Emma Grede has said her husband’s wealth had nothing to do with her own success as a businesswoman. Emma Grede, who has a net worth of approximately 400 million dollars (£297 million), insisted she would have been a success regardless of who she married. I love my kids but I don’t love Legos. “Because I go out and work really hard and really love what I do, that doesn’t mean that I’m not equally a fantastic parent.” The full Desert Island Discs episode is on BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 4 from Sunday at 10am.