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Paul O’Grady’s widower has dropped the price of the star’s countryside mansion by almost £1 million after the home failed to sell.
The comedian lived at Knoll Hill House in Aldington, near Ashford, from 1999 until his death in 2023 aged 67, from cardiac arrhythmia.
The Lilly Savage performer shared the seven-bedroom propery with husband Andre Portasio, who put it on the market in September for £3.5 million.
However the price has now dropped on Rightmove for £2.65m, after Mr Portasio’s plans for the property faced a backlash from neighbours and an environmental group.
A bid to convert a groundkeeper’s outbuilding into a two-bedroom home was rejected by Ashford Borough Council, after the Kent Downs National Landscape Unit said the proposals failed “to conserve or enhance the special character and qualities” of the surrounding area.
He later applied to transform the lodge into a holiday let, plans which received the go-ahead despite fears it would mean a “constant stream of visitors” through the village.
Set within a sprawling 20 acres and overlooking Romney Marsh, Knoll Hill was described as “the kind of house you’d find in one of those Enid Blyton books” by Paul’s former partner Brendan Murphy, who died in 2005.
Once owned by fellow comedian Vic Reeves, there is a swimming pool, two self-contained cottages, a barn and stables.
The kitchen’s French doors open onto a terrace and the gardens beyond, while the master bedroom has an en-suite bathroom and a balcony.