Archive June 10, 2025

Changing Rooms TV star and interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen no longer owns his home after signing it over to his two sons-in-law. It comes following a harrowing incident while filming a Netflix show

Interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has signed over his Cotswolds estate to his two sons-in-law after suffering a terrifying near-death experience during the production of a popular Netflix series.

The 60-year-old, who is famed for appearing on BBC’s Changing Rooms, revealed earlier this year that he was struggling with an “end of life crisis” after he was involved in a horror incident while filming Celebrity Bear Hunt. During a water stunt, Laurence lost consciousness after being dragged under a boat, leaving him shaken.

Speaking of the scary ordeal earlier this year, Laurence revealed: “In my head, I was some kind of Marvel superhero. Actually, by the time I got to the raft that I was supposed to swim to, it dawned on me quite quickly, I’m actually Granddaddy Pig and getting onto the raft was never going to happen. I got stuck under the raft. I got tangled up in some equipment and stuff and that’s when the drowning thing kind of happened.

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“But I managed to free myself. I should have stopped at that point and just sort of gathered myself but actually, no, I was then throwing myself into the challenge and then I started blacking out and suddenly, I’ve got Bear on top of me.”

Laurence thought he was suffering a heart attack as he shared: “It wasn’t a pleasant experience at all. I mean, it really, really wasn’t. I was blacking out. I thought I was having a heart attack.

“And having then been pumped full of, I think it’s about three canisters of oxygen, which is wonderful stuff by the way…but it was a very solitary thing. I always felt that I was quite physically resilient. I have regular medicals. I’m perceived as being reasonably fit for what I am but it did feel slightly like a moment of failure.”

Speaking about taking part in Netflix’s Celebrity Bear Hunt, Laurence joked that his wife said he was having a “mid-life crisis”. He confessed: “She feels it’s got midlife crisis written all over it, although, as I keep telling her, I’m too old to have a midlife crisis, this is more like an end of life crisis.

“She’s actually, frankly, incredibly jealous. She would love to do it and has always been mildly irritated that no one’s ever asked her to do something like this.”

Just months after his incident on the show, Laurence, who has an estimated net worth of £8 million, confirmed that he no longer owns his sprawling Cotswold abode where he resides with his family. He told The Sunday Times, “I’m no longer lord of the manor.”

Sharing the reason behind signing over two-thirds of the Cotswold abode, Laurence added: “We’re not going to be those old people sitting on a great big pile of cash. Terribly unhappy, terribly lonely.

“Owning a lot of stuff but not actually having the benefit of it. We are very, very privileged, but we have made this decision. We have manifested this life.”

The TV star and design guru lives in the main house with his wife Jackie, 60, along with their youngest daughter Hermione, 27, her husband, Drew, 28, and their children Romilly, two, and Eleanora, 18 months. Their eldest daughter, Cecile, 30, resides in the converted garage on the same grounds with her husband, Dan, 30, and their children Albion, eight, and Demelza, three.

“Hilariously, Cecile and I aren’t on the deeds, because we inherit it anyway – it’s actually the husbands,” Hermione revealed.

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YouTuber Finny Da Legend has died after being shot near an iconic hotel in Las Vegas. The YouTube star was killed alongside another person, believed to be Finny’s partner, near the Bellagio hotel and casino on the Las Vegas strip on Sunday night.

Finny had more than 3000 subscribers on YouTube and was actually streaming live when it happened. A man, another content creator, came up to him. Footage shared online showed that at least seven shots were fired.

It is believed that alongside Finny, his partner was killed too, as reported by KVVU-TV. In the harrowing footage, Finny’s partner could be heard screaming. They said: “Are you f**king kidding me?” and the camera was then thrown to the ground.

Police had said that the shooter and one of the victims had argued on social media. Manuel Ruiz, 41, turned himself into police hours later, with the cops issuing a statement: “At this point, we believe we have the suspect identified and that this is an isolated incident, knowing that the suspect and the victim had previously engaged in some type of conflict using a variety of social media platforms.”

Praising his friend, Derek Ware spoke of Finny’s life away from social media, as a son, a father and a grandfather. He said: “He’s a good father. He takes care of his kids. If something was wrong, he would just always check up on me. He’s donated to people that needed help online.” Of Finny’s wife, he added: “She would have fun everywhere she went. People wanted to be around her.”

Derek claimed that a feud between Finny and Manuel had been going on since 2023 and he claimed it started when Ruiz pepper sprayed Finny’s wife Bubbly. He said: “I was saying, ‘I’m just glad it was pepper spray, it wasn’t bullets.’

“I said, ‘I don’t want to. I don’t want to see you here in pain with bullets in you, so let’s figure this out.’ His wife said she was OK, so he was just like, ‘OK, let’s handle this another way.’ He controls his emotions very well. That’s what I liked about him the most.”

Ware then said that Ruiz lost followers and Finny’s online popularity just grew. He never thought it would come to violence. He said: “That’s just, that’s just sickening. That’s just sick. What do you get out of that? I don’t get that. You just ruined two families.”

