{"id":790383,"date":"2026-07-10T01:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T01:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/790383\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T01:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T01:40:09","slug":"inside-bonnie-tylers-secret-22-home-property-empire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/790383\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Bonnie Tyler\u2019s secret 22-home property empire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Pop legend Bonnie Tyler has died at the age of 75 following hospital treatment for an illness in Portugal, leaving behind a $57 million ($US40m) fortune and secret property empire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The Welsh superstar built the vast real estate fortune alongside her property developer husband, Robert Sullivan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The couple reportedly acquired 22 homes across Berkshire and London, a farm in New Zealand, and a premier villa in Albufeira, Portugal valued at $15 million ($US10m).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The international investments served as a financial safety net for the 1980s icon, who shot to superstardom with global smash hits Total Eclipse of the Heart and Holding Out for a Hero.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Despite Total Eclipse of the Heart passing one billion streams on Spotify, Tyler made the shock confession before her death that the legendary track raked in no ongoing income for her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Appearing on Radio Wales to discuss the song\u2019s evergreen success in movies and advertisements, the singer was asked directly about the money the track had generated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cI\u2019m really happy, when you think about it, there\u2019s only 8.3 billion people in the world,\u201d Tyler said of its streaming milestone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/why-fabio-lanzoni-left-hollywood-for-offgrid-retreat\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u2018Sad\u2019: Vanished Fabio\u2019s life at 67, one \u2018regret\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/why-fabio-lanzoni-left-hollywood-for-offgrid-retreat\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/how-james-bond-actors-built-massive-property-empires\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Shock amount Daniel Craig earned from Bond<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/inside-sharon-stones-property-moves-after-losing-26m\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">90s star\u2019s sad life after $26m wipe out<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa wp-post-1144071 wp-image-1144068\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 800 450&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"Bonnie Tyler playing at the Palais Threatre in St Kilda\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pop legend Bonnie Tyler has died at the age of 75.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">However, when asked about the financial windfalls, she surprisingly confessed the song had made her \u201cnothing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">While she did not disclose the legal specifics, the royalty failure stemmed from the track being written by composer Jim Steinman, whose estate retains the vast majority of the publishing royalties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The contract structure forced the singer to rely heavily on her property developer husband\u2019s market plays to secure their wealth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The music star worried fans earlier this year when she was rushed to a Faro hospital on April 30 and placed into an induced coma.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Her representatives stated at the time that she remained seriously ill but stable, and Ms Tyler later reassured fans she was still determined to rock the stage with her band.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Before her final health battle, she split her time between her Portuguese retreat and a luxury residence in Mumbles, an upscale district near Swansea popular with celebrities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">In Mumbles, she counted Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Hollywood heavyweight Michael Douglas among her immediate neighbours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Speaking to the BBC about her deep connection to the Welsh coast, she said she loved the region and preferred keeping close to her family.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa wp-post-1144071 wp-image-1144069\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 800 450&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"Singer Bonnie Tyler dies aged 75 Photo of Bonnie TYLER\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tyler shot to superstardom with global smash hits Total Eclipse of the Heart and Holding Out for a Hero. Picture: David Redfern\/Redferns<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">In an interview with The Times in 2023, Tyler revealed she purchased her landmark 1850s Swansea property in 1988, completely gutting the venue to install a new roof and custom flooring to capture unbroken views over Mumbles Bay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">However, her life in the property market was not without trauma. As a newlywed, she and her husband returned home on Christmas Eve to find the house completely thrashed by intruders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The culprits, who knocked over the Christmas tree, poured water from the ceilings, and threw paint over the furniture, were never caught.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Ms Tyler also maintained a lifelong love affair with the Algarve region of Portugal since her first visit in the 1970s, describing it as a magical coastal haven.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The singer married Sullivan in 1973. The couple experienced a heartbreaking miscarriage later in life and did not have children, which the star described as her only regret in life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cI\u2019ve got my feet on the ground because I\u2019ve got a lovely family waiting for me when I get home, even though they\u2019re not my flesh and blood,\u201d she previously said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cI haven\u2019t got children. That\u2019s my only regret, I suppose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">She is survived by her husband alongside her nieces, nephews, and godchildren.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/inside-sharon-stones-property-moves-after-losing-26m\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/inside-sharon-stones-property-moves-after-losing-26m\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/staggering-property-empires-of-famous-shrek-stars\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Shock pay Mike Myers earned from Shrek<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/inside-batman-stars-multimilliondollar-property-deals\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Batman star\u2019s sad life at 72 after disaster<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/angelina-jolie-brad-pitts-property-battle-takes-new-twist\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u2018Ego, control\u2019: New $725m Jolie-Pitt war erupts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pop legend Bonnie Tyler has died at the age of 75 following hospital treatment for an illness in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":790384,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-790383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=790383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/790384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=790383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=790383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=790383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}