It has been revealed that the actress Mollie Sugden had expressed a wish for Diana Ross to look after her children when she died.
Sugden, who did yesterday aged 86, was a long time friend of the singer, who purchased the film rights to the hit series 'Are You Being Served?' from E-bay for £40 in 2002.
Friends of Diana Ross talked of the singer's love of Sugden, and said that they belived that she would make a superb mother for Sugdens 44 year old twins. One commented, "If it's a choice between Michael Jackson's children or Mollie's kids, Diana will choose Mrs Slocombe's offspring every time."
It is believed that Sugden left her pussy in the care of Tom Jones.