Petra Ecclestone
Petra Ecclestone | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 December 1988 London, England |
| Occupations | Heiress, model, fashion designer, socialite |
| Spouses | James Stunt
(m. 2011; div. 2017)Sam Palmer (m. 2022) |
| Children | 4[1] |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Tamara Ecclestone (sister) |
Petra Ecclestone (born 17 December 1988) is a British heiress, model, fashion designer and socialite.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Ecclestone was born in London, the younger daughter of former Armani model Croatian-born Slavica Radić and English Formula One billionaire Bernie Ecclestone. She has an older sister, Tamara Jane, an older paternal half-sister, Deborah, and a younger paternal half-brother, Alexander.[2]
She attended Trevor-Roberts School, then Francis Holland School,[3] and Benenden School.[4]
She contracted viral meningitis at the age of 14, and told the media that it "changed her life forever".[5] She said "I no longer take my health for granted ... I'm now a health freak and a hypochondriac. I'm obsessed with cleanliness, I eat healthily and take my vitamins." She has since become an ambassador for the Meningitis Trust.[5]
Fashion career
[edit | edit source]Growing up, she wanted to be a fashion designer.[6] She decided to make menswear because it is a "bigger niche" and because "womenswear was too saturated".[6]
At the age of 19, she created the menswear label FORM, which was sold into retailers including Harrods from October 2008.[6] In April 2009, it was announced that Petra had signed a contract with the Croatian clothing manufacturer Siscia.[7]
Personal life
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As well as English, she speaks Croatian fluently and understands French and Italian.[8]
On 27 August 2011, Ecclestone married businessman James Stunt.[9] She gave birth to their first child, a daughter, in February 2013.[10] In April 2015 she gave birth to twin boys.[11] Their divorce was finalised on 12 October 2017, along with an agreed split of their estimated £5.5 billion joint wealth, and she reverted to her maiden name.[12] In 2020 she gave birth to her second daughter. On 16 July 2022, Ecclestone married businessman Sam Palmer.
Residences
[edit | edit source]Her 57,000-square-foot (5,300 m2) mansion, The Manor, was the former residence of Candy and Aaron Spelling, and was the largest house in Los Angeles County.[13] According to a 2012 article in The Wall Street Journal, she had first viewed several other properties, including a 36,000-square-foot property on Sunset Boulevard, priced at $49.5 million. The real estate broker Rick Hilton said: "I showed her several properties but they weren't grand enough."[14] In 2014, Ecclestone put The Manor back on the market with a price tag of $150 million.[15] However, she reportedly turned down an offer that met her price in December 2015.[16][17] The Manor was relisted for sale in October 2016 with an asking price of $200 million. In June 2019, it sold to an anonymous buyer for $119.7 million, the highest sale price in California history.[18]
In 2010 she acquired Sloane House on Old Church Street in Chelsea, London.[19] Ecclestone spent several years renovating the property with a substantial basement. In 2019 she offered the house for sale for £150 million and "at least" £175 million in 2021.[20] The house was the subject of a feature in Architectural Digest in 2021.[20]
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of largest houses in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
- List of largest houses in the United States
References
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- ^ "My secret life: Petra Ecclestone, fashion designer", The Independent; retrieved 18 June 2011.
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- ^ a b "Petra Ecclestone: I wanted to die: Turning point: when Petra Ecclestone contracted viral meningitis at the age of 14 it changed her life forever" by Julie Cross, The Times, 30 March 2010; retrieved 8 February 2011.
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- ^ "Candy Spelling's Holmby Hills mansion listed for $150 million", Los Angeles Times; retrieved 18 June 2011.
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- ^ Variety.com: "Petra Ecclestone Stunt Not Secretly Selling After All?", by Mark David (Real Estalker), 8 December 2015.
- ^ LA Curbed.com: "Petra Ecclestone Turned Down a $150-Million Offer on Her Outrageous Manor", by Bianca Barragan, 8 December 2015.
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- English socialites
- Ecclestone family
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Businesspeople from London
- Designers from London
- English women fashion designers
- English people of Serbian descent
- English people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- English people of Croatian descent
- People educated at Francis Holland School
- People from Holmby Hills, Los Angeles
- English female models
- Models from Westminster
- Fashion designers from Los Angeles