Born 9 April 1956, American businesswoman Jill Tavelman is a former actress and architect who was once married to the famous English drummer, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor Phil Collins. Jill is a well-known face in Hollywood, but her relationship with Phil overshadows her achievements. Some degree of her fame can also be attributed to her daughter, Lily Collins, a famous actress and model.
Asides from being a film star and ex-wife of another superstar, Jill Tavelman is a professional architect and owns an antique shop in West Hollywood, California. She also owns the website Waverly on Doheny, where she sells her antiques online.
Tavelman, who was born in the United States, has mixed British-Irish ethnicity. Her dad was a Canadian Jewish native, who owned a men’s clothing store in the heart of Beverly Hills, while her mom was a theatre artist and actress (probably where she picked her interest in acting from).
Jill and Phil got married in 1984 after having been in a relationship for four years. The couple split 12 years later in 1996 after Phil declared he no longer had feelings for his wife and mother of his daughter, Lily Collins.
You can’t escape public scrutiny as a celebrity. Much less a celeb who is or was involved with another superstar and such is the case of Jill Tavelman. Where is she now, and what has her life been like after parting ways with Phil Collins? These and more are some of the questions we will try to answer in this article. Before we proceed, however, here are ten facts about Jill.
10 interesting Jill Tavelman facts
- Although Jill is known as an actress, she rarely worked in the entertainment industry and didn’t have much repertoire.
- According to several outlets, Jill made her acting debut in the year 1988 with a role in the film Buster.
- As earlier mentioned, Jill is an architect by discipline and profession, and she has focused most of her active years in the domain.
- One major hobby of Jill’s is collecting antiques, and this set precedence for her antique business, which has somewhat become a big deal over the years.
- Jill recognizes the important role of social media in today’s world and has put it to good use. She shares photos of her antique collection on her Instagram page, ultimately reaching wider demography.
- Jill got married to Phil Collins in 1984, and the pair have a daughter together by the name of Lily Collins.
- Jill’s daughter Lily Collins is an apple that didn’t fall too far from the tree as she’s also in the entertainment business. Lily is an actress, model, and philanthropist.
- According to several reports, Jill got a huge settlement from the divorce from Phil Collins, up to the tune of $23.5 million.
- Despite being divorced, Jill and her ex-husband have remained very friendly, in fact, she still posts photos of him on her social media, and they are still seen together occasionally at events.
- Based on reports from several sources, Jill currently has a net worth of about $25 million, the bulk of which comes from the divorce settlement.
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As Phil Collins’ spouse
Jill and Phil first met in the year 1980. The singer had been promoting one of his Genesis albums in the US when he crossed paths with Jill in a local Los Angeles bar. He had only recently gotten divorced from his first wife, Andrea Bertorelli, and he had no intentions of getting into a new relationship. To avoid exposing himself and his celeb status at the time, he introduced himself as Bill Collick. Jill, however, hadn’t even heard of any Phil Collins before then because she favoured a different genre of music from his.
Some months after their first meeting, when things had progressed between them, Phil asked Jill to move to England with him, and she obliged. They became the talk of the town as they always appeared at events together. Their relationship went on for a couple of years more before they took the big step of tying the knot.
On 4 August 1984, Jill and Phil officially got married in an intimate ceremony held at a local church near the town of Guildford where they were living. Phil’s unfinished business with his previous wife and his new career as a solo act made the early years of their marriage a bit challenging.
A couple of years after tying the knot, Jill gave birth to her first and only child, a daughter named Lily Collins, on 18 March 1989. But that wasn’t enough to stop the downward spiral of their relationship as a couple.
Jill Tavelman and Phil Collins’ divorce
By the time their married passed the ten-year mark, things had gotten bad between the couple. As Phil will later say to his biographer: “There were signs that maybe it wasn’t as special, or wonderful, as it used to be.” It was during this time that Phil found his way back to his teenage sweetheart Lavinia Lang. This affair was the last straw, as it dealt the final blow to their already weak bond.
It is rumoured that rather shockingly, Phil broke things off with Jill over fax. He has, however, denied such claims. Their divorce was eventually finalised in 1996. The divorce cost Collins a huge part of his wealth through alimony. Jill received a staggering $23.5 million.
Jill Tavelman and Phil Collins daughter, Lily Collins
Born Lily Jane Collins on 18 March 1989, Lily is a British-American actress and model. Her debut role was at the age of two in the BBC series Growing Pains. In 2007, she was named International Model of the Year by Spain’s Glamour magazine after being selected by Chanel to wear one of their dresses at the Hôtel de Crillon.
