AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Celebrity divorces fuel a luxury real-estate boom as stars pour millions into solo mansions
From Ben Affleck's $20.5 million Los Angeles estate to Tom Brady's private-island compound in Miami, Hollywood's newly single men are spending staggering sums on post-divorce homes, and the price tags reveal just how costly modern celebrity breakups have become. Vernon Kay, the 52-year-old BBC Radio 2 presenter, is the latest to join the trend. The […] The post Celebrity divorces fuel a luxury real-estate boom as stars pour millions into solo mansions appeared first on American Almanac .
From Ben Affleck's $20.5 million Los Angeles estate to Tom Brady's private-island compound in Miami, Hollywood's newly single men are spending staggering sums on post-divorce homes, and the price tags reveal just how costly modern celebrity breakups have become. Vernon Kay, the 52-year-old BBC Radio 2 presenter, is the latest to join the trend. The Daily Mail reported that Kay bought a £3 million house in Buckinghamshire, roughly 15 minutes from the family home he still shares with his ex-wife, Tess Daly. The couple announced their separation in May after 23 years of marriage and say they remain friends, but Kay is reportedly preparing to move into the new property, which includes a swimming pool and sprawling grounds. Kay's purchase…Open