Jackie Siegel has opened up concerning the tragedy of dropping her billionaire husband and little sister inside simply days of one another.
The “Queen of Versailles” star misplaced her husband, timeshare magnate David Siegel, on April 5. Then, on April 8, she introduced that her youthful sister, Jessica Mallery, died from an unintended drug overdose.
“It comforts me to know that she was there to greet him,” Jackie, 59, instructed Us Weekly. “Now I know I have extra guardian angels and guidance.”
Jackie, who was the topic of the 2012 documentary “The Queen of Versailles” and its 2022 sequel actuality collection, “Queen of Versailles Reigns Again,” instructed the outlet that she will generally “feel” her late husband and sister following their heartbreaking deaths. She known as it “that special touch.”
“Sometimes I feel them, because when you get gut feelings, like, ‘Should I do this?’ or, ‘Should I turn left or should I turn right?’ It’s like, ‘I think I’ll turn right’ and then you get goosebumps,” the socialite added. “So I have that special touch right now.”
David was the founder and govt chairman of the timeshare resort firm Westgate Resorts and lived in one of the crucial costly houses within the US. He handed away earlier this month at 89.
“I wanted to personally reach out and let you know that my husband, David Alan Siegel, passed away this morning,” Jackie, who married David in 2000, stated in a touching Instagram submit on April 5.
“I was lucky enough to share twenty-five wonderful years with David, and together we raised eight incredible children,” she added. “His life and legacy live on through them all.”
Three days later, the actress introduced that her sister, Jessica Mallery, died following an unintended drug overdose attributable to fentanyl-laced cocaine. She was 43.
“As I mourn the profound loss of my beloved husband David Siegel, who passed away on April 5 at the age of 89, my world was shattered again yesterday by the unexpected loss of my beautiful sister, Jessica Mallery, 43,” Jackie shared in a press release by way of her Victoria’s Voice Basis, the nonprofit based in honor of her late daughter, Victoria, who died of a drug overdose on the age of 18 in 2015.
“To a scourge we as a family sadly know too well — accidental drug overdose,” her assertion continued. “Jessica died after using cocaine laced with fentanyl.”
Jackie revealed that her late sister is “still saving lives” by donating her organs to assist others.
“We felt comfort in donating her organs,” the mannequin defined. “Inside two days, they donated seven of the vital organs that saved lives. That’s why I’m saying my life is increasing — it’s not simply lives from schooling of fentanyl, but in addition to have folks bear in mind about how necessary donating organs is.
“She’s going to be able to help 60 people,” Jackie added. “She’s touching so many people’s lives. She’s still saving lives even after death. So was my husband, still, just both in different ways.”
The “Queen of Versailles” star additionally remembered her sister as a “free spirit” who “loved people” and gave her “inspiration” in her personal life.
