Sarah Ferguson’s past still haunts her reputation: author Former friend Allan Starkie told Fox News Digital Sarah Ferguson’s judgment and associations during financial strain damaged her public image. Starkie is the author of "Fergie: Her Secret Life." NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Sarah Ferguson has, at times, found herself in troubling circles. Years before her links to Jeffrey Epstein raised eyebrows, the former Duchess of York found herself in headlines over her ex-dresser,