Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest has publicly denied rumours that he has fathered any love children.
Rumours that mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has fathered a love child has followed him round since his split from wife Nicola.The nasty rumour has followed the billionaire mining magnate round since he announced his split from wife Nicola in July., the rumour was so persistent that some people swore they knew someone that knew someone who’s baby went to kindy with the secret love child.
Now, the Fortescue Metals Group chair has put an end to idle gossip by confirming that he has not had any children since the birth of his and Nicola’s youngest child Sydney more than two decades ago.Mr and Mr Forrest were married for 31 years before announcing they were separating in the summer.Speaking about his split in a previous interview Twiggy said he and Nicola were still on good terms.
The pair, who were Australia’s richest couple, decided to split their $35.21 billion fortune which was built from the iron ore miner which they founded in 2003. Following the separation, Mr Forrest’s paper wealth took a huge hit and he fell from second place on the Australian Financial Review’s Rich List to 10th spot. He was worth $13.5 billion, according to the AFR’s analysis.
Meanwhile, Nicola’s wealth eclipsed that of her ex-husband’s after the split and she made her debut on the Rich List at eighth position overall. She became the third-richest woman in Australia, with a fortune of $14.6 billion, according to analysis from the AFR.The statue of the man whose discovery of gold sparked a late 19th century gold rush had its head cut off late on Wednesday night.
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