Inside Laura Hamilton’s large renovation venture: Star reveals she’s knocked down most of her new Mallorcan vacation dwelling as she shares a glimpse at thrilling property plans
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A Place In The Sun‘s Laura Hamilton has given a glimpse at the huge renovations she is making to her new Mallorcan holiday home.
The presenter and property expert, 42, purchased the house in the heart of Pollença back in August and agreed to buy it ‘as seen’.
This means she had a massive job on her hands to gut the place which was decorated in a very old fashioned style and with old furniture.
She has also ended up knocking down most of the house in order to create her dream ‘plunge pool’ as a centre piece to the holiday house.
Taking to Instagram on Thursday she posted an update for her fans, writing: ‘LOOK HOW FAR I’VE COME…
‘Back in August I purchased a holiday home in Mallorca. But of course me being me, it had to be a ‘renovation project’. It’s a massive undertaking and I am loving the process and of course the transformation.
A Place In The Sun’s Laura Hamilton has given a glimpse at the huge renovations she is making to her new Mallorcan holiday home
The presenter and property expert, 42, purchased the house in the heart of Pollença back in August and agreed to buy it ‘as seen’ – before demolishing huge parts of it
She has also ended up knocking down most of the house in order to create her dream ‘plunge pool’ as a centre piece to the holiday house
‘I decided not to post lots about my renovation on this page as I know not everyone is interested so I decided to create a separate page with more content on the project over on @myrenovationinthesun.’
Laura shared how it was tough to gut the house as it is on a small lane in the middle of the town – and it took a team of eight people three days to empty everything.
The whole back of the house had been demolished and the roof terrace has gone in order to create a space for a courtyard garden with a plunge pool.
She has also gutted the old fashioned bathroom, downstairs bedroom and kitchen to make way for a more modern design.
It comes last month Laura admitted she feels ‘more happy and secure about herself’ after facing cruel trolls – as the presenter opened up about her blossoming romance with a married CEO.
She is well known for delighting fans with her stunning looks across her social media pages.
But the mother-of-two has admitted her success has come with a cost and she’s been forced to grow a thick skin to face cruel online trolls.
In July, MailOnline reported that Laura has been dating CEO James Pettigrew, 44, since January, and the star has now admitted how secure she has felt recently, despite dealing with trolling about her looks.
This means she had a massive job on her hands to gut the place which was decorated in a very old fashioned style and with old furniture
Laura shared how it was tough to gut the house as it is on a small lane in the middle of the town – and it took a team of eight people three days to empty everything
The roof terrace has gone in order to make room for the new plunge pool
She said: ‘Back in August I purchased a holiday home in Mallorca. But of course me being me, it had to be a ‘renovation project’
She has also gutted the old fashioned bathroom, downstairs bedroom and kitchen to make way for a more modern design
The kitchen has also been gutted but she is yet to show off the results
‘It’s really hard when you read comments like, ”Oh, she’s done too much of this to her face”,’ she told The Sun, adding she thought it was because of her cheekbones.
‘That’s my face, and unfortunately, that’s the way it is. Or people say, ‘Oh, she’s got fake boobs’. And I’m like, I haven’t, actually. But if that’s what people want to believe.
‘It’s kind of a bit laughable that people make statements and they don’t know the facts.’
But Laura has ultimately found her balance and it’s mainly thanks to getting older, as she admitted ‘the older you get, I think you generally feel more well’ and added she now feels ‘more happy in myself and secure’ in herself and who she is.
She paid a special tribute to her loved ones including her mum, dad and her children – calling herself ‘very lucky’ for having such ‘supportive’ people around her ‘who accept and love each other’.
Laura shares son Rocco and daughter Tahlia with her broker ex-husband Alex Goward, who she married in 2012 and divorced in 2022.
Sources close to the couple say CEO James has been ‘spending all his time’ with Laura.
But the pair’s relationship has ‘upset’ James’ estranged wife, with a friend telling MailOnline Jackie was ‘unaware’ her husband was dating Laura at the beginning of their relationship, and is now going through a painful divorce.
Laura and James, who shares two daughters with Jackie, were pictured smiling together at the Scottish FA Cup Final in May while enjoying corporate tickets to the match between Old Firm rivals Celtic and Rangers.
In August, Laura told The Sun‘s Fabulous Magazine: ‘I’m dating. I’m having fun. No, I don’t have the apps. I’ve tried those in the past three years. I went on Raya and thought: “This is not for me.” I like to meet people organically.’
The TV star also admitted that her fame often strikes up a conversation with her potential suitors.
She said: ‘People do look at me and say: ‘I know you from somewhere…’ and that starts a conversation.’
But the television host was taken aback when one man she went on a date with started asking her for property advice and had to tell him that was not what she was there for.
The blonde beauty did acknowledge that the idea of dating could be tricky because she is always abroad filming.
She then joked that really she should have a ‘man in every country’ before insisting that monogamy is the only thing she would settle for.
Laura said: ‘Really, I should have a man in every country. That would be a more interesting story [laughs].
‘Oh, she’s got one in Ibiza, she’s got one in Ibiza, one on Mallorca. No, that’s not who I am.’
She then shared a clip of the outside area which has been gutted
The trucks removing the contents of the house had to come up the narrow lane
The roof terrace is pictures after the removal
Laura has been one of the rotating presenters on Channel 4’s lifestyle series A Place In The Sun since 2012
Laura has been one of the rotating presenters on Channel 4‘s lifestyle series A Place In The Sun since 2012.
She began her rise to fame in 2003, appearing on popular children’s programme Fun Song Factory on CITV – alongside JLS’ Aston Merrygold.
Laura also presented the Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards and was in talks to host The X Factor accompaniment show The Xtra Factor.
Since becoming a firm favourite on A Place In The Sun, Laura has appeared on Dancing On Ice, where she came second.
