Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo have revealed the twist of fate that led to them finding their dream home, after four years of searching.
The former Made In Chelsea stars – who are expecting their first child – finally unveiled their stunning London property on Thursday after an extensive 14-month-long renovation.
And opening up on how they came to secure the luxury abode, rumoured to be worth £12million, Jamie, 36, and Sophie, 30, explained how fate had had a hand in the story.
In a new joint interview with The Standard, the married couple detailed how an article about their fruitless house-hunting journey was spotted by the former owner’s grandmother.
She proceeded to call up her grandson to insist that she had discovered the perfect buyers for his place, with Sophie and Jamie happening to book a viewing at the property the same day.
While Jamie admitted that he was hesitant about the house at first, Sophie fell instantly in love and even threatened her husband with divorce if he didn’t agree to put in an offer. Before the day was out, their offer was in.
Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo have revealed the twist of fate that led to them finding their dream home, after four years of searching (seen in June)
The former Made In Chelsea stars – who are expecting their first child – finally unveiled their stunning London property on Thursday after an extensive 14-month-long renovation
He said: ‘When we walked in, I was not sure at first. Sophie turned to me and said, “If we do not put an offer in, I am going to divorce you”. That was the clincher.’
And after spending over a year renovating the place to suit the couple’s needs and wants, Jamie couldn’t resist taking to social media to show off the new home.
Taking to Instagram, he brought his followers on a tour of the downstairs and showed a look at the property before the renovation – empty with light fixtures dangling from the ceiling.
In the after footage, he unveiled the stunning split level and open plan kitchen, dining and living space of the property, but joked that the renovation had left he and Sophie ‘nearly divorced’.
He wrote in the caption: ‘Just in time. My wife and I bought our first home and started renovating it… 14 months, 10,000 arguments and nearly divorced later, we’ve finally finished.’
Jamie could be seem beaming as he walked around his gigantic marble kitchen island and made his way to a stainless steel American fridge freezer.
The warm spot lighting and white wooden panelling on the ceiling gave the interior a homely and cosy feel, while four skylights flooded the room with natural light.
The open-plan kitchen also boasted curved arched door frames, with a pantry just off the kitchen and the living area on a raised level to give a degree of separation.
Taking to Instagram, he brought his followers on a tour of the downstairs and showed a look at the property before the renovation – empty with light fixtures dangling from the ceiling
In the after footage, he unveiled the stunning split level and open plan kitchen, dining and living space of the property, but joked that the renovation had left he and Sophie ‘nearly divorced’
Sophie explained to The Standard how the kitchen had been the most important room for her to get right, saying: ‘I always wanted a massive kitchen with a big island. For me, that is the heart of the home.’
While Jamie’s favourite indulgence is the kitted out cinema room, with a striped carpet, high-end speakers and a bar, complete with huge jars of Candy Kittens – his confectionery company.
Speaking about his love of the lavish room, he said: ‘I grew up obsessed with films. So to have our own cinema, where we can curl up with popcorn — that is the dream.’
But Sophie quipped that the cinema had actually been a compromise, as Jamie originally had a different dream for the basement space.
She teased: ‘Jamie wanted a golf simulator in the basement. Luckily, we persuaded him that a cinema was a better idea.’
The pair’s relationship developed from friendship into romance in 2019, going on to get engaged two years later and eventually tied the knot in a lavish Spanish wedding in 2023.
In June, the couple announced that Sophie was pregnant with their first child, renaming their hit podcast Newlyweds to NearlyParents, in anticipation of their impending parenthood.
