Sweet aroma of cash, popularity- Soon-to-be-ex-wife opens up Prince’s pad

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Sweet aroma of cash, popularity

Soon-to-be-ex-wife opens up Prince’s pad

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Fluffers! On the Bridle Path! Word has it that House & Garden magazine paid a rare and recent visit to Toronto.

Manuela Testolini Nelson — the soon-to-be-ex-Mrs. Prince — was what brought ’em here. The chi-chi nesting mag got unprecedented access to the uptown manor that she shared for some years with the pint-sized purple-bedecked pop star.

The hook for the article? Manuela — whose five-year union with the singer just went bust — has a home fragrance line that happens to be launching in the fall. (And as I zinged some columns back when I first brought this to your attention: first comes splitsville, then come the soy-based candles.)

But this ain’t all for the Mona Lisa-ish girl who grew up in a notvery-90210 apartment in Don Mills and later turned a job with Prince into a full-time position as spouse. She’s getting the Vogue treatment, too! Word has it that the Prince-ess was also photographed not long ago in New York’s Meatpacking District for Anna Wintour’s glossy.

The home line, called Altru — short for altruism, I think — will be made up of an initial 16 pieces, including fragrance oils, incense sticks and natural candles. But there’s no Little Red Corvette bath balm. And, yes, most of the proceeds go to charity.

Divided into six goodwill theme groups, the products are said to be based on themes such as Harmony (tanenashi persimmon), Integrity (Persian lilac and bamboo), Artistry (masala chai), Remembrance (grapefruit and Italian rosemary), Wellness (white clove and wild ginger) and Appreciation (tiare and white freesia).

What’s this other, sweet scent I smell? Oh, yeah, it’s the aroma of dough! For once the divorce is complete, Manuela is expected to get millions. And, of course, one very photo-ready house on the Bridle Path.

Oh dear!

(Thanks for the terrific pic, too!)

Uggghhh

I smell it too

"Nobody makes me bleed my own blood...NOBODY!"
"Time for me to exit into the night"

Hell, I'm white and I be damned if I would live somewhere that has no black folks. I would die of boredom. -vainandy

Yep it was talked about here:http://www.prince.org/msg/5/198574

And it's on her site as well:
House & garden/Vogue--http://www.gamillah.com/p..._Vogue.pdf

Elle--http://www.gamillah.com/p...a-Elle.pdf
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how dare she.

he's going to feel so betrayed.

She always seemed so quiet and unaffected by fame. NOw here she is trying to capitalize.

Man, that looks like a wig.
I'd never really taken any notice of the jibes before... but that? Ha.

Jehovah Real Mad. Chaka Mad.

wonder if she had his permission

funkyfine said:

Reading this article, it seems to me that the gossip writer is just like CJ, the lady who writes about Prince in a negative way, Mani is promoting her products, which was already slated to come out this fall. Even the healine, seem so offensive. What is her problem. I wonder if she have problem because,, as she claimed Mani came from a modest family. All the magazines articles are for the new line of products that is coming out. The house belongs to both of them, has it even occured to the writer that Prince may have approved it. Because she filled for divorce, yet we do not know what goes on behind the scene. Now at least here is another Mani hater, I am sure some of you will agree with her.The divorce is not final yet, Let the writer wait and see.
It will be nice if some writers will be objective and not put their bias in their writing.

your opinion is striking to me as when I read the article I wondered if the writer was cj using an alias. anyway, the company is named after a song that P wrote..I can't help but wonder how many have listened to it...as well as incense and candles..maybe it's just me but it appears that they did all of this together. Prince has always had a vision of helping others..it's really a gentle caring side of him that most do care to look at..and I say it the way that I do because he doesn't blow a horn over it..it's not how he makes his living. Whatever the intimate details of the Gamillah business are, I am thankful for both of them doing what they are to help others.

bosede said:

Prince looks like Charlie Chaplin there. Not a flattering photo.

When does the issue of Elle, Home & Garden, and Vogue that features Manuela go on sale????

viodra, you are right it was obvious to me that they worked together to get all the Gamillah project going. Prince was doing his part behind the scene. Haven't we all wondered where the money for the projects come from. Mani has done such an incredible job bring the charities to life and now the launching of the new line of products in the fall. I read some where that the vice president of Gamillah, was a staff memeber of love 4 one another. They are a great team the present situation saddens me, well it is just a filling, the divorce is not final yet.

Another thought, that occur to me, now I will like to see the reactions of those who claimed that the house was sold last year, Now they can see it in the magazine

We all know by now, that the divorce was filled in May and the house is still theirs. That is why, I think that nayers should just cool it.

Vtgurl16, on Mani's site, she stated that the article will be in October's Elle's issue and Vogue and House and garden's articles in the fall..

his hair and the way it sits lookes edited,

Pour a lil liquor out for my homies who couldn't be here.....




That's enough to make a man drink....damn

She ugly anyways witht hat big ass nose....

SynthiaRose said:

how dare she.

he's going to feel so betrayed.

She always seemed so quiet and unaffected by fame. NOw here she is trying to capitalize.

ABeautifulOne said:

...why he looked pissed OFF?????

oh well - life... yet and still goes on... another day, another way!


LiveUrLyfe

I feel bad for P imagine how he must feel-this shit isn't right .

dang, his hair looks like a straight up wig in that picture. awful.

I want to see these pics in Vogue. How'd she manage that? wow...
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lovemachine said:

"Nobody makes me bleed my own blood...NOBODY!"
"Time for me to exit into the night"

Hell, I'm white and I be damned if I would live somewhere that has no black folks. I would die of boredom. -vainandy

LOL, i agree with everything been said. Prince is behind this and so is CJ, and so is $$$. I wish them all the best. see you in fall..

Damn, she's doing more promotion than Prince these days. How pitiful.

Heads are mounted into the pic... Prince's head is way too large.

wsenges said:

wsenges said:

Edmonton, AB - - If you're happy and you know it your hands, if you're happy and you know it do a

lovemachine said:

wow...
prince...privacy...
mani...photoshoot?
uhoh