Wednesday 27 July 2022 06:48 PM Ivana Trump spent a stint in Malibu rehab where she insisted her name was ... trends now
Ivana Trump befriended a heiress with the same name during a short stint in a Malibu rehab where she treated her fellow patients to a champagne lunch.
Ivana Lowell, the daughter of English writer Lady Caroline Blackwood, has revealed pair spent time together at the center in Malibu, bonding over their first name.
Mourners gathered outside of the St. Vincent Ferrer Church, in Manhattan's Upper East Side, close to the townhouse where Ivana, 73, was found dead last week.
The Trump family gathered in New York City to bid farewell to Ivana, Donald's first wife and the mother of his three oldest children - Eric, Ivanka and Don Jr.
Guinness heiress Lowell claims that she spent some time with her namesake at the facility in Malibu, years after Ivana and Donald divorced in 1990.
She met the socialite for the first time at the 'pink mansion', claiming that she had demanded to be called 'Maria' and was accompanied by a young man called 'Roberto' during her stay.
Writing for Air Mail, Lowell said: 'A tall woman with almost equally tall blonde hair and a faceful of makeup was screaming, at whoever would listen to her. "How many times do I have to tell you my name is not Ivana—it is Maria. I am Maria".'
Ivana Trump reportedly spent a short amount of time in the rehabilitation center, where she celebrated with other patients with champagne before gifting author Ivanka Lowell with a bottle of her perfume
Ivana Lowell, an English writer, claims she met the socialite for the first time at the 'pink mansion' rehab center, and that she had demanded to be called Maria. Pictured: Ivana Trump and son Eric on a ski vacation
Ivana Trump was last seen on June 22, walking around the Upper East Side with the help of an assistant before her death last week
Donald Trump emerges from the church with his grandson Joseph, Ivanka, Eric, Melania, Don Jr., Jared Kushner and Barron after Ivana Trump's funeral on July 20
Ivana Lowell, the daughter of English writer Lady Caroline Blackwood, has revealed that the pair spent time together at the center, bonding over their first name
'When she calmed down, I turned around and introduced myself: 'Hello, I'm Ivana.' She seemed confused at first, but then, as her anger subsided, her face began to soften.'
Lowell explained that it was the start of their unlikely friendship, and said that during their time in rehab Ivana did not 'feel it was necessary' for her to attend group or any meetings, and when she asked why she was there Ivana simply replied 'pure exhaustion.'
But she went on to say that Trump became an 'integral, part of their group and spoke 'honestly and candidly' about an abusive marriage she had been in – though it is not clear which one of her husbands this was referring to.
Following her split from Donald Trump, Ivana started a romance with Italian businessman Riccardo Mazzucchelli, whom she wed in 1995, however the marriage was short-lived and the pair divorced just two years later.
She then went on to date and marry Italian actor Rossano Rubicondi, who passed away in October 2021 following a battle with cancer.
Lowell added: 'Roberto and Ivana never adhered to the daily schedules imposed upon the rest of us.
'They would take off for a lunch with friends in Malibu or a shopping spree in Santa Barbara.
'I would gaze out of the window of my therapist's office, bored rigid
