Jackie Siegel described her grief almost like a “wake-up call.”
The actress and socialite, known as the “Queen of Versailles,” spoke with Fox News Digital about the aftermath of losing her husband David Siegel and sister Jessica within days of each other in April 2025.
“I feel like with these losses that I’ve had, in some strange ways, got me closer to God,” Siegel said, adding that she feels her purpose is to bring people together to save lives.
David, founder of Westgate Resorts , died on April 5 at age 89 after battling cancer.
Three days later, her sister Jessica died at age 43 from an accidental drug overdose.
In 2015, her daughter Victoria died at age 18 from an accidental overdose of methadone and sertraline.
“Had I not gone through this hardship, I could have taken life fo

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