You might have thought having a Chelsea pad worth more than 75 million would be enough for most property tycoons, but not for Nick Candy.
I can disclose that Candy and his pop star wife, Holly Valance, have splashed out well over £10 million on a Grade II‑listed mansion in Oxfordshire.
They will be a short drive from trendy private members’ club Soho Farmhouse, where Prince Harry courted Meghan.
That's sweet: Nick Candy and his pop star wife, Holly Valance, have splashed out well over £10 million on a Grade II‑listed mansion in Oxfordshire (pictured)
Holly Valance and Nick Candy attend Lisa Tchenguiz's 50th birthday party at the Troxy in 2015
‘We have been looking for years to get something in the Cotswolds for the family, and finally, a year ago, we found a gorgeous family home in a wonderful village,’ Candy tells me.
The seven-bedroom property has a pool, stables, tennis and squash courts and its own chapel.
Candy, 48, declines to say how much they paid, but the house was bought by the previous owners for £8 million in 2012.
Since then, prices have rocketed in the area, where locals include Kate Moss and JCB tycoon Lord Bamford and his wife Carole, who started the Daylesford organic empire.
Candy, who has two daughters with his wife, adds: ‘We’re very immersed in our quiet country life at weekends and adore the friendly and welcoming village.'
The seven-bedroom property has a pool, stables, tennis and squash courts and its own chapel
While it is unknown how much the couple paid, records show it was bought for £8m in 2012
Prolific author Alexander McCall Smith, creator of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency has been promised great things – but only after his death.
He says: ‘I was on tour in the United States and this woman came up to me with a book for signature, and she looked at me and said: “You know something, you’re going to be much more successful posthumously.” ’
The writer, 72, who has written 21 novels in the series, says. ‘She wasn’t being rude, but it was rather an odd thing to say to somebody.’
How guitar guru Beck gave Depp a silver lining
Pictured: Johnny Depp is planning his comeback
With his acrimonious divorce from actress Amber Heard, and their bitter court room showdown in London last summer, Hollywood star Johnny Depp suffered the biggest setback of his glittering career.
Now, however, I hear he’s quietly planning his comeback — right here in Britain.
The 58-year-old star of Fantastic Beasts and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory has been taken under the wing of British rock legend Jeff Beck.
The Hi Ho Silver Lining guitarist, 77, who’s so talented he had each of his fingers insured for £700,000 in 2010, has secretly been hosting Depp at his Riverhall country estate in Wadhurst, East Sussex, where they’ve been writing and recording together in Beck’s studio. Depp is an accomplished guitarist himself.
‘They’ve been collaborating on material for Jeff’s next album,’ reveals a source close to Depp. ‘It’s been great for Johnny to get back to his first true love, which is music.
‘Jeff has been a great friend to Johnny during a very difficult time, and being away from Hollywood has been exactly what Johnny needed.
'He wants to take a step back from everything and focus on a comeback through music.’
Eight-time Grammy Award winner Jeff, who has been called ‘one of the most influential lead guitarists in rock’ by
