Geri Halliwell and Christian Horner eye £45m Pride And Prejudice estate
Geri Halliwell and Christian Horner are planning a move to a £45 million estate featured in the BBC’s Pride And Prejudice.
The A-list couple have been in talks with estate agents and are reportedly “super-interested” in Edgcote House.
The Georgian estate is set in 1,704 acres, comes with 31 other houses, and has its own private racecourse for horse-loving Geri.
A source said: “Geri and Christian know all about Edgcote, living so near. To live there would be a dream.
“They have visited several times and are desperate to own the property.”
The Horners, who have two kids, currently live in a £9.2 million mansion about five miles from Grade I-listed Edgcote, which is on the Northamptonshire-Oxfordshire border.
The source added: “Christian and Geri have had run-ins with local planning officers at their home so would welcome a move.
“They have viewed Edgcote and their agents have had discussions with owners to acquire the estate.”
Finding the cash will not be an issue. Christian, 52, reportedly received a payoff of up to £80 million from F1 team Red Bull last year.
Geri, 53 — who grew up on a council estate in Watford — made a fortune as part of the 1990s pop band the Spice Girls, selling more than 100 million records.
The stunning Edgcote House is on sale for the first time in nearly 100 years. It was used as the setting for Netherfield Park in BBC’s 1995 version of Pride And Prejudice, starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle.
The current house was built between 1748 and 1754. It is described by estate agents Savills as “an exceptional example of a traditional English country estate.”
Shortly after the execution of Henry VIII’s statesman Thomas Cromwell, it was bestowed upon the King’s fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, as part of her divorce settlement.
Locals in The Hare and Hounds in Wardington, Oxon, which borders the estate, have been discussing their potential neighbors.
One joked: “It’ll be great to have a Spice Girl moving in. About time something interesting happened around here.”
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