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Countryfile presenter and farmer Adam Henson has opened up on what the future holds for his family as he prepares to leave his farm in the Cotswolds when the tenancy runs out

Countryfile’s Adam Henson has shared a poignant moment, declaring “it’s the end of an era” as he contemplates leaving his beloved farm in the Cotswolds once the tenancy expires.

The well-known TV presenter and farmer resides on the expansive 650-hectare Cotswolds Farm Park estate with his wife Charlie. He revealed their plans to relocate to a nearby bungalow, acknowledging that their children have chosen different paths and won’t be taking over the agricultural reins.

Off-camera, Adam dedicates himself to running the family farm, continuing the vision his father Joe initiated in 1971.

Speaking to the Daily Express, he reminisced: “My dad was ahead of his time by opening a farm for people to come and visit, bottle-feed a lamb or hold a chick.”

Adam recalled his own childhood enthusiasm for farming, contrasting it with his children’s career choices: “While I was pulling on my wellies and chasing my dad out of the door to join him on the farm, my own children aren’t interested in a career in farming.”

He acknowledged his children’s capabilities but noted their different professional directions: “Sure, they can lamb a sheep and drive a tractor, but my daughter lives in Perth as an events organiser and my son is a financial advisor in Leeds.”

Looking ahead, he shared their future plans: “So when the tenancy runs out in 12 years’ time, Charlie and I are moving to a bungalow close by in Winchcombe, where we have a few acres and will keep a few sheep and the dogs.”

Despite the change, Adam expressed his enduring affection for the rural landscape: “It will be the end of an era, but I will still be able to enjoy the lovely countryside.”

In a heartfelt conversation with Reach PLC, Adam revealed the tough challenges he’s faced in his life, opening up about his wife’s battle with cancer, the heartbreaking loss of his parents, and his nephew.

Adam expressed, “My characteristics are that I am an upbeat person, and I have got an incredibly supportive family, wife, and children, and people around me.

“And within the business, I have got a business partner who I was at Agricultural College with and he is one of my closest friends and what we do is surround ourselves with people that are excellent within their own role in the business. Whether that is a manager or a farm manager, and we work really closely with the team and we are all very honest and open with one another.”

He went on to share, “I have had some very difficult times in my life, both in business and personally. My wife was very ill a few years ago, my parents dying, and I lost a nephew.”

Despite numerous hurdles such as foot and mouth disease, the Covid pandemic, and other personal tribulations, Adam credits his mental resilience to the robust support system he has built, “We have gone through foot and mouth challenges, Covid, and we have had some tough times, but I’ve never had poor mental health because I’ve had that fantastic support system around me.”

Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury are back together but their reunion has reportedly caused a family ‘feud’ between the Furys and the Hagues over Molly-Mae’s sister’s comments about Tommy

Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury’s reunion has reportedly caused a rift between the families. Tyson and Paris Fury are said to be frustrated at Molly-Mae’s sister Zoe’s comments about Tommy’s drinking.

Zoe admitted in Molly-Mae’s most recent documentary that she was worried about her sister. She said: “I do worry for her and my relationship with her if they did get back together. I think she potentially needs to look into the future and think about what’s best for her and Bambi. She’s got a long, rocky road ahead, unfortunately.”

Later, Zoe admitted she was just worried for her sister more than anything. She said: “I’ve literally been there, through everything. Through the upset calls in the middle of the night because he’s out and you don’t hear from him.

“I mean, he’s proven me wrong so far, to be fair, but I do think at some point that it’s gonna happen again. If the drink hasn’t gone away forever, the problems could potentially arise again.”

Now it has been claimed that the Furys aren’t “impressed” with Zoe’s “outspoken” comments about Tommy.

A source told The Sun: “The Fury family aren’t impressed that Zoe has been so outspoken about Tommy. They’re a fiercely loyal bunch and seeing Zoe’s comments broadcast to millions of people via Amazon absolutely got their hackles up.

“To them Tommy is a stand up guy, a good, hard working father. His drinking issues shouldn’t be used as a stick to beat him.” The Mirror has contacted Molly-Mae’s representatives and Paris and Tyson Fury’s representatives for comment.

Tommy admitted previously that drinking had become a vice of sorts for him. He said: “The reason why me and Molly broke up was because I got addicted to alcohol and I couldn’t be the partner that I wanted to be anymore.

“It kills me to say it, [but] it’s true, I couldn’t. I loved a pint of beer, loved to drink, and it is what it is. People go through different things in life and we all have our crosses to bear. I’ve got mine to bear.”

When they split, there had been rumours he had cheated, something he denied. He also said: “Cheating was never a thing. You can ask Molly this yourself. It was the drink, and the drink is not a good thing. You need to get a grip of it.

“If you’re in the same spot as me, where you just think that it’s going to cure all your problems, it doesn’t. You wake up even worse and you want to drink more to try and feel happy again. That’s the cycle of it.”