Tamara Mellon at Caribbean After Split from Christian Slater

This time last year Tamara Mellon and Christian Slater looked a pictured of happiness as they frolicked on the beach together in St Barts.But yesterday the Jimmy Choo shoe boss had only her daughter and a female friend for company after returning to the exclusive Caribbean island without the Hollywood star.The glamorous pair split earlier this month after two years together with both blaming the pressure of trying to keep a long-distance relationship going.

Tamara, who hit the beach in a an animal print bikini and oversized sunglasses, was this time accompanied on her holiday by her daughter Araminta.The 41-year-old, whose personal fortune is estimated at £100million, first started romancing Slater, 39, during his acting stint in the West End in 2007.Their transatlantic relationship appeared to go from strength to strength and at one stage it seemed Tamara was on the verge of moving to the U.S. with her daughter to be closer him.

And just prior to their split, there were even rumours that the couple would wed.A close friend told the Daily Mail's Richard Kay this week: 'We all thought Tamara and Christian were made for each other, but the pressures of their respective careers meant they were spending too much time apart.'Tamara always puts her daughter first and with two businesses - her shoe brand Jimmy Choo and American fashion label Halston - to run as well, it's all been too difficult.

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Tamara Mellon Is The Girlfriend of Christian Slater

Tamara Mellon, the founder of Jimmy Choo shoes and the girlfriend of Christian Slater.Tamara Mellon was recently in St. Barts with her boyfriend, Christian Slater. And rather than adjusting that bikini top to get it fitting right, she just took the whole thing off and started over.Tamara Mellon was born on July 7, 1967 in Berkshire, England, so her age is 40. Her father is a successful entrepreneur who worked with Vidal Sassoon and her mother a Chanel model.

Tamara has always been a business woman. At the age of 17 she made t-shirts and sold them on Portobello Road. Shortly after entering the working world, Tamara accepted a position as accessories editor for British Vogue. While there, she realized the potential for high-end accessories, and she approached then small-time designer shoe man Jimmy Choo with a business idea. She founded the Jimmy Choo Company, and the shoes are now sold wholesale to over 100 retailers as well individually at 39 Jimmy Choo stores. Tamara has cultivated a fan-base in Hollywood where Jimmy Choo shoes are worn to all the big events. Tamara continues to take an active role in running the company.

Despite her commercial success, it’s Tamara’s personal life that has been getting attention. Tamara married Matthew Mellon in 1998, and together they have a daughter, Araminta. The couple divorced in 2005 after Matthew returned to his cocaine habit. Tamara has had her own struggles with addiction, and she briefly checked into rehab in 1996.

After her divorce, Tamara was linked to such men as Kid Rock, Joe Francis, and Pharrell Williams. She is currently dating Christian Slater, and the two have been seen in St. Barts together and at the Los Angeles Spice Girls concert. As if her dating life wasn’t exciting enough, Tamara is also involved in a $10 million lawsuit against her mother. In 2004, Jimmy Choo was sold in a move that was to make everyone involved millions. Apparently Tamara’s mom messed things up when she requested all cash and no stock options, so that Tamara would receive all the stock options. However, when some stock was accidentally assigned to Tamara’s mom, she alleges that her mom refused to return it.See her hot photos here.

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