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A Grand Designs dream home was met with a nightmare end, suffering £200,000 worth of damage when it collapsed inwardly, an incident dismissed as "lunacy" by the Channel 4 show's host Kevin McCloud.

Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud has always been the master of home transformations on screen, but when it comes to his own life, he's much more private.The beloved 62 year old presenter became a household name after launching the first series of the Channel 4 architectural show in April 1999, and since then, he's graced our televisions in over 210 episodes across 21 series, not to mention numerous live events and spin-offs. Despite his public persona, Kevin is notoriously tight-lipped about his personal affairs, especially his home life.

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If you are a fan of Grand Designs, you'll know that not only does the show provide inspiration for your building, renovation and interior design projects, but there are some rather emotional stories behind the property transformations. In a recent episode of the Channel 4 programme, Danny created a dream home for himself and his three children.

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Grand Designs has returned to the lighthouse once dubbed 'saddest ever house' after it underwent a dramatic makeover.

Channel 4 show.The Chesil Cliff house in north Devon took more than 10 years to build as owner Edward Short faced a series of fianncial challenges that set back his mega building project.Originally with a budget of borrowing £1.8million from a bank, Edward planned to take down the old house sitting on top of a cliff and build a modern lighthouse home with 9 bedrooms, an infinity swimming pool and a mini cinema.READ MORE: Grand Designs' Kevin McCloud revisits £10m lighthouse - but spots missing key feature"We want it modern, white, glistening white and lots of glass, so it will look striking and it should look fantastic, people will be able to see it at sea," Hazel says.Edward added: "We do have a rotunda at one end and the lighthouse to have windows looking out at the view."But Kevin said: "To me, to put a house on top of the cliff is madness! It's a cliff that's crumbling away!"The original house is built in the 1950s and nestled between some of the best beaches, which attracts surfers to visit all year round.Viewers shared their thoughts on the old house, which sat right below a motorway.One said: "What exactly would have been so bad about just updating that original house?"Another who claimed to be a local resident in the area, commented: "The house is five minutes up the road from us.

READ MORE: 'Saddest ever' £10m Grand Designs house 'gave viewers second-hand panic attack'The process took a strain on Edward's personal life, resulting in his separation from ex-wife Hazel.Channel 4 presenter Kevin McCloud returned to the site in a show aired on Wednesday evening to check on progress with Edward's art deco-inspired lighthouse.As he made his way to the front door, he noticed the 60ft infinity swimming pool right next to the four-storey-high lighthouse.The breath-taking scenery left Kevin jaw-dropped as he said: "It's the kind of thing only a billionaire oligarch could put up with a coast of Greece - Skiathos to my left, British channel to my right."Inside the house, Edward showed him the office and guest bedrooms, as well as the "storm room" - overlooking a 300-degree panoramic view of the Atlantic ocean.Kevin compared the house to a Bond villain's lair but he quickly sensed something big is missing."There's one room I haven't seen, that's the kitchen," he told Edward."It's not done, and it won't be done," Ed responded, saying the reason was the fact he property is being sold.He was told by the investors that he should sell the lighthoutse and the separate house altogether so that he could clear his debt."It has a guided price of £2million on The Eye and £8million on this, so a combined value of £10million," he added.Since it was put on the market, the house remains unsold and Knight Frank, which is marketing the property, describes Chesil Cliff House as "one of the UK’s most spectacular coastal homes".The property comes with three acres of grounds including a private beach cove and foreshore with panoramic sea views over Saunton Sands and Croyde Beach.For the latest breaking news and stories from across

READ MORE: Grand Designs' 'saddest ever' house worth £10million is still not sold 3 months onIt has faced many problems, with residents complaining that the structure is an eyesore. The couple explained that they want to build a house "in a place they loved and spent so much time in".However the project wasn't as easy as it sounded when it began being built in 2011.Kevin was nervous about knocking down the 1950s home and turning it into a pile of bricks.He said in a clip shared by Metro: "Edward and Hazel’s project felt it may run onto the rocks from the moment they knocked down their 1950s home."Edward admitted he had a "strange set of emotions" when their family home was knocked down as the builders excavated "deep into the cliffs" to develop "a great complex of art deco maritime buildings." The couple named Edward and Hazel explained that they weren't willing to compromise on their idea of their dream home.

