The widow of a retired priest says he grieved for two days before collecting his roughly £260,000 ($330,000) inheritance. Now he’s insisting he is not a gold digger.
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.”
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“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.”
Clements’ family were not convinced.
A follow-up story in the Daily Mail reports that Clements’ 71-year-old brother Anthony was left with just two family photographs.
Another brother, 76-year-old Brian, called Marin a “leech”.
Anthony added:
“I told my brother this many times. 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. I made my feelings clear to Anthony many times. What has happened speaks for itself. Florin has cashed in and has done very well out of my brother.”
Not taking the attacks lying down, Marin spoke out to This Morning:
“No it’s not like that. It’s not like that. No. No. It wasn’t.
“Yes, he left me in the will and I’m married to him, he’s my husband.
“What his family said, I want to tell them to mind their own business, and best wishes in their lives.”
Marin says he is now planning Clements’ funeral, which will be a private religious ceremony and will not include a wake or reception.
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, that isn’t how it works. The only thing he will inherit is the house. Florin is the beneficiary of both life insurance policies. He gets that regardless of probate. The sums do not even go through probate and are not part of the estate. The same is true for the pension. He gets it because he is the spouse of the pension recipient. The pension is not part of the estate and doesn’t go through probate. The house is the only thing that needs probate and many locations have a non-probate procedure to pass on a house worth below a certain some. Moreover, if the house were held in joint tenancy, the right of survivorship would pass on title without probate. All of this — the pension, the life insurance, the house — could all well go to Florin with probate and inheritance entirely.
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Aires the Ram
@MacAdvisor: You are 100% correct. I lost my legally married husband last October. The house was deeded in both names. I received all life insurance, personal property, and the house, none of it going through probate. Nor did I have to pay off any of his debts. Thank you for your educational comment.
Onecaddy13
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Vince
Yes the brothers are right. Florin is most definitely a gold digger.
When they broke up in 2018 Philip made an offer to him. Stay with me and you get everything. It is what it is.
Aires the Ram
Exactly right Vince. People enter into all kinds of “arrangements”, for the betterment of one, the other, or both. It’s the way the world turns, always has, always will. No need for anyone to carp about it or be bitchy. If they’re being catty about it, it only means they’re jealous THEY didn’t get the money. It’s really that simple. Cheers! Vince
Hussain-TheCanadian
He grieved for two days?
My beloved cat passed on in January and i’m still grieving for him, let alone a “husband” who being with for three years is more than enough to solidify a strong emotional bond that warrants more than 2 days worth of “grieving”.
Babes, you are a gold digger, just admit it, deal with people’s scorn, and move on.
arie570
I agree
lovethyneighbor
Whether Florin is a gold-digger or not doesn’t matter. Women have been entering into gold-digger relationships/marriages forever. Straight men have done it with wealthier wives. Now, a gay man does the same and it’s a crisis. The brothers should get over it. Florin made Philip Clements happy for whatever amount of time they ended up being together.
This is no different to me than our manchild POTUS45 and his younger wife. When you look at the penthouse in Trump Tower, you see their materialistic priorities. Melania had to take one for the team to be in line to inherit Donnie’s wealth (or should I saw America’s stolen property?). Melania seems to be living with a real bastard, but she puts up with it because he’s going to leave her well off. Until then, she’ll put up with his decrepit ass until she finds a man her age or younger to make up for her sentence. More power to the gold diggers. Personally, I would rather have love than get great riches. I haven’t seen a hearse pull a U-Haul behind it yet.
Way to go, Farin. My condolences and heartfelt symapthy for your loss.
BlueStateMan
This is nothing new; it’s been occurring for centuries. Women marry men just for their money (can anyone say Melania Trump?) Likewise men have also been marrying just for money. And yes they are correctly referred to as “gold diggers”. It is sad but very legal, I’m afraid.
Joe Dalmas
Florin can’t even pretend to love Clements. As creepy as he is, he has a right to everything just like so many zillions of straight people who were in loveless marriages have benefitted from their spouses’ deaths over the centuries.
WSnyder
I keep seeing the image of Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor sitting at the death bed of the wealthy elderly women he married and had her sign [er…attempt to sign] her wealth over to him. Apparently just for the boat.
