Personal Life
Sugar and his wife Ann (née Simons) married on 28 April 1968; they have two sons and a daughter. Sugar and his wife live in Chigwell, Essex. They celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on 11 May 2008 with a party at their home, where Sir Bruce Forsyth was the compere, Jackie Mason the comic and Sir Elton John played a set. His niece through marriage is actress Rita Simons, best known for playing Roxy Mitchell on the popular UK soap opera EastEnders.
A collector of classic Rolls Royce and Bentley motor cars, Sugar owns a Rolls Royce Phantom with the number plate AMS1, which appears during all episodes of The Apprentice. A qualified pilot with 30 years experience, Sugar owns a Cirrus SR20 four-seat aircraft, based at Stapleford Airfield. During an attempted landing at City Airport Manchester on 5 July 2008, Sugar suffered a crash in this aircraft because of wet and soft field conditions. No injuries were sustained, although Sugar was said to be "very shaken". He is a fan of and the former owner of Tottenham Hotspur.
In February 2009, it was reported that Sugar had initiated legal proceedings against The Sun newspaper following a report that he had been named on a "hit list" of British Jews in response to Israel's ongoing military operation in Gaza. The threats are alleged to have been made by Glen Jenvey, the source of the original story in The Sun, who posted to a Muslim website under a false identity.
Sugar now has an estimated fortune of £770m (US$1.14 billion).
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