JULES: I HAVE INCURABLE ILLNESS

Artist says stress of Sophie murder case triggered condition

- BY SANDRA MALLON

THE ex-partner of Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder suspect Ian Bailey has revealed she is battling an "incurable illness".

Jules Thomas was in a relationship with Mr Bailey when he was accused of killing the filmmaker.

The artist now fears stress from the infamous unsolved case brought on her sickness.

THE ex-partner of lan Bailey has revealed she is battling an "incurable illness" and says she would like to go to scatter his ashes with his sisters "to say goodbye".

Jules Thomas was in a relationship with Mr Bailey - who was accused of killing French filmmaker Sophie Toscan du Plantier on December 23, 1996 for more than 30 years before splitting with him in 2021.

She revealed she has been battling an "incurable illness" since 2021, which she said she was diagnosed with soon after Netflix released its "biased" and "disgusting" documentary, Sophie: A Murder in West Cork.

The Welsh-born artist told us the stress of the unsolved murder case had taken a serious toll on her body.

Speaking to the Sunday Mirror, she revealed: "My consultant asked, 'were you under much stress?' I said, 'unbelievable stress.

STRESS

"It's not public knowledge but my daughters know. It was an unbelievable amount of stress.

"I began to feel unwell around the time the Netflix documentary came out.

"My immune system became very low. I was picking up every cold and flu." She credits daily floor exercises she learned during her modern dance classes in boarding school to keep her body flexible and also gardening daily.

Ms Thomas admitted: "I'm feeling fine. I tire easily. I've a big garden. I do it on my own. I've an acre of grass to cut, I've about 10,000 plants in pots.

I've a big front garden full of veg. There are ponds to clean."