Rima Horton
Rima Horton is a former Labour Party councilor on the Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council after winning the election in 1986 until 2006. Besides, she also worked at Kingston University as an economics lecturer. Horton grabbed huge attention following her long relationship with one of the legendary actors late Alan Rickman. The couple married in 2012 after dating for more than five decades.
Early Life And Education Of Rima Horton
Rima Horton was born Rima Elizabeth Horton on 31 January 1947, in Bayswater, London, England. She is the daughter of Elice Irene and Wilfred Stewart Horton. She grew up in a working-cla s s family in Bayswater along with her two siblings and went on to study at the St. Vincent de Paul primary school.
Horton joined the University of Southampton.
Professional Career
Horton won the election as a Labour Party, becoming its Chief Whip and spokesperson on the Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council in 1986. She ran twice for the Labour candidate but lost both times.
Shortly after that, Horton also served as a senior economics lecturer at Kingston University.
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Besides, Horton is also a former writer who contributed to The Elgar Companion to Radical Political Economy in 1994 peening an article under the title Inequality.
Has $10 Million
The net worth of Rima Horton is yet to be revealed but according to some online sources, the former Labour Party councilor's net worth is believed to be more than $10 million.
Moreover, her husband late actor Alan Rickman had an estimated net worth of around $16 million, according to the Celebrity net worth and he left an estate worth £4m to his wife.
Living As Widow Of Alan Rickman
Rima Horton married former British actor and director Alan Rickman in 2012. The couple tied the knot in a private ceremony, in New York City.
The two first met while Horton was 18 and Rickman was 19, at Chelsea College of Arts. But the pair started dating officially in 1977 and later lived together in London.
After being in a relationship for more than five-decades the pair finally decided to exchanged vows in 2012 in a private ceremony. While talking about their marriage Alan shared that,
"We are married, just recenlty. Its was great beacuse no one was there."
He also added,
After the wedding in New York, we walked acros the Brooklyn Bridge and ate lunch.
On their big day, Rima received a $200 band as a gift from his late husband Alan. They do not share any children. After the death of her husband, she is living a widow life of Alan Rickman
Reason For Alan Rickman's Death
Alan Rickman pa s sed away in January 2015, after a short battle with cancer at the age of 69. The English actor was known for his variety of roles on television, film, and on stage. Some of his memorable movies and television series are Die Hard, Harry Potter series, A Promise, Alice in Wonderland, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and so on.