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Suzanne Shaw's stepmother has struck back at the vocalist's claims she unfairly acquired all her late daddy's cash.

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

The 43-year-old actress and vocalist stated that Irene had then remarried, meaning she totally missed out on any inheritance. She stated this felt 'like a slap in the face' - which it had caused such a deep rift she no longer talks to that side of the household.

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 father Vincent Crowshaw for 10 years before his death from a brain tumour in 2012.

Now an expat in Cyprus, she contacted MailOnline to give her side of the story, stating: 'I want to start by saying I'm so surprised and upset by these remarks made by my stepdaughter Suzanne.'

She rejected suggestions that she is totally estranged from Suzanne, stating: 'We have actually touched throughout the years.
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'I have had messages from her congratulating me on my wedding event to Thomas back in 2020.

Irene, pictured with her 5th partner Thomas, insisted that she had actually been in touch with Suzanne in the years given that the death of Vincent, to whom she was married for 10 years

Suzanne Shaw appeared on the TV chat reveal Vanessa to declare that her previous stepmother Irene Marshall had unjustly acquired all her late daddy's cash

Irene has said that she was very upset that Suzanne spoke on TV about the will and said the situation was more complicated than the vocalist declared

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

'She likewise sent her acknowledgements when my elder sis died 3 years back.

'She is likewise in contact with my daughter so I don't understand the comment about not being in contact with us.'

Ms Marshall said her inheritance from Ms Shaw's daddy had been a kind of balancing the books after she had actually put her own equity into their living plan.

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

'We likewise had credit cards to pay and he had actually scheduled a holiday for all the household to go to Disneyland Paris - however regrettably passed away before we were due to go.

'I asked the household if they still wished to go and they did so we went as a large household, which amounted to ₤ 12,000.

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

'Business went to Suzanne's bro, Paul. There was a six-year age difference between us - Vinny was 62 when he passed away and I was 56.

'I do not understand why Suzanne has said what she has said on TV 13 years on. She might have objected to 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 weding her fifth partner Thomas Marshall five years ago.

She included: 'Vinny established his company before satisfying me however after about three years together we both became directors and I offered my task up and dealt with him till he died.

'I desire people to understand I had not only a funeral to pay for and debts to cover but I didn't have a task, as Vinny was the cameraman.'

The previous Emmerdale starlet previously admitted she no longer speaks to members of her family after falling out over the inheritance

'Slap in the face!' Hear'Say singer Suzanne Shaw reveals agony of being cut out of her daddy's will

She has not been spent for this interview however went on the record, she firmly insists, since she wanted to set the story straight.

2 kids - a 46-year-old kid and a 40-year-old daughter - both reside in Greater Manchester. Neither wanted to speak openly.

But a source close to Irene's family informed us: 'We are all furious about what she said.

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

'The circumstance is far more complicated than what she's made it out to be.'

Irene worked for the Alliance and Leicester structure society as a secretary in the evaluation department before offering the task up and joining Vincent's production business which videoed dance shows and festivals around the UK.

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

She informed the host: 'My papa passed away really unfortunately. A divided household as he had remarried. My sibling got some inheritance however it was only his company he inherited and then my stepmum got all of it and it was meant to be split equally.

'She's now remarried, whatever has gone to her side of the household and I got absolutely 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 talk to those individuals who were a huge part of our life which's sad.'

Fellow guest, singing coach and TV speaker Carrie Grant, 59, told Suzanne that she had recently had a conversation with her husband about splitting her own estate similarly between her children.

She included: 'You're actually setting your children up for war aren't you?'

Irene stated: 'I want to begin by stating I'm so surprised and upset by these remarks made by my stepdaughter Suzanne'

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

'Families you require to have discussions now and make decisions based on what is ethically best and raise your kids without any expectation of your wealth. None people are entitled to another person's handbag. Have the discussions.'

Suzanne has formerly spoken of the pain of her dad's death, saying: 'What was hardest was seeing his fast deterioration. It was a really bumpy ride for the family.'

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

Suzanne included: 'The experts tell you how major the situation is but you don't truly think them till you see it and I always thought that, "My dad's invincible, there will be a wonder around the corner. He'll be great. They'll eliminate the tumour'"'

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