The artist has splashed out £15 million on a stunning London townhouse previously owned by comedian-turned-broadcaster Griff Rhys Jones, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. It means a healthy profit for the Welsh star, who bought the Georgian mansion in Fitzrovia for £1.45 million in 1998. The sale proves that Rhys Jones, 67, is rather shrewder than the slow-witted character he played opposite comedy partner Mel Smith in the 1980s. While living there, Rhys Jones – who made a fortune when he and Smith sold production firm Talkback for £62 million – described it as 'elegantly raffish'. Rhys Jones, a friend of Ms Emin, has moved to a townhouse in nearby Holborn.

Source: Daily Mail June 05, 2021 21:02 UTC