Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Michael Jackson's former bodyguard, Matt Fiddes, has revealed his plans to purchase the 'saddest ever' house from Grand Designs as a Christmas gift for his wife.
The martial arts millionaire previously attempted to buy the lighthouse-inspired Chesil Cliff House with a £7.5m bid, but was turned down by owner Edward Short. The North Devon coast home in Croyde, which featured twice on the popular Channel 4 show, was labelled its 'saddest ever' project.
However, Matt, who is worth £120m, now wants to ''get the deal done'' and secure the property for his wife Moniqe as a Black Friday Christmas present, according to DevonLive. Sharing his plans on Instagram, Matt wrote: '''My new project? #granddesignshouse. ''The BARGAIN of the century! Time to get this deal done! "Who remembers when I put an offer in to buy this house in #croydebay that was featured on the TV show #granddesigns ? It turned out to be a bit of sad story for the owner who clearly had no idea what he was doing! ''I offered £7.
5 million to the owner to turn the property into luxury apartments!! He was mad pushing for £10 million! It’s now in receivership and is for sale for just over £5 million! ''The vendor should have took my offer! It needs at least £2 million spent on it to make it liveable and safe! Popped past the property today to see how it was looking! What bea.
