Phil Collins' son has slammed his third wife Orianne Cevey.
Simon Collins was appalled to hear that Orianne, 46, is planning to sell some of her 70-year-old former husband's gold discs and framed awards in an online auction and he blasted her actions as "low".
Simon - whose mother is Collins' first wife Andrea Bertorelli - told the Daily Mail newspaper: "I really feel for my Dad. It's just a low thing to do. I don't understand why [Orianne] would do that. Some things are priceless and should not be sold — tokens of your life achievements are certainly one of them."
However, Simon is close to Cevey's sons with Collins, Nicholas, 19, and Matthew, 15, along with his daughters Lily - from Phil's marriage to second wife Jill Tavelman - and Joely, Andrea's daughter from a previous relationship whom Phil adopted.
He said: "There's no sibling rivalry. I'm proud of what Joely's achieved [as a film producer]. Nic's a great drummer, he's playing with Genesis now, that's amazing. Matt is an amazing footballer. And everyone knows Lily is an actress."
Simon - who has a new album 'Becoming Human' - battled a heroin addiction for years and admitted he feared upsetting his family by discussing it.
He said: "I started using when I was about 15. I am now 44. I've been clean for about seven years. I've never been this candid about it.
"It's not that I don't feel comfortable talking about it. It's more because I think my dad would just hate me. I just know it's going to be a world of hurt. That said, my dad has, you know, done his own dirty laundry in the Press for years.
"I did tell him. I did. And he did his best. At the end of the day it's up to me, it's up to me to sort my life out. There's no blame there, and I really hope it doesn't come off that way.
"He's an amazing dad. He's done his best. I certainly don't blame him for my troubles, that's for sure. [My life] has been an interesting one."
