Ann Summers founder Jacqueline Gold has died at the age of 62, her family said.
The businesswoman died on Thursday evening after seven years of treatment for breast cancer.
A statement from Jacqueline Gold’s family said: “It is with unspeakable sadness that Ann Summers confirm our amazing executive chair Jacqueline Gold CBE passed away yesterday evening with her husband Dan, daughter Scarlett, sister Vanessa, and brother-in-law Nick, by her side.