Oh, those crazy do-gooders! Body Shop co-founder and environmental activist Anita Roddick left exactly nothing in her will to her two children. Roddick died last year of a brain hemorrhage. Her will was published yesterday.
What do her daughters think? "Eh. It's a relief."
Spoken like true, rich kid ... wait, what? A relief?
Here's what Sam, 35, owner of an upmarket sex shop in London, had to say about being sort of disinherited:
"If the money was divided between family members I suppose it would
be natural to equate the amount that you were left with the amount that
you were loved, which makes it very complicated and emotional.
"So, if my mum had said to me, 'I'm not leaving the money to you but
I've decided to give it all to a distant cousin', then I would have
found that offensive.
"But giving it all to charity is different. You can't really argue about someone giving their money away, can you?
Wow. Grounded. The other daughter agrees.
Of course, following the sale of the company in 2005, Roddick and her husband each split the proceeds. She gave hers all to charities ranging from environmental causes to relief of third world debt. He, however, hasn't said what he'll do with the money.
Although this is what Roddick said about fortune:
"Money does not mean anything
to me. The worst thing is greed - the accumulation of money."
Famed sexy cook Nigella Lawson has also said she won't leave any of her fortune to her two children.
What do you think? Not even a few bucks? A pretty house? Nothing? What's with these rich English mums?
