Denis MacShane - Personal Life

Personal Life

From 1975 to 1981 MacShane had a relationship with broadcaster Carol Barnes. Their daughter Clare Barnes died in March 2004 after her parachute failed to open on her 200th skydiving jump in Australia. MacShane married Polish-born Liliana Kłaptoć in 1983, with the relationship lasting only a few years. In 1987, he then married Nathalie Pham, an interpreter of French-Vietnamese origin; they have a son and three daughters. They divorced in 2003. His relationship with writer Joan Smith ended in 2010 after seven years. The Daily Telegraph reports he is currently in a relationship with the economist Vicky Pryce.

MacShane owns houses in Clapham and Rotherham. In his spare time, he enjoys skiing and running.

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