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A stunning Adelaide home once owned by Aussie acting icon Mel Gibson has hit the market.
The property, located in the trendy suburb of Ulney, is best known as being the one-time residence of the Academy Award winning actor and director.
Current owners Nicole and Karl told the Adelaide Advertiser the property had changed hands twice since it was owned by the Braveheart star.
‘[Mel’s] first wife [Robyn Moore] was from Adelaide and that’s what prompted him to buy,’ Nicole told the publication.
‘It wasn’t a very long period of time [that Gibson lived in the home] and it was maybe about two owners before us.’
While the celebrity connection to the property is clear, it was also reported that Mel, 69, had technically never owned the property himself.
A stunning Adelaide property once owned by Aussie acting icon Mel Gibson has hit the market
Rather, it was purchased in 1990 under the name of Lasano Pty Ltd – a company that was directed by Mel’s Icon Productions partner Bruce Davey.
While it’s unclear how long Mel was associated with the property, the Hacksaw Ridge actor was a frequent visitor to South Australia in the 1980s, especially while filming third instalment of the Mad Max franchise, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
Listed without a price guide, the stunning Queen Anne residence sits on an impressive 1,170-square-metre block.
Set across two spacious levels, the property boasts four double bedroom, three living areas and two renovated bathrooms.
The remodelled kitchen has granite benchtops, steam and wall ovens and Siemens appliances throughout.
A rear extension has also converted a modest balcony into an entertainer’s terrace that looks out over lush gardens and an inground pool.
The irrigated and low-maintenance backyard boasts climbing jasmine and is dotted with citrus, apple and stone fruit trees.
It also sits close to the convenience of Ulney’s shopping strip, which offers high-end boutiques, luxe dining and a vibrant café scene.
While the celebrity connection to the property is clear, it was also reported that Mel, 69, had technically never owned the property himself. Rather, it was purchased in 1990 under the name of Lasano Pty Ltd – a company that was directed by Mel’s Icon Productions partner Bruce Davey
While it’s unclear how long Mel was associated with the property, the Hacksaw Ridge Actor was a frequent visitor to South Australia in the 1980s, especially while filming third instalment of the Mad Max franchise, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Also pictured: Tina Turner
Listed without a price guide, the stunning Queen Anne residence sits on an impressive 1,170-square-metre block
News of Mel’s secret Adelaide digs comes after the actor lost his $14.5million(US) mansion after it burnt to the ground during the recent LA fires.
He discovered his house had been consumed by fire while recording an episode on Joe Rogan’s podcast on in January and has since opened up to Fox host Laura Ingraham about the tragedy.
‘These are things and they may or may not be replaceable but we’re still here and I just kind of look at it in a weird kind of a way like a purification,’ he said.
After learning that his house was about to be destroyed, the actor said he rushed back to the Malibu mansion with his son to grab whatever they could before it all turned to ash.
He said the pair only escaped with their passports and a few other important documents while his artworks and books, some of which were from the 16th century and priceless, were destroyed in the flames.
‘It reminds me of the old cattle barrons clearing people off the land. I don’t know… it just seemed a little convenient that there was no water,’ he said.
‘The wind conditions and the fact that there were people ready, willing and able to start fires. And are they commissioned to do so or are they just acting on their own volition?’
Mel said he knew his house was a goner after he was warned it was in the direct path of the fire but that it was still shocking to see the wreckage left behind.
Set across two spacious levels, the property boasts four double bedroom, three living areas and two renovated bathrooms
The remodelled kitchen has granite benchtops, steam and wall ovens and Siemens appliances throughout
News of Mel’s secret Adelaide digs comes after the actor lost his $14.5million(US) mansion after it burnt to the ground during the recent LA fires
‘By and large everything is gone. When I went up there there yesterday it looked like Dresden after Bomber Harris got through with it. There’s nothing left,’ he said.
Mel was referring to February, 1945, when British war planes destroyed the German city of Dresden over five hours in a bombing campaign towards the end of WWII.
‘My son grabbed like three things and took off and those are okay, stuff like passports and a couple of papers… [but] its tragic, it makes you really sad,’ he said.
‘There’s actually neighbours that I have and I was looking at them and I felt worse for them than I did for myself.
‘I look at it as a strange mixture of sadness and almost kind of an elation in a sense. I just count my blessings… it is what it is I guess.’
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