Escape to the Chateau stars Dick Strawbridge and wife Angel deny claims they ‘bullied’ staff during filming of Channel 4 show and accuse producers of trying to make it a ‘trashy reality programme’ Escape to the Chateau followed Dick and Angel Strawbridge’s renovations Bought run-down 45-room chateau for £280,000 in the Pays de la Loire … Read more
A £48million mansion nestled in the hills above the French Riviera must be demolished after a court ruling brought a 15-year legal standoff to an end. Property tycoon Patrick Diter built a 32,000 sq ft Italianate palace, dubbed ‘Chateau Diter’, on the site of what was once a modest 2,000 sq ft farmhouse without first obtaining … Read more
Before their divorce, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie purchased the champagne house Fleur de Miravall, and they’re about to unveil a new champagne. Pitt, 56, and Jolie, 45, first leased the Chateau Miraval property in the south of France in 2008 before purchasing it outright and getting married there in 2014. Their company Fleur de … Read more
Last Thursday in my column, I celebrated an exciting new range of candles called Scents of Normality, designed to evoke the smell of places and events that have been cancelled by lockdown. These candles may sound like a joke, but I am happy to say they are real. The Festival candle is described like this: … Read more
Brad Pitt ‘is very proud’ of his new $390 rosé Champagne from his $60M ‘second home’ at Château Miraval By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 15:39 BST, 31 August 2020 | Updated: 15:39 BST, 31 August 2020 Two-time Oscar winner Brad Pitt ‘is very proud’ of his limited-release $390 rosé Champagne Fleur de Miraval – … Read more
He’s rumored to be dating the German model (and Angelina Jolie lookalike) Nicole Poturalski. And now, sources claim to have spotted Brad Pitt and the 27-year-old model visiting the Chateau Miraval in France, according to E! News. The property in the south of France has great significance for the 56-year-old Oscar winner, as it’s where … Read more
The beloved stars of Escape to the Chateau are back on our screens for another series of a popular television spin-off how where they help guide others to follow in their footsteps. Dick Strawbridge and his wife Angel swapped their two-bed flat in Essex for a 45-room chateau in France, and now they’re returning for … Read more
You won’t find any of the latest juicers, blenders or fashionable steam ovens in Robert Deeley’s kitchen. But if dangle spits, bottle jacks and faggot ovens from centuries long past are more your taste in culinary gadgets, then the cavernous room with its flagstone floor and two roaring open fires in his French chateau will … Read more