The widow of a retired priest says he grieved for two days and is now ready to collect his roughly £260,000 ($330,000) inheritance and move on with his life.
Philip Clements first introduced the world to his then-24-year-old boyfriend, Florin Marin, in 2017. In 2018, the couple broke up, but later got back together and were eventually married.
Clements passed away in the hospital on May 31. Now, Marin stands to inherit £150,000 from one life insurance policy plus £10,000 from another, a £100,000 house, and a £2,000-a-month-for-life pension.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, the 27-year-old Romanian model says he grieved for two days and that’s “enough.”
“People will think that I am a widow with a black hat who is crying, and I did cry, but two days is enough,” he says. “Philip didn’t want me to cry. He wanted people to be happy whatever happened.”
“I don’t want to show people my feelings because my husband died, because some people take advantage of that, and there are people who are happy because of your sadness.”
He adds, “I am 27 years old and I’m not challenged.”
Meanwhile, Clements’ family is outraged. His brother, Anthony, calls Marin a “disgrace” and a “gold digger.”
“I told my brother this many times,” Anthony Clements says. “Florin is nothing but a gold digger who set out to rob my brother from the moment they met. And now he has got what he wanted.”
“The man is a disgrace,” he adds. “What has happened speaks for itself. Florin has cashed in and has done very well out of my brother.”
Anthony says the entire family feels the same way.
“I’ve spoken to my other brother Brian about it too and he’s not happy either about the way Florin has taken advantage of Phillip,” he says. “We were supposed to inherit Philip’s estate but now it’s all gone to Florin.”
“I don’t like him and I’m not happy about what he’s done.”
But Marin doesn’t seem to care.
“My darling people, it is not my fault that he left me with this money,” he says. “He was my husband and this is my right.”
He added that the amount he’s receiving is “not that huge,” and says he will “always remember Philip.”
Marin says he is now planning Clements’ funeral, which will be a private religious ceremony and will not include a wake or reception.
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Vince
Such a sweet May-December romance story. Not unlike the many I’ve across. Lol
Clements knew he only had a few more years left and was desperate to find love. Marin was the only one willing for $. Pathetic and sad but both got what they wanted out of the deal.
iron
Maybe we should look at the health benefits of the taste semen.
both your own and others.
However, that is getting more difficult any ideas
mecmass
You make it sound like Donald and Melania Trump. 😉
Cam
Another step to full equality. Silly older LGBT people are now able to make the same decisions that delusional older straight people have made for ages.
oscarjames
Same thought occurred to me. I will say though that older LGBT persons have more of an excuse to be foolish after all they’ve been through. Living a life hemmed in by Repression and oppression can really hinder your ability to mature.
Hdtex
Cam will die alone. Deservedly so.
Cam
@Hdtex
LOL!!! Awwww, it’s adorable how, no matter what screename you switch to, your obsession stays the same.
Bless your heart.
Georgeiv2
Sad but true , But if he made the Old Guy happy ? He must have realized so …… who are we to judge I am 77 and have refused such offers from young guys because I felt that they were not sincere one actually asked me to change my will beforehand but that was my choice and no doubt it is I that will die alone but as I said that’s my choice ,
batesmotel
Gays have always done that, they just hadn’t been able to get married before. The older men reached an age where no wants them anymore, and being alone day after day can be psychologically detrimental. They’ll pay for a younger person only because those are the ones that will take the deal to make $330,000 or whatever they would inherit. Hopefully you won’t reach an age where you realize you are now that older man that no one wants, unless you’re already there.
Creamsicle
I’m the old man that nobody wants at the ripe age of 34.
oscarjames
The poor old guy probably had to live a repressed and closeted life and then to end up with this creep. How sad. But it’s just money. His loving family most likely aren’t well off and could have used it.
innocentgay
Why is it creepy for this guy to give a lonely old man a few of the prime years of his life but ok for his brothers to be waiting for him to die so they could get his money? Why do they deserve it more? I’ve a good many innings to go before I’m the vicar’s age, but I feel like if a 24 year old male model is willing to spoon my 78 year old arse, I’d rather he got my life savings than my Trump-supporting brother.
Vince
innocentgay
I find it very telling that the Brothers went straight to the money. I’d say this was his was of giving them the finger akin to some stories you hear where they leave everything to the parakeet.
AxelDC
Lorelei Lee: Don’t you know that a man being rich is like a girl being pretty? You might not marry a girl just because she’s pretty, but, my goodness, Doesn’t it help?