Fans of Grand Designs have weighed in on the latest build with devastating reviews that compared the finished project to a prison.

READ MORE: Owner of Grand Designs' 'saddest ever' house in new lighting row which 'will ruin view' But, after finding himself impressed by the finished countryside conversion, Kevin appeared to put his foot in it when he mentioned that he was looking forward to some delicious rural food.“Who wouldn’t be tempted by such idyllic surroundings, which provide so much in the way of home comforts and produce?” he narrated.“One of the things that I would be looking forward to, if I were ever invited, is the opportunity to enjoy Sarah’s cooking with produce from here… Whether it be a bit of lamb or vegetables.”Grandma Jean was left aghast, noting: “Oh don’t mention lamb. Good god, wash your mouth out with soap Kevin.”The couple’s daughter Fran intervened to explain, saying: “I don’t think we’ll be eating any of the lambs.”Shuffling in his otherwise-comfortable chair, Kevin looked confused at the offence he had committed.“I don’t understand the point of having… okay, maybe not,” he stuttered.Fran explained: “She’s [Jean] very emotionally attached to the sheep.”Kevin questioned whether this even included the elderly sheep who may not feed off the land for much longer, and was instantly rebutted. To get more TV stories from Daily Star delivered straight to your inbox sign up to one of our free newsletters here . Twitter users were left laughing, with one commenting: “Don’t mention the sheep.”It wasn’t just Kevin who misstepped during the episode, though.Although admitting that they were “really pleased” with the completed longhouse, Mike and Sarah accepted that they had gone well over their planned budget.“Our original budget was £945,000, and we’re sitting now, taking into account what we’ve still got to come, we’re

Grand Designs viewers have pointed out that the latest episode of the popular show had all the qualities of a disaster.

Channel 4 viewers were left gob smacked after the new series of Grand Designs returned this week. Presenter Kevin McCloud returned for the 23rd series of the popular property programme which follows some of the country's most ambitious self-building projects.

Channel 4 show as they tried to renovate the featured building into their dream home, but were met with unfortunate consequences after they ended up in hospital.Their conquest eventually got the better of them as elements began to get out of control and they ran out of money.At one point, Julia was shown crying over the stress of the building work.She said: “We took it in turns to have some kind of meltdown. It ended up with me having severe chest pains, which was a bit scary.

Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud has been left embarassed after accidentally breaking the brand new door of a homeowner’s kitchen.Kevin had been visiting the home of Maite and Carlos, a couple intent on creating a spacious home full of light to remind Maite of the mountainous Spanish village in which she grew up.However, with no formal design training, creating the huge three bedroom property was sure to be a struggle within the couple’s £310,000 budget.But, stepping into the half-finished kitchen over halfway through the process and, with the units finally installed, Kevin was impressed at the progress so far.One unique feature of the space were the sliding doors, which Maite had plans to paint and turn into moving pieces of artwork.“When they are closed, it’s going to look like a gallery,” she explained.Kevin went over to examine the idea a little more closely, and had a go at moving the door back and forth on its rail.“Does it work?” he asked before the canvas to the right. “Oohh, that’s nice.

Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud has faced some pretty harsh criticism from a couple featured on Wednesday's episode.

Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud’s criticism, telling him “we don’t give a s***” about others’ opinions on their property. In a project that lasted more than 17 months, Leigh and Richard aimed to restore an old flour mill into a liveable home.

In the 22-year run of Grand Designs, the Channel 4 programme has featured plenty of impressive Scottish homes.

A property that featured on the 'saddest ever' episode of Grand Designs and led to the owner's family being torn apart has gone on sale for a whopping £10m.

Channel 4 show, Kevin was presenting one of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) House of the Year specials.On the RIBA long list was floodplain design River House, House in Assynt in the Scottish wilderness, Hove House with its private courtyard, Out Farm, and the budget Simple House.At the beginning of the show, Kevin is standing behind a sofa wearing a black suit jacket, white shirt, and bowtie."Stand by to be starstruck by the architectural A-list," he says."And the best thing is, you don't even have to get dressed."Bizarrely, he then struts out from behind the sofa and reveals he is only wearing his underpants with the smart suit.The intro music and title sequence then start like normal, leaving viewers rubbing their eyes