1. Jacqueline Gold was a British businesswoman who was the executive chair of Gold Group International, Ann Summers, and Knickerbox.
16 Facts About Jacqueline Gold
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Jacqueline Gold was born on 16 July 1960, the daughter of Beryl Hunt and businessman David Jacqueline Gold.
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David apparently wept when Jacqueline Gold was born to his first wife, because he wanted a son.
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Jacqueline Gold's parents separated when she was twelve years old.
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Jacqueline Gold was a columnist for Retail Week, New Business, Kent Business, and Women Mean Business.
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In March 2008, Jacqueline Gold appeared in a celebrity edition of The Apprentice.
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Jacqueline Gold was a member of "The Girls" team, alongside Kirstie Allsopp, Clare Balding, Louise Redknapp and Lisa Snowdon.
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Jacqueline Gold was the subject of several documentaries including Back to the Floor, Ann Summers Uncovered, So What Do You Do All Day, Break with the Boss, and co-presented the daytime business series Mind your own Business on BBC One.
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In 1980, Jacqueline Gold married lingerie manufacturer Tony D'Silva, which ended in divorce 10 years later.
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Jacqueline Gold's twin children, a son and daughter, were born in 2009.
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In December 2010, a nanny working for Jacqueline Gold was charged with trying to poison her with screenwash.
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Allison Cox, who had been caring for Jacqueline Gold's daughter, was charged with three counts of administering poison with intent to annoy.
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Jacqueline Gold died on 16 March 2023, aged 62, after seven years of treatment for breast cancer.
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Jacqueline Gold died with her husband Dan, daughter Scarlett, sister Vanessa, and brother-in-law Nick, by her side.
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In 2007, Jacqueline Gold was voted the second Most Powerful Woman in Retail by Retail Week, the Most Inspirational Businesswoman in the UK in a survey by Barclays Bank and handbag.
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Jacqueline Gold was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to entrepreneurship, women in business and social enterprise.