Jo Malone, the perfume founder, has been married to her husband Gary Willcox for decades and the duo have a son named Josh. Let’s meet her family.

Jo Malone – real name Joanne Lesley Malone CBE – is one of the biggest names in the perfume business in the world.

She is the founder of the perfume company Jo Malone (named after herself) in London in 1990 and later sold the company in 1999 to its current parent company Estee Lauder Companies.

She also founded Jo Loves in 2011.

Perfume giant Jo Malone landed in a controversy in October 2023 during the Palestine and Israel conflict after it was revealed the founder’s son led the Harvard Palestine group that blamed Israel for terrorist attacks: ‘We do not condone violence of any kind’.

Her son, Josh Willcox, is one of three students who lead the Palestine Solidarity Committee.

The latest development has it that the perfume company which is a household name in the perfume industry has “distanced itself from its founder”.

Here’s what we know about the British businesswoman, her husband, and her children.

Who is Jo Malone married to?

British perfume founder Jo Malone has been married once in her life.

The name of her husband is Garry Willcox.

Jo Malone met her spouse, Gary Willcox when she was 19 years old. Their romance started as friends and it grew into a relationship.

Three years after they met, the couple tied the knot in 1985. At the time, Malone was 22 years old.

The couple have been married for close to four decades.

Who is Garry Willcox, Jo Malone’s husband?

Garry Willcox is famous as the spouse of Jo Malone perfume founder.

By profession, Garry Willcox is a former surveyor.

He then stopped his previous job and decided to work with his wife when her company began to take off.

There are no further details about Garry Willcox but he has been a supportive spouse to his wife.

How many children does Jo Malone have?

Jo Malone is a mother of one. She has a son named Josh Willcox.

The English businesswoman shares her child with her husband Gary Willcox whom she has married for almost 40 years.

While working with Estée Lauder, Jo made the decision to leave the company to take care of her son.

She said: “My only child, Josh, was five, and I wanted to be there each morning when he left for school, for each school pick-up, for each sports day, and for each family dinner,” per the Daily Mail.

“What I wanted, I decided, was to invest my time in him, not the business.”

Josh is now 22 years old and studying at Harvard.

He reportedly competes on the fencing team at the university.

Josh Willcox was recently accused of authoring pro-Palestinian content in the wake of Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel, as part of his work at the Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee of Harvard.

DailyMail.com confirmed that Malone’s son, Josh, is one of three leaders of the group that ‘hold[s] the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence.’ 

Days later, it was revealed that due to Josh’s actions, Perfume giant Jo Malone distanced itself from the company founder.

‘This is an extremely difficult time for everyone and please know we do not condone violence of any kind. At this time, we would like to clarify that Jo Malone the individual has not been affiliated with the Jo Malone London brand since 2006. We continue to lead with kindness,’ the company said in a statement.

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