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Laura Hamilton, 40, revealed that her house had caught on fire in the middle of her rebuilding process. Today, The A Place In The Sun presenter confessed to being a “little stupid” by having the bonfire so close to her home that it “nearly ended in disaster”.On Instagram, she shared a video update of her home’s renovation project with her 157,000 followers.Speaking to the camera, Laura said: “So we might have been just a little bit stupid, and had a bonfire in the garden.“Got a bit out of control and now the fire brigade are on their way.She continued: “Yes, a bit silly burning wood so close to the house that nearly ended in disaster, but we're okay, the house didn’t burn down, and Steve and Charlie are here measuring up the staircase.”The home expert shared photos of the roaring bonfire that required emergency services to attend the scene.Underneath the video, Laura reiterated: “So I might have been a little stupid by having a bonfire in the garden which resulted in the fire brigade being called, but the house didn't burn down...“@cdcarpentryservicesltd have been measuring up the staircase.“The roof lights from @roof_maker have been installed.“The hardcore is going down for the driveway and my new sewage treatment plant is being installed @wesoffmainsdrainage“I’ve never lived 'off grid' and knew nothing about sewage treatment plants so in my next instalment Mark for @wesoffmainsdrainage will be explaining more about them and how they work!“#therebuild #nogiftedjustgreat @immaculatepropertyltd @roof_maker @coppardplant @markgward @wesoffmainsdrainage #offgrid #renovation #drainage #rooflight #carpentry.”In response, fans applauded the star’s amazing home renovation as they eagerly anticipated seeing the finished

Danni Menzies moved on years ago from her brief relationship with a "war hero", but wants to make it clear that she doesn't want that period of time to define her.The A Place In The Sun presenter is now dating someone new but is remaining tight-lipped about the mystery man's identity for the time being."This is so frustrating - I dated [my soldier ex] three years ago and it was for like a few months," she clarified."But because he was a war hero, people were splashing it everywhere.""I've not spoken to him for a long time," she added.However, as the war rages on in Ukraine, Danni has now admitted she would consider a job role in the midst of the conflict herself."I know a few people out there at the moment who are reporting, but they're all ex-army," the 33-year-old explained."To go into such a serious war zone you almost have to have a certain amount of training to make it there, and obviously there's a big gender imbalance in the army," Danni added.However, she admitted that she would happily "try just about anything"."I mean, obviously most of those reporters were journalists so they do a lot of studying to get there, but I'd give anything a go."She acknowledged: "It would be very eye-opening and very difficult, I think."However, Danni is breaking down boundaries of how genders are defined with her work in the field of supercars.Traditionally a male-dominated sport, she has taken part in rallies with her father and claims he even taught her to drive at the tender age of ten.Her first-ever TV role involved supercars, and she has now come full circle after announcing to Express.co.uk that she will be part of a new show about female racing drivers.Danni wants to encourage women to view racing as a competitive sport and

Madonna has attracted much criticism for her Instagram photos, after followers accused her of trying to look and behave like a teenager in scantily clad photos where she donned fishnets and PVC. However A Place in the Sun presenter Danni Menzies, who has experienced internet criticism for her choice of outfits herself and been branded a "hooker" lookalike for her short hem-lines.

A Place in The Sun presenter Jasmine Harman has told how she'd been left "dumbfounded" by the lack of impact Brexit has had on people looking to buy property overseas.

A Place in the Sun star Danni Menzies has revealed the tricky moments she has faced on the show, ahead of her departure.

A Place In The Sun presenter Danni Menzies announced that she would be leaving the property search show, for which she is known, earlier this year. However, the sports-mad star isn't letting the grass grow under her feet, as she teased the details about her travel plans surrounding a new show dedicated to female drivers."I've just been to Sweden for filming for a new project - it's like The X Factor for female racing drivers," she announced."I think there used to be [a lot of sexism for women trying to get into that industry]."Now everyone's trying to sort of even things out and give women the same opportunities as men and it's about time that kinda happened in motor sport," she declared."Hopefully the change is happening, but I think there's a long way to go."Danni has plenty of experience in the field - she first learnt how to drive at the tender age of 10, and then as an adult, she even participated in motorsport rallies with her equally enthusiastic father.Perhaps, then, it was only natural that she would take to the idea of the new show."I love it.

