Betty Grafstein's age is one of her best kept secrets. José Castelo Branco says he only found out his partner's age on the day they exchanged rings, and that at the time he was “terrified” – as he puts it. However, he has always kept her out of the media panorama, preferring to hide behind the adage that a “lady” never has to reveal her date of birth. He is supposed to be 94 years old, although doubt always remains in the air. The debate about the age difference between the real-life socialite and José Castelo Branco is common in Portugal, but it has come back to the forefront again recently because… A long interview the couple gave to the British newspaper The Sun.
José Castillo Branco and Mrs. Betty Grafstein
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The title says that Betty is a “diamond heiress,” admitting that her husband is 35 years her junior and that she has always been told that he is “after” her money. However, this was not the basis of the relationship, as the two exchanged rings in 1996, and at that time, Betty was already over 60 years old, legally resulting in a marriage with assets separated. Furthermore, no prenuptial agreement had been signed, so the art dealer would not officially be entitled to any inheritance.
“There was no benefit on my part. I never took advantage of anything. We were married with complete separation of assets, and it's okay that she's over 60, but I could have asked for a prenuptial agreement. Betty wanted to marry me.” Because he fell in love with meCastelo Branco said.
José Castillo Branco, Betty Grafstein
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However, it is expected that when the time comes, Betty will show her appreciation for the man who has been by her side unconditionally for the past 27 years and accompanied her not only in happy moments, but especially when her health began to deteriorate. . Over the past few years, there have been several scares that have landed the North American woman in the hospital and never left Castelo Branco at her bedside.
Peace be with the son
What is certain is that José Castelo Branco's future without Betty will no longer be in the United States, where he lives in a small but luxurious apartment in New York, which when Betty leaves will be part of the long legacy of the jeweler's only son, Roger, with whom Betty owns a diamond company, She inherited it from her second husband, Albert Grafstein, a Jew living in the United States, who died in 1991.
Initially, Roger was a staunch opponent of the marriage, having fallen out with Castello Branco over the management of Betty's fortune. However, in recent years, the two seem to have resolved their differences and recently came together to celebrate Betty's birthday.
Jose Whitecastle, Betty Grafstein, Roger
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Roger, seeing the way the Portuguese devoted himself to Betty, gradually began to accept his mother's second marriage, and the two now cared for Betty's delicate health.
However, nothing will unite Castelo Branco to the United States the day Betty is no longer here, so a return to Portugal is a reasonable hypothesis. However, it will not be known where he will live, since his house in Sintra is occupied by Pedro Pico, who convinced José Castelo Branco to give him the house for rent with the obligation to perform shows in which he could generate money, which never happened. .
There is also doubt about what he will do to support himself, with new commentary or TV projects likely on the horizon for the controversial socialite.
The marchand who marries a “rich old lady”
When he met Betty, José Castelo Branco had just divorced his son's mother and Betty was still mourning the death of her first husband. It was Lily Kanikas who acted as Cupid for the two, at a time when the dealer was still an art dealer.
“I was 32 and Betty was 63, but I didn't know my age until two or three days before the wedding. I thought Betty was about 50 or so,” he says in José Castelo Branco: Toda a Verdade. . Ricardo Santos. “There were a lot of things. Betty is not a girl from the street corner. There was no prenup, but a complete separation of assets agreement and that covers a lot of things,” he stated of the terms of the marriage.
Betty Grafstein, José Castelo Branco
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Due to their different ages, their presence at parties, and the news that appeared in the press, they later became one of the most photographed couples in pink magazines, who were interested in their relationship with a millionaire, from a good family. Who settled in Portugal.
Marriage will be even more unusual. The history remains of Castelo Branco's collusion with Alexandre Fruta in Quinta das Celebridades, the controversial video of the orgy in which the merchant appears and until the day he was arrested and walked around in a thong in the cells of the judicial police while justifying the origin of the jewelry that I had in my luggage upon my arrival at the airport. Contrary to the worst predictions, the marriage did not fall apart and Castelo Branco today lives calmer days while supporting Betty at all times.
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