Quite The Jump: Davina McCall lists East Sussex country mansion for nearly double what she paid for it

The TV presenter is selling up after the breakdown of her 17-year marriage to Matthew Robertson.
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Jess Denham1 June 2018

She gave us tours around the wacky Big Brother houses for a decade and now we have been given a glimpse inside Davina McCall's decidedly more tasteful abode as she prepares to sell it for £6.25million — almost double what she paid for it nine years ago.

The TV presenter and fitness enthusiast has put the 17th-century stone mansion she shared with Matthew Robertson, her husband of 17 years, on the market following the recent, highly-publicised breakdown of the couple’s marriage.

The Grade II-listed property in the village of Wadhurst, East Sussex, has six bedrooms, a swimming pool, a tennis court and 38 acres of private parkland complete with water features and topiary.

It also comes with private access via a footpath on the grounds, to the local train station, with routes to London taking just over an hour.

Four outbuildings – The Barn, The Cottage, The Coach House and The Lodge – provide eight further bedrooms ideal for renting out or housing other members of the family.

Followers of McCall’s Instagram account will recognise the interiors, especially the rustic, flagstone-floored kitchen-diner, where one photo shows her dog posing and another sees her busy making a Justin Bieber sign with her teenage daughters at the big round table.

It is unclear whether the house, a former medieval nunnery, has been staged for sale, but it is full of on-trend touches, from the monochrome photographs hanging in the hallway to the pineapple lamps in the spacious living room with its grand pillars and solid wood flooring.

Heart of her home: this kitchen has been the backdrop to many an Instagram post

Jewel-toned velvet sofas inject colour into one of the living rooms, while a Pop Art-style portrait of former US president Barack Obama hangs beneath a vaulted skylight ceiling in another.

Jazzy statement rugs add further fun factor.

McCall, 50, and Robertson stand to make over £3million from the country manor, which they bought for £3.2million in 2009.

For more details, call Savills on 01892 323 042.

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