Yardieman
AxelDC I luv your comment from Gentlemen prefer blondes. You are right. I think the man may have been 81 but he wasn’t senile. Maybe the lad made him happy. No one was there except the both of them. He is legally entitled to whatever the husband left him. If he had tried to rob the man as his brother claims he would have siphoned assets while the vicar was alive. So there is no harm, besides I am certain (LOL) that Marin did things his brothers could not, why do they think they are entitled to his stuff anyway.
Toofie
Look the guy is a gold digger. But even the gold digger gets the inheritance from his husband.
james7
I think anyone who marries for money probably ends up earning it. But perhaps the last few years of the old man’s life were his happiest, there is nothing like undressing a young man and climbing into bed to lift one’s spirits. If they made each other happy in various ways; who am I to be contrary. And kind of enjoying that the relatives are having a little snit over Grandpa doing what he wanted with his own money.
Peter
After watching the video, I didn’t see one ounce of “love” coming from the bleached-blond model going toward Phillip; they didn’t even kiss on the lips after being married. I understand the older man’s infatuation with youth, and his desire to feel loved before he passes on, but nothing about Florin says he was into this relationship but for the inheritance. I don’t think Phillip was tricked into changing his will, either; he seemed to genuinely care for Florin and wished to leave his estate to him. Fine. But “”two days of mourning is enough; show me the money” speaks for itself.
SoloMcDaniel
When I started reading the story I thought “Big deal. If they’re both mentally sharp and they both make the decision to marry, it’s their decision”. However after watching the video, it’s obvious Florin couldn’t give two s%*ts about Philip. Did you see when Philip was expressing his feelings for Florin and Florin was literally “Yeah yeah” and on his phone?
Granny Spoth
exact same for me.
the video is cringe.
and he is not even that pretty.
anyway, if the old guy wanted a boy toy for the last years of his life, more power to him.
weston.jean
Ought to watch Kathy Bates in a Unconditional Love! No one can know the love of others. And, he was his husband.
Yardieman
Also the vicar looks pretty happy in the photos, and he is an adult and can do whatever he wants.
MacAdvisor
“Marin stands to inherit £150,000 from one life insurance policy plus £10,000 from another, a £100,000 house, and a £2,000-a-month-for-life pension.”
No. Marin is the beneficiary of two life insurance policies, so he doesn’t inherit them. He also receives the pension as a beneficiary. These kinds of things don’t go through probate, but are set up when the policies and pensions are first set up. The beneficiary can be changed during their course of existence, but they don’t have anything to do with inheritance laws. The house is really the only thing Marin inherits and, as the surviving spouse where there are not minor children, that would not be unusual.
nm4047
or the will can stipulate where the payout of an insurance policy goes.
Arte
Good for them, it is none of anybodies business. Phillip would have left everything to his brothers is he wanted too. Watch out for those Romanian boys, they are always trouble… LOL
Norm
I don’t have anyone to leave my stuff to. I’m a collector. I collect Haywood Wakefield furniture. I collect 50’s lamps, tin friction toy cars, 50’s furniture. I have some beautiful hand knotted rugs, Snider Clocks. The stuff is beautiful. I spent my time collecting this stuff because I like it. I’d hate to have to leave it to relatives. I just saw a Haywood Wakefield drop front desk like mine on eBay for $1,700 dollars. I can see my niece saying, “Oh, I’ll take that desk, we can put it in the basement for the kids to color on.” Oh Jesus, they’d ruin it. Taking thousands of dollars worth of tin lithograph toy cars and throwing them in some toy box for the kids to play with. Letting their dog shit on my $3,000 hand knotted wool rug from India. I’d want someone young that appreciates and would like to have those kinds of things. Even if they sold them, the buyers would be people that appreciated my things. I don’t want my stuff to get ruined. Plus there’s my little condo! I’m getting up in years and would love to find some young, well kept guy that would use me because he knows the value of my stuff and would take care of it. I should probably start putting applications for the job on craigslist for guys to fill out. Now there’s a thought!
MacAdvisor
Your furniture collection might have more value if you collected Heywood Wakefield furniture. Haywood Wakefield furniture sounds like Roley watches.
timmycrawford1967
Move me to where you are located, and I’ll do it for you. 🙂 🙂
Jotter
Norm,
Maybe at some point sell at auction! I did it once and it was lovely to see people happy with what they wanted. I am recently married to someone 34 years younger. I am not sure if they are interested in my antiques (also a lot of lamps), but I am fine with whatever they want to do with them. I may indeed sell everything at some point so we have more freedim to live more in the moment.
