Fast forward to 1985, and a still-glamorous Elizabeth Taylor is seen in the kitchen of her Bel Air home, receiving a culinary lesson from chef Nick Grippo. With its tiled countertops and rich dark-wood cabinetry, the space is classically mid-80s, but, like Taylor herself, undeniably striking.

The Cleopatra star had shifted her focus from the silver screen to television, appearing in the biopic Malice in Wonderland. 1985 also marked the beginning of her humanitarian legacy. In the wake of her friend Rock Hudson’s death, Taylor co-founded the American Foundation for AIDS.

When she died in 2011, she was reportedly worth up to $1 billion, which is around $1.4 billion (£1bn) in today’s money.

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