A Place In The Sun star Danni Menzies has revealed her grandmother, who once lived in Poland, struggled to get over the trauma of Nazi rule in Europe. Danni reflected on her grandmother's heartbreaking experience while discussing the Ukraine war, in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.Danni still recalls some of the experiences her grandmother used to share about the difficulties of day to day life in Eastern Europe."I grew up with [her] and [she'd] lived through a war, [so she was] telling me all these awful stories," she explained."I never really thought that would be happening again."As a little one, you just listen.

Danni Menzies has showcased a variety of revealing summer clothing during her TV appearances, from short skirts to low-cut tops. However, the A Place In The Sun star has dramatically hit back at trolls for criticising her wardrobe choices, arguing: "It's your body, [you should] do what you want with it!"Telling of how she sometimes cannot resist the temptation to put social media commenters "in their place", she admitted: "When they've made a really silly comment and you manage to sort of shut them down, it makes you feel a little bit better."The former model added that she had "absolutely" experienced sexist attitudes from members of the public judging the clothes she wears on the Channel 4 show.On one occasion, she deliberately donned a pair of boots that Instagrammers had dubbed "hooker shoes" for a second time on a subsequent show, to prove a point."I think when people say, 'she was asking for it because of what she was wearing', I think that's absolutely insane," she continued."Just because of what you wear shouldn't mean that anyone can treat you in a certain way."When asked whether women receive too much scrutiny in the public eye and are judged more than men for their appearance, she replied: "Yeah, we're tagged...

Laura Hamilton was surprised earlier this week by her closest friends and co-stars with an emotional video as they celebrated her 40th birthday.The A Place In The Sun presenter took to Instagram on Monday to share the heartfelt messages with her 156,000 followers.In the 5-minute long clip, Laura’s Birds with Baggage co-star, La Voix, hinted at Laura recently going through tough times.La Voix said in the video: “I just want to wish you the most amazing year, the most amazing rest of your life. Big, big kisses.“And I know it’s not been an easy time for you, but you know, I’m always there for a spot of lunch at the Ivy.“Nowhere else.

Laura Hamilton, 40, took to social media today to tell her fans that there had been a fire at her house.The A Place In the Sun star showed video footage of the flames being put out by the fire brigade. Taking to Instagram, Laura shared the scary news with her 156,000 followers. She wrote: “Errr… Just a little mishap with the rebuild this morning…“With the fire brigade coming to the rescue…”The video showed a fireman spraying water at a huge stack of burnt wood as smoke billowed out of it. Laura has been keeping fans updated with the process of rebuilding her new houseThe popular presenter sadly split with her husband Alex Goward this year after admitting they were on "different paths" in their lives and has now thrown herself into working on the property.The star moved out of her old family home in Purley, which she shared with her kids Rocco, eight, and Talia, six, and into the new Surrey mansion.She has since been giving fans a glimpse into the renovation process of her new place on her YouTube channel.

A Place In The Sun presenter Danni Menzies has had her say on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and told of her wish for Putin to be assassinated to help put a stop to the war.She even claimed she'd be willing to try her hand at war reporting directly from a conflict zone."It's just tragic and I really hope someone kills Putin soon!" the anxious presenter, whose Eastern European grandmother also suffered during the Second World War, declared."I mean, you just hope someone on the inside kills him, because it's just absolutely mental."Danni has visited over 35 countries, including while filming for the show - but Ukraine is one place she's never been.However, she feels so strongly about what's happening in the war-torn country that she wouldn't rule out a war-reporting role in the future."I would try just about anything.

A Place In The Sun presenter Danni Menzies has revealed she is often trolled by viewers angrily reacting to her dress sense.

Jasmine Harman, 46, took to Instagram last week to show her followers to awful weather conditions in Spain while she was filming.The A Place in the Sun presenter took to social media again yesterday in sunny England to discuss the "worst episode ever" while soaking up the UK bank holiday sun.Jasmine posted the short video on Instagram in view of her 104,000 followers.She can be seen with the sun glaring down on her, while she shades herself with her large sunglasses.The presenter said: "After enduring what was possibly the worst episode ever in 18 years on A Place in the Sun in terms of weather last week in Spain, it's so nice to be able to enjoy the rarest of all rare weather phenomenons which is a sunny bank holiday in the UK."Has this ever happened before? It's so nice!"She continued: "Ooh and although the start of last week was absolutely dreadful both in terms of weather and properties, wait till you see the end of it."It turned out very unexpected."She captioned the last video clip: "Can't wait for you to see the episode filmed last week!"Jasmine's comments come after she filmed in Costa Blanca last week, which was hit with rain and heavy winds.While standing on the Torrevieja promenade on January 4, Jasmine laughed and exclaimed: "It’s just getting worse and worse! Look at this..."She turned the camera to show the waves crashing onto the coast as the wind could be heard roaring in the background.The windswept presenter continued: "I've never seen waves quite like it," before introducing the couple hoping to find their holiday home.Jasmine, who was wrapped in a hoodie and a big coat at this point, turned to them and asked: "We are having fun aren’t we guys?! Is this what you were expecting from A Place In The

