BILL Kenwright and Jenny Seagrove had a love story that spanned greater than three a long time – but they by no means married.
Jenny, 66, stated the couple acquired collectively after they had been a bit of older however she knew he was the love of her life.
Jenny Seagrove and Invoice Kenwright had been collectively for 3 a long time however by no means marriedCredit score: Rex
Jenny stated Kenwright had been the love of her life. He tragically died final night timeCredit score: Reuters
Tragically, the Everton chairman “handed away peacefully” yesterday after a protracted battle with sickness. He was 78.
Jenny at present shared a photograph of Kenwright on X (previously Twitter), saying: “I misplaced my darling Invoice final night time.”
The couple first sparked up their relationship in 1994 – when Jenny was in her 30s, and Kenwright in his 40s.
They’d each been married beforehand and he had one daughter, Lucy.
And whereas Kenwright was at all times dubbed a non-public man, Jenny would open up about their relationship – and as soon as revealed why they by no means tied the knot.
She spoke extremely of her long-term accomplice and, in 2017, stated he had the “greatest coronary heart of anyone I’ve ever met”.
Jenny informed the Telegraph on the time: “Invoice’s a power of nature, bigger than life. It’s a privilege to reside with him.”
The actress, who performed Jo Mills in BBC’s sequence Choose John Deed, stated the pair at all times made a very good workforce.
And whereas that they had put the years in, and noticed themselves collectively for the remainder of their lives, Jenny stated they by no means wished to wed.
She stated their previous marriages had performed an element in that.
Jenny stated: “We’d each been married, neither of them notably glad.
“If we ever did, the worry is we’d really feel in another way however in a nasty approach. Would I all of a sudden really feel trapped?
“And but, it’s been nearly 1 / 4 of a century and I’m with the person I like, somebody who’s my greatest buddy. Illogical, isn’t it?”
The pair had as soon as appeared collectively as contestants on a charity version of ITV1’s Who Needs to Be a Millionaire?, successful £1,000.
In addition they appeared collectively on a celeb version of the BBC’s Pointless in 2014.
Jenny, Kenwright’s daughter, and different family members at present shared the devastating information of his dying.
In a joint assertion they wrote: “Invoice was pushed by his passions and devoted his life to them; his deep love of theatre, movie, music and his beloved Everton, and the households they created.
“He impacted the lives of hundreds, whether or not that be by way of the launching of careers or his never-ending loyalty, generosity and unfaltering friendship and assist.
“In a multi-award-winning profession spanning six a long time, Invoice produced over 500 West Finish, Broadway, UK touring and worldwide theatre productions, movies and music albums. His influence on the humanities trade has been profound.
“Throughout his time as majority shareholder and Chairman of Everton FC, Invoice led the Membership by way of a interval of unprecedented change in English soccer.
“We’ll keep in mind him with enormous love and admiration – the exhibits will after all go on, as he would have wished, and his towering legacy will proceed.”
Jenny stated the pair by no means wed as a result of they’d each been married earlier thanCredit score: Dwayne Senior – The Sunday Instances