I’m kinda wondering how a ‘loving’ family can be so easily split apart by one hunky Gold Digger. Oh wait, MAYBE the family wasn’t so loving after all? Maybe the family didn’t like Philip’s life style? Or his homosexuality? Or his choice in men? Or his marring a man more then 50 years his junior? Whatever the reason, it appears there was a major disconnect in what Philip wanted and what they thought appropriate. From all accounts, Philip died in love or at least happy. Maybe that was the deal with Florin. I think it likely Florin is a Gold Digger, but this is nothing new in society. This is just the twist of it happening in a married, gay relationship. I will be interested to see who Florin dates next. Some old timer [somewhat proving he has a thing for Daddies or Gramp-pa’s] or will he be seen with a guy closer to his age? Either way, I think Philip’s family got the middle finger from the grave and maybe deservedly.
badpappy
Why is this anyone’s business other than Clements and Marin? Sounds like there’s a high level of envy and jealousy among a few of the responders.
Hdtex
Because this MANWHORE has made it a point to seek publicity. Next question…
ShiningSex
LOL!!!!! not a gold digger??? no he just loved him for his body and mind. LOL.
Hdtex
World’s ugliest “kept boy” ever.
sluttymusclesissy
Dude. I was thinking the same thing!
Vince
Looking at Florins Instagram is a hoot. She’s all lip syncing in drag while Philip is literally dying. Most likely alone.
trsxyz
Aren’t gold-diggers supposed to be better looking?
barryaksarben
I met a guy and we went out for a while and had a great time. He seemed to have money but I made a point of paying my way as I was working. Our relationship grew and we became lovers. at that point i found out he had ALOT of money including two homes and other property. I was 12 yrs younger and we were both HIV pos. After a few years he wanted to take me ot Europe which I told him I could not afford but he kept insisting saying he had tons of miles and that it was his gift so we went. Now his family was very very nice to me and they were worried I was a golddigger as his best friend did not liek me because I think he was jealous of his losing time with my lover. He got ill and I took him to get his will drawn up. NOw we met when I was in my late 40s so when he turned to me to ask me what I wanted I told him nothing as I didnt get with him for his money.I loved him. When he passed and the will was read his family almost got away with acting like they werent surprised I got only a few small things. THIS GUY IS A GOLDDIGGER no doubt
phillycap
He made him happy. He knew exactly what he was, and still chose him. And he made him happy. We don’t have to get it. We just don’t have to have a gay autopsy about it. Not something I would be up for, but hey, it’s not my life or my money; right?
andrewl
I totally agree with you. Assuming their are no suspicious circumstances around his late husband’s death then he is entitled to the legacy left to him. He hopefully an old man happy in his last few years and provided what he had missed out on all of his life.
dmanhart
I so agree with you. This relationship is nobody’s business. Judgemental little queens are clutching their pearls though. Sad.
McSteve
It was Philip’s money to do with as he wished. All his family seems concerned about are the material aspects of his life so the money would have otherwise gone to his family or the church…and neither one of them gave him an orgasm so ‘go Philip’! (and couldn’t you see the passion in those side kisses from Florin?)
Vince
I really hope there was enough there to make him happy. Phillip seems like a such a sweet guy and deserved to spend his last days living life the way he was always meant to.
DavidIntl
Yeah… Florin’s not really my type, but honestly I can’t think of a better way for an 81-year-old retiree to spend his life savings. You can’t take it with you, so why not enjoy your last days on earth? #goals – I just hope to do a little better than Florin, though I guess it may depend on the budget…
Joshua333
At least the 81 year old was happy at the end… isn’t that what really matters? The happiness of an old gay white rich guy?
DavidIntl
Rich? Hardly. For all of talk about Florin being a ‘sugar baby’, the amount of that inheritance is really pretty unimpressive. Now, if that pension is really for life, that is another story (pretty good strategy for a 20-something to have en entitlement to a retirement pension for 60, 70, 80 years – very well played).
Cam
Nothing illegal about being a gold digger. Just ask Marla Maples, Melania Trump, etc.
The guy shouldn’t give an interview. When he opens his mouth he just sounds worse.
CBHaynes
I can’t believe that elderly gentleman had to kiss that hag.
KZNBama
I came here to say the same thing.