of her father's death, stating: 'What was hardest was experiencing his rapid deterioration. It was an extremely tough time for the household.'

In March 2012, Vincent was identified with a grade four glioblastoma tumour following blood tests and an MRI scan. Courses of radiotherapy and chemotherapy failed to shrink the development and the family received the devastating news that Vincent's condition was terminal and he had in between 12 and 18 months to live.

Suzanne added: 'The professionals inform you how serious the scenario is however you do not really believe them up until you see it and I always thought that, "My papa's invincible, there will be a wonder around the corner. He'll be fine. They'll get rid of the tumour'"'

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