Who is Peter Stringfellow’s wife Bella Stringfellow, how many children do they have and when did the pair get married?
PETER Stringfellow has died at the age of 77 after a battle with cancer.
The businessman led a truly colourful life, but settled down in his later years with his beloved third wife Bella – here's what you need to know about her.
Who is Peter Stringfellow's wife Bella?
Bella Wright, who is half-Italian, is a convent-educated, classically-trained ballet dancer.
She married Peter Stringfellow at the age of 27 in Barbados on Valentines's Day 2009, when he was 68.
They had met at one of his lapdance clubs in 2004 after Bella had performed with the English National Ballet at the Coliseum, and began dating shortly after.
Peter spoke about how meeting Bella changed his life in a : "I will be a good and faithful husband to her for the rest of my life.
"I want to make Bella happy. I will not let her down. I have met the love of my life."
How many children do they have?
In early 2013 it was announced the couple were expecting their first child together.
Bella gave birth to a daughter, Rosabella, in August 2013, and they had their second baby in September 2015, a boy named Angelo.
In fitting style for a self-styled "controversial family" they held a naming ceremony for their two kids at Stringfellows Covent Garden in 2016.
Bella admitted to : "I did have to explain to a couple of concerned guests that it was the (Stringfellows) girls' day off on Sundays and no funny business would be going on."
What was Peter Stringfellow's cause of death?
Peter Stringfellow died after spending time in hospital following a battle with cancer at the age of 77.
His publicist, Matt Glass, who announced his death on June 7, said that he had been determined to keep his illness private.
He said: "It was kept very private, he didn't want to tell. He wanted to keep it a secret."
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Born in Sheffield in 1940, Stringfellow was the eldest of four boys who were brought up by the women in his family after the men went to war.
He served a brief prison sentence in 1962 for selling stolen carpets, a sharp lesson which he said put him on the straight and narrow.
Stringfellow had four children in total with first and second wives Karen and Scott.
When is his funeral?
Peter Stringfellow's funeral will reportedly take place at a woodland burial site on Thursday 21 June 2018.
Grieving relatives and friends will gather for an intimate ceremony at Green Acres near Beaconsfield, Bucks, a close friend revealed.
The source told the : “It’s a remarkable decision for him to have made when his professional ambience for 60 years was always rock and roll.
"He wasn’t a church goer so it would have been a bit hypocritical given his naughty lifestyle for him to spend eternity in a churchyard. It is also going to be a lovely focal point for his children."
The private ceremony is reportedly going to be followed by an evening reception in his eponymous club on Covent Garden's Upper St Martins Lane.
Many of his celeb pals are expected to turn out to pay their respects.