A Romanian widower who was left £250,000 by his elderly British vicar husband has moved on with a new boyfriend.
Philip Clements, 81, passed away in May 2020 leaving his husband – 28-year-old male model Florin Marin – with £150,000 from his life insurance policy, £100,000 worth of property and a £2,000-a-month pension he will receive for the rest of his life.
Now, Marin has reportedly found a new partner in Spanish businessman Jeronimo Jesus de Vaga, 51, who is funding his playboy lifestyle despite his hefty inheritance.
Philip Clements (left), 81, passed away in May 2020 leaving his husband – 28-year-old male model Florin Marin (right) – with £150,000 from his life insurance policy, £100,000 worth of property and a £2,000-a-month pension he will receive for the rest of his life
Now, Mr Marin (right), 51 years old, has reportedly met a Spanish businessman Jeronimo Jesso de Vaga (left), which is funding his playboy lifestyle despite having a substantial inheritance.
M Clements, originally from Eastry in Kent, moved to Romania to be with his toyboy lover after the pair married in 2017.
It was 55 years ago that Marin’s vicar died. This sparked a public row between Mr Clement’s family and the Model over the fortune. The model banned his husband’s family members from attending the funeral.
Speaking from a Spanish villa, Marin told The Sun that he has moved on to an even wealthier man in the form or Mr de Vaga, a father of one.
According to him, ‘For the holidays my Spanish-man Jeronimo Jésus de Vega is paying’. ‘I don’t spend my money on holidays. My lovers pay for it.
He stated that he still had the money Mr Phillips gave him, ‘because I’m smart enough to spend the money my husband gave me on little things. I’m just putting it in a bank and saving there.
He claimed that he was being pursued by suitors who wanted to inherit the fortune of his late husband.
Pictured: Florin Marin holding up an urn with his husband’s cremains in Romania
Mr Marin stated that he rejects all the social media advances, even if they make grand promises of a long-lasting romance.
Mr Marin and Mr de Vaga have dated before, having met while Mr Clements and the male model were on a break, according to The Sun.
After only five months of marriage, the couple split over disagreements about Mr Marin’s late-night clubbing.
While Mr Clements returned to the UK and lived with a friend, Mr Marin reportedly struck up a new relationship with Mr de Vaga.
The vicar moved to Romania, and the couple rekindled their love.
Mr Marin told told the newspaper that he expected to marry again, but that he would not rush into anything, saying he had only been dating Mr de Vaga for a couple of months.
He said, “Ofcourse I think about Philip every morning because he was my spouse and still watches over me from the cloud,” he continued.
Although Mr Clements had been a priest in the Anglican church, he retired before marrying Mrs Marin.
The couple met through Grindr online dating site and got married in Kent three years ago (photo taken outside Philip’s Kent house).
Clements had just recently moved to Romania. He was then struck by a virus in May.
He was negative for Covid-19 and he died overnight on May 31.
Florin banned Philip’s family members from attending his funeral, and now only speaks to one brother.
The couple met online on Grindr and were married three years later in Kent. But their relationship wasn’t easy.
They were hit hard by the turbulence that occurred when Mr Clements attempted to live in Bucharest.
Rows over Mr Marin’s clubbing into the early hours and an alleged affair with a Spaniard named Jesús saw the former vicar move back to England after just a few months, despite having sold his home to live in the Romanian capital.
They even appeared together on the Jeremy Kyle Show.
The couple rekindled their love and Mr Clements sold his home in the UK to move to Romania, where he and his teaching income supported the couple.
Prior to his death Mr Clements had stated that Marin was his ‘love to the core’.
Mr Clements’ furious relatives were firm in their belief that Marin had ulterior motives.
After running out of medication, Mr Clements became ill and refused to go to the hospital. Florin eventually took him there (pictured right on the ward) and he was placed in isolation before his death.
Brother Anthony said earlier this year: ‘I told my brother this many times. Florin is nothing more than a gold digger who wanted to rob my bro from the moment they met. He got what he wanted.
‘The man is a disgrace. I made my feelings clear many times. The outcome speaks for itself. Florin has cashed in and has done very well out of my brother.’
The retired postman added: ‘The whole family feels the same way. I’ve spoken to my other brother Brian about it too and he’s not happy either about the way Florin has taken advantage of Phillip.
‘We were supposed to inherit Philip’s estate but now it’s all gone to Florin. But it’s not about the money because I would rather have my brother alive. What angers us is the way he’s been treated by his husband.’
He says the pair were “always fighting and breaking down.” Philip was in pieces when I visited him about four years back. I was there to support him, but I also said that Florin wasn’t good for him.
He described his brother as intelligent but not very street-smart. It was easy to pull the wool over him and take advantage of his intelligence. I could see what was going on but sadly, he couldn’t.’
Mister Marin spoke out in an exclusive interview with MailOnline following the death of Mr Clements. He said that people will think that he is a widow wearing a black hat and is crying. But two days is enough.
“Philip didn’t want me to weep, he wanted people happy no matter what happened.
He said, “I don’t want people to know my feelings about my husband’s death, because some people take advantage and there are people happy because of your sorrow,” he continued.