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Michael Jackson's former bodyguard has made a fresh bid to purchase the 'saddest ever' Grand Designs home - as a Christmas gift for his wife. Martial arts millionaire Matt Fiddes had previously attempted to buy the lighthouse-inspired Chesil Cliff House, but his £7.5m offer was turned down by owner Edward Short.

The North Devon coastal property in Croyde, which featured twice on the popular Channel 4 show, was labelled its 'saddest ever' project. However, Matt, who is worth £120m, now says he wants to ''get the deal done'' and secure the house for his wife Moniqe as a Black Friday Christmas present. On Instagram, Matt posted: "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 beautiful views and caught it at its full beauty in the sunset! ''I put in a few calls to the new estate agents a while back. Although I had a feeling this house would crash in value and wa.

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