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A grandfather says posers have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to his pastel pink London home as it has become a photoshoot hotspot.
Ex-fashion designer Peter Lee, 77, has multiple groups of families, influencers, and ballerinas and more, taking photographs of themselves daily outside his house near Kensington Palace in west London.
He's says its popularity is racking up hefty repair bills, including thousands of pounds to replace the now-cracked tiles decorating the steps to the £2million house, for the first time in the 44 years he's lived there.
Mr Lee suspects the cracks are caused by visitors performing elaborate acrobatics to get the perfect shot, many of which have been caught on his doorbell camera.
One girl in a neon pink two-piece that matched the house held herself up on Mr Lee's railings and did the splits in the air for the camera, after flicking her hair back and forth in front of a group of friends in the same outfits.
The pastel pink west London home of Peter Lee, which has become a photo hotspot for influencers who pose outside its famous exterior. According to Peter, they have racked up thousands of pounds of damage
Peter Lee, 77, (pictured sitting on the steps of his house) says he doesn't mind people snapping his home, but does mind the damage caused to his steps
Mr Lee has had to spend thousands of pounds to replace cracked and chipped tiles on the way up to his house for the first time since he moved in
West London homeowner Peter Lee says his house has become a photo hotspot, with the increased footfall outside the property causing thousands of pounds worth of damage. Many of those taking pictures have been caught on his doorbell camera (pictured)
His house, near Kensington Palace in west London, has become a hotspot among influencers who take pictures outside the property
According to Peter, his home's popularity is racking up hefty repair bills, including thousands of pounds to replace the now-cracked tiles decorating the steps
Some stay for hours. A nearby ballet school have become regulars, taking the children's end of year pictures in ballerina dresses in front of the house.
He said: 'I don't know what they're doing, blogs on their websites?
'One girl was sat out there for half a day on her own. She put her phone in the middle of the street, took photos of herself against the house and then ran back to grab the phone when a car came.
'I normally just watch them on the screen, but I had to go down and say 'did you get what you wanted? You've been out there for half the day.'
The pristine two-bed house is pink surrounded by black iron railings and black tiles leading up to the porch, plants hang over the entrance with white latticed windows.
Mr Lee said: 'There are some outside right now, I wish you could see them, there's a whole family having their photos taken on my top step.
'If you had been standing here now you would have seen a whole family, they've gone now. I'm just waiting for the next ones.
'Sometimes I wait until they've gone to go outside.'
