Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Frances Cain is the ex-wife of the famous British TV personality, Jeremy Clarkson. Strong, determined & quite the business-savvy woman, Frances has helped shape Clarkson’s career and supported him in becoming the success he is today.
Parents and Family Details :
- Cain’s father is Robert Henry Cain, a war veteran who fought in the Second World War and served in the British Army. Cain was awarded the Victoria Cross for his service and heroism.
Marriage and Children :
- Frances was married to Jeremy Clarkson, writer, journalist, and broadcaster famous for presenting the hit motoring show “Top Gear.”
- She filed for divorce in 2014 & has since been spotted by paparazzi on vacation with a younger, attractive man.
- For her part, Cain has remained largely silent about the divorce and has made no efforts to talk to the press or discuss her former marriage to the outspoken Clarkson.
- The pair wed in 1993 in Fulham, United Kingdom. Together, they have three children – Finlo, Katya and Emily Clarkson.
- While they were married, Frances liked buying Jeremy cars as gifts, and in 2007, she bought him a Mercedes Benz 600 as a Christmas gift.
Divorce & Affairs :
- After over two decades of marriage, Frances filed for divorce, and it was widely speculated that the reason for the breakup was Jeremy’s infidelity.
- It was alleged that he had begun cheating on his wife with a colleague from his show, Top Gear, named Phillipa Sage.
- Many believed that he was having an affair with her during the show’s world tour but, he denied every report and insisted that all was well.
- The result of the divorce was not made public for a while & the pair was spotted at a few events together but, after pictures surfaced of Cain on vacation, celebrating with friends and a much younger man, it was almost obvious that her marriage to Clarkson was over.
Frances Cain Net Worth and Career :
- Not much is known about Frances’s life prior to her marriage to Clarkson, and she is not a very outspoken person, not even with regards to her career or background.
- However, she did work as Jeremy’s manager for decades as his manager. Frances has been credited as the driving force behind Clarkson’s meteoric rise to fame and his overall success.
- She worked with him for many years before they got married, helping take his career from that of a not so popular motoring writer to a massively influential TV personality & a prolific commentator who many will remember for appearing alongside his colleagues’ James May and Richard Hammond on Top Gear.
- Jeremy has not been shy about praising Frances for her hard work and determination, saying in one particular interview, “Happily, my wife organizes my diary, gets me in the right clothes, reminds me when to be in and where to go when I’m out.”
- Many continue to praise Cain for shaping Clarkson’s career. Even his first wife admitted that she felt that Frances deserved to get a lump sum from their divorce because she had worked really hard to earn every single penny.