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The Kent priest who married his Romanian toy boy 55 years his junior, has died.
Philip Clements, former priest at Eastry, died alone in a Bucharest hospital, aged 81, a national newspaper has reported.
The couple on their wedding day
The Daily Mail now claims his widow, Florin Marin, 27, has vowed to enjoy his £150k inheritance and Mr Clements' £2,000 a month for life pension.
The newspaper reports Mr Clements died on May 31 in a hospital room that was closed to visitors amid the coronavirus pandemic.
It adds "his widow reveals he 'cried for two days' but his husband would not want him to be sad and he is now ready to enjoy his inheritance."
Mr Clements had been rushed to hospital with pneumonia after developing a fever before he was moved to the cardiology ward as his health problems worsened.
The interview with Mr Marin, which was videoed, revealed Mr Clements became ill with a fever of over 40 degrees and but they ruled out coronavirus because the pair hadn't left the apartment they shared.
Mr Marin said: "The last sight I had of him was when he was taken out from the ambulance."
He was not allowed to visit his spouse due to restrictions at the hospital.
His condition continued to deteriorate and he entered a coma on life support.
The Mail reports he died from a coronary-related problem.
The couple hit the headlines in March 2017 when they revealed they were to tie the knot.
They made a public stance against Church of England rules that bar clergymen from same-sex marriage.
The pair met via a gay dating site when Mr Clements was 75 Mr Marin was living in Buckinghamshire.
After living together for two years they married that April and the priest sold his £214,000 Eastry home to buy a flat in Mr Marin's name in his native city Bucharest.
But Mr Marin broke up with him shortly after after rows about his partying.
In Decemeber 2017 Mr Clements told Kentonline he was heartbroken where Mr Marin had been dating a man called Jesus.
Mr Clements dated another man who is even younger than his husband before they reunited saying Brexit would not break them up.
They embraced reality TV and courted publicity and appeared on Jeremy Kyle where Mr Clements revealed he has a love for toy boys.
In The Daily Mail interview Mr Marin added: "People will think that I am a widow with a black hat who is crying, and I did cry, but two days is enough',
"Philip didn't want me to cry, he wanted people to be happy whatever happened.
"I don't want to show people my feelings because my husband died, because some people take advantage of that and there are people who are happy because of your sadness,' he added.
"I am 27 years old and I'm not challenged."
