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The show twins Alice and Ellen Kessler wrote their will a long time ago. But now the 87-year-olds have made important changes.
Nerchau – The twins Alice and Ellen Kessler experienced their artistic breakthrough in the 1950s as show dancers in the Paris variety show “Lido”. The show twins then took private ballet lessons and became members of the “Bluebell Girls”. They toured the world from the 1960s. Today the siblings are 87 years old. The two of them had already taken care of their will – but now they have upset it again.
“Don’t throw everything into one pot”: The Kessler twins want to divide their inheritance
Today the Kessler twins are not only known as show dancers. Before their international breakthrough, Ellen and Alice Kessler made a name for themselves in the acting industry and as musicians and even appeared at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1959, where they took eighth place with their song “Tonight we want to go dancing.” . By the way, this year the music competition is taking place in Malmö and ESC veteran Peter Urban (76) will no longer comment on it – but a replacement has already been taken care of.
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A few years ago, the entertainers decided that they wanted to donate their money to an aid organization. Until recently, Doctors Without Borders was the sole heir to the fortune of Ellen and Alice Kessler. But the show dancers are now said to have adjusted that. “My sister and I discussed last fall that not just one person should have something, but several people. We wanted to divide our inheritance a little more fairly and not throw everything into one pot. There are so many who need donations,” said Ellen Kessler bild.de.
For a good cause: Money from Alice and Ellen Kessler will help several organizations
In addition to “Doctors Without Borders”, the Christoffel Blind Mission “CBM”, the children’s aid organization “Unicef”, the “Paul Klinger Artists’ Social Work” and the “German Foundation for Patient Protection” will now also receive a piece of the cake. The main reason why so many organizations are now benefiting from the will is because the show twins have made good money in the past. “We still have a little something left in us. We earned very well, never wasted our money and invested it well,” reports Ellen Kessler.
The show twins Alice and Ellen Kessler wrote their will a long time ago. But now the 87-year-olds have made some changes. (Photomontage) © links: picture alliance / dpa | Horst Ossinger; right: IMAGO / Lindenthaler
As has been the case throughout their careers, the Kessler twins have taken a very disciplined approach to the subject of wills. That’s why it was important for the show stars to record their last wishes in an orderly manner. The 87-year-olds have also shown their charitable commitment several times in the past. In 2022, the Kessler twins auctioned off more than 50 of their show costumes for flood victims. Sources used: bild.de, swr.de, eurovision.de, t-online.de