J
jdr11201
Poor Vicor,
Well, what’s done is done. Now if Mr. Marin is frugal (?) and invests he just might live a modest life but if goes out and buys a bentley or something crazy like come to New York City well he’ll need another vicor or an oil tycoon like that girl did “what’s her name” son died she went crazy Nicole something? Anyway, let’s see how the lad does I’m sure friends are lining up “Sharks”. 🙂
boymikefl
2 words. Melania Trump.
ScottOnEarth
LOL! So true.
JamJewel
Not the same, tho!
Supposedly, Melania took $10M to give up her boyfriend – and potential husband – and live in the White House without having to deal with the sex. The divorce will come soon after he loses, boyfriend or no, since it’s doubtful the security guard has hung around waiting for her, ala Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
ScottOnEarth
If he provided his older husband with true companionship and kindness in his final years, then what’s the harm? Yes, gold-diggers exist but it’s supply and demand and both parties know it.
mecmass
Exactly!
TonyPSP
They agreed to the understanding at sometime so it’s not up to his family or anyone else to judge. That’s what PC wanted and FM gave him the best 3 years of his life….LOL.
mecmass
Forget the money…. the ugly little twink got the better end of that marriage with that handsome older gentleman anyway.
masterwill7
Is no one shocked that a pension plan can go to a 27 year old spouse FOR LIFE!??!? I think it’s a great idea to start a dating service around this law loophole! I guess there are loads of guy who would want to give their house, money and partner-pension away to a hot young gayguy!
MacAdvisor
Never hear of Civil War veteran brides? In the 1920s and 30s, very old veterans of Union soldiers would marry a distance, but very young, relative so the family could keep getting the pension until she died. The last widow of a Union veteran from the Civil War, Gertrude Janeway, died in January 2003 at her home in Tennessee. She was 93 and had married veteran John Janeway when she was 18. The Civil War ended in 1865 and a pension from that war was paid for 138 years.
Kangol2
As it turns out the last recipient of a US Civil War pension, the daughter of a Virginia Confederate who switched to the Union side before the war ended, just died in North Carolina a few months ago (2020)!
ISpeakTruth
It’s obvious Florin Marin is a typical gold digging elitist queen. Doesn’t matter, because Phillip Clemens chose him whether he was played or truly cared. On again, off again – nothing different than many relationships of any sexual gender mix. Missy knew what was going to come & hung in there until the Vicor died. So kind of the snob to wait a whole two day. That’s some nasty Karma waiting in the wings. And I agree with the comment he’ll be alone.
nm4047
nor do you want to waste the money on a wake or an event that requires payment.
ricdardc1
Hey If Whore $tr8 Familys “K”-an Make Millions off a Sextape for Rotten Skank P*ssy Then to each Their Own you Go – Zsa Zsa, -Boy The Widow-Faker
MichaelannD
So sad that people always assume it’s about the money. He might’ve been a very nice, sweet old man. Age is no barrier to love, unless you let it be. And it is also sad that the brothers only seem to care about the money, not about the happiness that their brother’s handsome young husband gave him.
aL2000
I realize gender identification has been modified in the past few years but since the young man refers to himself as male should he not be referred to as “widower” instead of “widow ” ?
C_Alan
They look as good a couple as any.
batesmotel
The older men that pay for someone is to have companionship since that it is what most want in the end. The younger guy may be a gold digger or at an ulterior motive, and it’s not something I could do, but it is what it is. No one can stop it. It may be uncomfortable for some of us, but it’s not illegal.
radiooutmike
Isn’t a gold digger usually defined by the mark not knowing their young lover affection is a facade?
If this guy wanted just to have a nice good looking young man for his final years, so what? As long as they both knew the score and neither one was abusing or taking abuse from the other; I got no problem with that.
The priest’s family has been scheming a lot longer (than the pretty Romanian boy) for that money considering he had no biological heirs.
Onecaddy13
@Hdtex. I totally agree 100%!! But as usual, when he gets one thrown at him, the accusations & name calling starts.
DCFarmboy
Why do two posters with different screennames above both misspell “Vicar” as “vicor”? It seems an odd misspelling for two different people to make.