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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, 60, reveals he’s signed over the deeds to his home to his sons-in-law

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, 60, reveals he’s signed over the deeds to his home to his sons-in-law

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has revealed he no longer owns his home. 

The interior design guru, 60, explained that he has signed away two thirds of his sprawling Cotswolds manor house to his two sons-in-law.

Speaking to The Sunday Times, Laurence mused: ‘I’m no longer lord of the manor,’ as he detailed his unique living arrangement. 

Laurence and wife Jackie, 60, live in the main house along with daughter Hermione, 27, her husband, Drew, 28, and their children Romilly, two, and Eleanora, 18 months.

Their daughter Cecile, 30, and her husband, Dan, 30, and their children Albion, eight, and Demelza, three, live in a converted garage block across the gravel drive.  

Yet Hermione revealed: ‘Hilariously, Cecile and I aren’t on the deeds, because we inherit it anyway — it’s actually the husbands.’ 

From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail’s new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop.  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has revealed he's signed two thirds of his Cotswolds manor house to his two sons-in-law (back row) Dan and Cecile with their son Albion, and Jackie and Laurence, (front row) Drew and Hermione

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has revealed he’s signed two thirds of his Cotswolds manor house to his two sons-in-law (back row) Dan and Cecile with their son Albion, and Jackie and Laurence, (front row) Drew and Hermione

Pictured is the Cotswolds home Laurence shares with his wife, daughters and grandchildren, which he has owned since 2007

Pictured is the Cotswolds home Laurence shares with his wife, daughters and grandchildren, which he has owned since 2007

Laurence then explained: ‘One of the most amusing things was having to sit down with a solicitor for them to ᴀssess whether Jackie and I were being coerced into this by our bullying sons-in-law. Our friends just can’t believe it. They go, “what happens if you all fall out?”‘

Yet Hermione explained that while they bicker all the time, they simply have to ‘get over it’. 

Detailing why he wanted to pᴀss on his property now, Laurence – who has an estimated net worth of £8 million – shared: ‘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.” 

His decision to reᴀssess his finances and ᴀssets comes after Laurence confessed in January that he is going through an ‘end of life crisis’ following a near-death experience on Netflix show Bear Hunt.

During filming in Costa Rica in May last year, Laurence was among celebrities taking part in a water challenge and was told to leap from a boat into the river.

However, he became entangled in a bungee rope and got stuck underneath the boat. 

He was dragged underwater for several heart-stopping minutes before being pulled to safety by members of the team supervising the stunt, and lost consciousness.

Laurence then joked that his wife Jackie said he was in a ‘mid-life crisis’ when he told her he was appearing in the show.

‘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,’ he mused. 

‘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. 

‘Because she literally has always had in her handbag, a SAS Survival Guide, to get herself out of all sorts. I meant to bring it actually and again, how foolishly, I completely forgot.’

Laurence has spoken previously about his unconventional set-up, telling the My Dirty Laundry podcast that they invited the children back when he and his wife ‘were rattling around the house like dried peas in a luxury tin’.

He added that living with your entire family is ‘something more people should be doing’ and doesn’t mind his lavish interiors now be filled with children’s toys.

‘We certainly aren’t sliding into our sixtieth year with boredom calling. We want to use our time wisely and valuably. The way you design your world helps the way you feel,’ he said.

‘We have our big manor house filled with children and pieces of brightly coloured plastic and Peppa Pig again.

‘I think its something that more and more people should be doing, for us boomers generation we’re all sort of surprised we’ve made it to 60. 

‘I think everyone thought we would live fast and die young rather than live very, very slowly and die really quite old.’

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