Prince Harry's controversial wife, Meghan Markle, since she fled the UK with him after splitting from the Royal Family - but Danni Menzies isn't one of them.The A Place in the Sun star, 33, has claimed that the ex-royal is "absolutely" a "role-model"."I think she's probably had a bit of a rough ride," Danni reasoned, "and she does a lot of very good things."The TV presenter, who recently announced her departure from Channel 4 show A Place in the Sun, has confessed she "hasn't been reading the headlines" on Meghan due to her hectic schedule.However, she was supportive of the difficulties she is said to have endured during her time in the Royal Family, after she claimed she "didn't want to live" while working as a Duchess.Meghan's account of her time in the Royal Family polarised the celebrity world, with Piers Morgan insisting he "didn't believe" she had been suicidal.However, while Piers dismissed the pair as "shameless spoiled brats", the likes of Stacey Dooley and Amanda Holden had both expressed support for her.Meanwhile, Strictly Come Dancing star Motsi Mabuse made it clear where her feelings lay about Meghan's claims, writing on social media that she had "zero tolerance for racism".Now Danni has joined those in the showbiz world who are Team Meghan.However her goodwill doesn't extend to cat kicker Kurt Zouma, who - as a committed animal lover - she finds "disgusting"."I don't know what you'd do to punish someone like that," she mused."Too right [that he lost sponsorships] - he's disgusting," the Edinburgh beauty continued."It was really awful seeing that, especially because he was in front of his kids, wasn't he?"Teaching your kids that that's acceptable behaviour is disgusting."Danni's other bugbears include how

A Place In The Sun presenter Danni Menzies has revealed that she regularly experiences sexist comments due to being in the public eye.The 33-year-old beauty admitted she occasionally gives in to the temptation of "making trolls look stupid" by publicly blasting them for their insults."I know I don't look like a hooker! She's making herself look like an idiot!" Danni defiantly declared in a new interview with Express.co.uk, reigniting a row she had with one particular A Place In The Sun viewer, who criticised her on-screen outfits last year."Typically I just ignore [trolls, but] I might occasionally, if you catch me on a bad day, react to someone who needs putting in their place," she confessed.Branding them "keyboard warriors", she added: "You just have to pity them for taking such a huge interest in your life, because they've not got one of their own."It comes after the Scottish TV host fought back against criticism over a 2021 promotional photo taken for A Place In The Sun.Danni had been wearing a girly pink tulle dress cut to above her knee, prompting some Instagram users to cruelly claim that she was dressed like a "hooker".The star, who recently announced her departure from the show after six years, admitted of her reaction: "It's just a little bit of a vent, basically. Making someone look stupid!"When they've made a really silly comment and you manage to sort of shut them down, it makes you feel a little bit better."[Sometimes] silence is better but I dunno...

“Big shout out to your wonderful team too who all came together to make the dream a reality.Thank you.”Back in January, Laura announced she had split from her husband Alex after 13 years together.She confirmed the news by posting a Dr Zeuss quote.The post read: “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”“This isn't something I ever thought I'd be saying."After 13 years of being together Alex and I have separated,” she wrote alongside the upload.“Our children are and always will be our number one priority and we would respect privacy for our family at this time.”The post was shared on Laura’s Instagram with her 154,000 followers.

