Audio By Carbonatix
Austrian retail tycoon Wlaschek will wed for the fifth time at the ripe old age of 94.
His bride-to-be, girlfriend Friederike 'Ricki' Schenk, won't reveal her age, but is likely a good three decades behind her groom.
That means Wlaschek, a self-made mogul, has defied stereotypes by proposing to a woman who's closer to his age than the average Hef-to-twin-sisters ratio.
Still, the billionaire with the prolific marriage history is a plot-line we've seen over and over again. Revlon honcho Ron Perelman wed number five two years ago, shortly after the ink dried on his brutal divorce from actress Ellen Barkin. Larry Ellison and T. Boone Pickens are up to number four and the night is still young.
Five-timer Wlaschek earned his $4.7 billion dollar bank account by founding Billa, a European supermarket chain. He's since become one of the biggest real estate magnates in Austria.
He announced his engagement at one of his own properties, a sprawling five star hotel in his native country, where he once played as a struggling young jazz pianist, back when the musical genre was in its infancy.
The groom met his future bride at a Vienna event a few years back, and soon realized somewhat touchingly or morbidly depending on your vantage point, that they'd both lost their last spouses on the very same day.
The couple's wedding is set to take place in a few days, according to Forbes (although some German gossip pages are saying the big day already happened this past Saturday).
The self-made Wlaschek already has four kids but still wants "another five or six children, at the very least." His bride laughed that comment off, saying "I am not so young any more."
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
Parents in Ashanti make U-turn on Category C, D Schools as reporting deadline approaches
4 minutes -
September 21 declared public holiday for Founder’s Day
8 minutes -
Indonesia rescuers battle turbulent seas in search for 129 people after passenger ship capsizes
25 minutes -
Iceland’s last whaling company shrugs off threat of permanent ban
31 minutes -
‘Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks’ – GBA President on CJ’s SOEs comments
33 minutes -
Member of UK Armed Forces dies in road traffic incident in Ukraine
35 minutes -
Mahama to honour GAF Engineers Regiment with Order of the Companion of the Volta
38 minutes -
Agbodza demands quality, value for money in Accra-Kumasi Expressway construction
39 minutes -
Companies left China to dodge tariffs, now some are heading back
39 minutes -
Bali police investigate after Australian man and children found dead in home
40 minutes -
Government will not borrow to fund Accra-Kumasi Expressway – Ato Forson
47 minutes -
‘Judicial Service’s defence of Chief Justice was lacklustre’ – GBA President
50 minutes -
Etihad Airways sees strong demand, higher passenger capacity despite Iran war, CEO says
53 minutes -
AirBaltic files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as Iran war costs bite
53 minutes -
COPEC calls for strategic fuel reserve to reduce dependence on tax cuts
58 minutes