“That b***h” Charlene Marshall finally nabs herself a £9.3 million chunk of the Astor fortune

On Wednesday, Charlene Marshall – better known as Miss Piggy and the third wife of the late convicted criminal Anthony Marshall (1924 – 2014) – struck gold when a judge ruled that she is entitled to what is left of the fortune of her late mother-in-law, Brooke Astor (1902 – 2007).

A piggy’s progress – Miss Piggy AKA Charlene Marshall
Miss Piggy AKA Charlene Marshall with her late husband and ticket to wealth Anthony Marshall
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Despite 69-year old Mrs Marshall – who was married to Astor’s only child by her first marriage – being detested by her mother-in-law and simply referenced by her as “that b***h”, Thursday’s New York Post remarked that this Stepford Wife-esque woman is now “laughing all the way to the bank” after securing herself £9.3 million ($14.5 million, €13.2 million) in an uncontested will that cuts out Anthony Marshall’s two sons and grandchildren.

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