A Place In The Sun star Leah Charles-King took to Instagram to reveal all about the extreme weather conditions she was enduring. Leah had been driving with her TV team in Alicante, Spain, with the mountain Puig Campana appearing majestically in the distance - or at least it would have been, had the views not been obscured by drizzling rain.With her mood verging between crying and laughing, Leah revealed that as "a Londoner via the Caribbean", she was also finding the conditions unbearably "freezing cold".However, it wasn't just the temperatures that were worrying her, as an extreme gale had almost sent her flying across the mountain when she'd attempted to film a segment for the property hunting show amid the storm."We went out there for like two seconds," an open-mouthed Leah exclaimed."The umbrella not only broke in half within moments, but it blew me almost across the mountain!"She then confessed: "It's actually gotten to the point where it's just a bit dangerous."Why would we be standing out in a gale storm just to show them a mountain?"Leah, who had been pretending to sob seconds earlier, admitted defeat and decided: "I think maybe we should abort mission and get to the next property."In another Instagram Stories clip, she told her 11,600 followers that they had truly "tried"."We drove all the way up here for 40 minutes to try and film it," the frustrated presenter vented."It's just not gonna happen for us today, I'm afraid - because even if we did film it, would it make the show?""That's the question," she cackled, while the rain and dark, unclear skies were visible from the car window.

Jasmine Harman, 46, has let fans see some behind-the-scenes footage while filming A Place In The Sun in Spain.

A Place In The Sun's Danni Menzies has revealed that she's single after splitting with her boyfriend just days ago. In a new interview, the property expert, 33, told how she felt "s***" after initiating the break-up, while admitting that she found it difficult to have a relationship while jet-setting around on the hit Channel 4 programme.Earlier this week, Danni candidly told how she wasn't feeling her best after breaking up with her boyfriend.The property guru said: "I actually broke up with someone yesterday – it was s***."I think it was the right thing."The star went on to claim that men are often "intimidated" by her, which she admits to being baffled by."Men are intimidated by me, I don’t know why, I’m really nice," she told The Sun.She explained that it was difficult to have a relationship while she was on the show due to her jet-set lifestyle and travelling somewhere new every week.Now, she is ready to focus on the personal aspects of her life after she admitted it was “about time for a change”.In 2020, Danni was with her army hero ex-boyfriend after revealing that their mutual friends set them up on a date.Speaking about meeting her ex-beau, Danni said to the Sunday Post: "When I first saw him I thought he was attractive.

Danni Menzies, 33, has parted ways with her boyfriend earlier this week and described the separation as “s***”.The A Place in the Sun presenter admitted that travelling often for work put a strain on her dating life.She announced last month she was stepping down from her role on the Channel 4 property show after hosting it for six years.Now, she is ready to focus on the personal aspects of her life after she admitted it was “about time for a change”.She said: “I’ve left the show about a month ago, I’ve done it for six years and it’s about time for a change and there were quite a few things that were hard to do when I was doing the show, like have a relationship."Like when you go on a date you’re packing your bag every week doesn’t really happen, so I just thought it’s time for a change."Going into detail about her latest break-up, Danni believes she and her former partner did “the right thing” by parting ways.She said: "I actually broke up with someone yesterday – it was s***."I think it was the right thing.

Laura Hamilton took to social media earlier this week to address her concerns over a dress she chose for filming A Place in the Sun.The host had travelled to Spain to film a new instalment of the hit Channel 4 programme.But the sunny holiday hotspot has recently been hit by devastating storms and floods.As of Thursday, Spanish meteorological agency AEMET has issued several yellow and orange warnings for Spain's southern and eastern coast.Among the diverse warnings, there are alerts for rainfall, coastal impacts and wind in several parts of the country.Despite the stormy weather, Laura packed a flowy dress with a risqué slit that put her long legs on display.She detailed her concerns over the outfit choice in a new Instagram post.The post features a picture of Laura striking a pose and kicking her leg up.She wrote in the caption: “I’m going for the leg split dress too this week @jasmineharman!“Prob not the best dress choice in this weather in Spain…“It’s grey, overcast and blowing a gale…but let’s smile, have fun and be grateful…"She concluded: “Hopefully going to change someone’s life this week…”The summery dress featured short sleeves and a show-stopping slit, as well as a mix of leopard and zebra prints.She complemented the look with black patent stilettos and a bold red lip.Fans of the TV star rushed to the post’s comments section to compliment her style choice.Markbatchelorbusiness said: “Perfectly blending and resonating with your surroundings there, Laura.“That dress complements beautifully!” (sic)Hopwoodlinda added: “Hope the weather gets better for you.“I’m going to Spain next month and hope weather will be good. (sic)“At the moment l don’t know which clothes to take.