She has reportedly secretly married and set up home in London with her partner Ben Archer – and the pair are excitedly expecting their first child together.
But Tiger Lily, 28, the daughter of the late Paula Yates and Michael Hutchence, was said to be ‘living in a squat’ just six years ago, after missing out on her singer dad’s apparent fortune.
Tiger Lily was adopted by Bob Geldof after the death of her father by suicide in 1997. Three years later she found her mother Paula dead from an overdose when she was just four years old.
Michael is said to have ensured Tiger Lily was financially taken care of before his death – setting up for her to receive three lump sums, each of £12million, from his estate when she turned 18, 21, and 25.
But in 2019, then aged 22, Tiger Lily revealed she hadn’t seen a cent, after Michael’s business manager Colin Diamond insisted the INXS star ‘died penniless’.
‘Maybe it’s still going to come to you,’ a filmmaker making a documentary about Michael’s life told Tiger Lily at the time, to which she laughed and said she’d ‘given up on that now. It’s literally gone.’
She has reportedly secretly married her partner Ben Archer – but Tiger Lily, 28, was said to be ‘living in a squat’ just six years ago, after missing out on her dad Michael Hutchence’s fortune
Tiger Lily was the daughter of INXS lead singer and lyricst Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates (Seen with baby Tiger Lily in 1996)
It was revealed by The Sun on Monday that Tiger Lily had ‘secretly tied the knot’ with Ben. The couple – who met in 2023 – were ‘keen to marry’ ahead of the birth of their first child.
The newlyweds reportedly hired out a restaurant on Columbia Road, East London, and invited their closest family and friends – including Tiger Lily’s adopted father Bob and godfather Nick Cave.
MailOnline contacted Tiger Lily’s representatives for comment at the time.
When Tiger Lily’s father Michael ended his life in 1997, he believed his estate was worth millions of dollars and that his daughter would be taken care of for life.
But in 2019 it was reported that Tiger Lily – whose full name is Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof – was living in a ‘London squat’ and has never seen a cent of his fortune.
‘I’ve never received anything from anyone,’ she told Richard Lowenstein, the filmmaker who made the 2019 documentary about her famous father.
She apparently had just one meeting with an accountant about her father’s financial matters when she turned 21 ‘that was so bad [she] didn’t want to do it again’.
In 1996, a year before his death aged 37, Michael drew up his last will.
Tiger Lily was adopted by Bob Geldof after the death of her father by suicide in 1997 and three years later she found her mother Paula dead (Seen with Bob in 2008)
Michael is said to have ensured Tiger Lily was financially taken care of before his death – setting up for her to receive three lump sums, each of £12million, from his estate
But in 2019, then aged 22, Tiger Lily revealed she hadn’t seen a cent, after Michael’s business manager Colin Diamond insisted the INXS star ‘died penniless’ (Michael seen in 1990)
It is believed the first $500,000 of his estate was bequeathed to charities Amnesty International and Greenpeace.
Another portion was to be split among his family, including his mother, father, brother, half-sister and partner Paula, who Tiger Lily tragically found dead from an overdose in 2000.
The remaining half of his estate was intended for Tiger Lily to inherit.
Despite outlining in his will how he wanted his fortune to be divided, claims have since been made that Michael actually ‘died penniless’, with his business manager Colin alleging in 2017 that his wealth was ‘eaten up by partying, gifts and huge legal bills’.
An executor report given to Michael’s family eight years after his suicide stated he had just $506 in cash at the time of his death. The report added that his share of INXS’s bank balance was a measly $572.
But in 2017, a series of leaked documents suggested that business manager Colin was the ‘ultimate beneficial owner’ of Michael’s estate.
According to ABC’s Four Corners program, Colin set up a company in Mauritius called Helipad Plain ahead of the twentieth anniversary of the rock star’s death.
The offshore company claimed it had rights to exploit ‘sound recordings, images, films, and related material embodying the performance of Michael Hutchence.’
It was revealed by The Sun on Monday that Tiger Lily had ‘secretly tied the knot’ with her partner of two years Ben
The singer, who is expecting her first child with Ben, reportedly said ‘I Do’ in an intimate ceremony of 30 guests in in East London
Tiger Lily is said to have had a meeting with Colin about her dad’s estate where he gave her just £500 and said: ‘There you go, that will tide you over.’
With INXS’ record sales now exceeding 60 million, Michael is still a money-making machine to this day.
But following his death, it was claimed the publishing rights and royalties from his music and record sales were ‘not included in his estate’.
According to lawyer Andrew Paul, an executor of the will, they were tied up in a complicated series of discretionary trusts designed to protect them from divorce, tax and paternity actions.
Michael’s mother and half-sister fought this, but later settled out of court in 2001.
In return for dropping their claim to find out where the singer’s missing assets were, they reportedly received $293,000.
Michael’s sister Tina also believes that Michael owned properties in London, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Australia.
Following his death, an investigation discovered that these homes were ‘controlled’ by companies including called Nexcess, Nextcircle and Leaguework.
The situation was apparently complicated by the fact that nobody knew who was behind these companies or if they were still active.
In 2017, a series of leaked documents suggested that business manager Colin Diamond (pictured) was the ‘ultimate beneficial owner’ of Michael’s estate
Despite INXS (pictured) selling 60 million records, it is claimed ‘the publishing rights and royalties from Michael’s music and record sales ‘were not included in his estate’
In 2017, Michael’s sister Tina (pictured) revealed that all of his properties were ‘controlled’ by mysterious companies with no contact details
As the complexity of his finances became apparent, Michael’s mother Patricia, who died in 2010, spoke about the situation in 2002.
In an interview, she said: ‘Would anyone seriously believe that Michael did not want to leave anything to his family, including Tiger?
‘Michael drove an Aston Martin, his personal effects were stored in homes around the world and he spent a fortune renovating them.
‘Yet we are supposed to believe he owned none of these things and died with nothing? Michael was too trusting and he paid the price.’
