Big Breakfast house made famous in the 90s is sold for £4.3million
Big Breakfast house made famous in the 90s and where Paula Yates met Michael Hutchence is sold for £4.3million – two years after it was first listed and for £1.4million LESS than the original asking price
- Lock Cottage, Bow, East London sold for £4.3million in April 2022 despite the original £5.75million price tag
- The six-bedroom mansion was made famous by Channel 4’s hugely popular 1990s The Big Breakfast TV Show
The house made famous by The Big Breakfast TV show and its stars has sold for millions of pounds less than its asking price.
Lock Cottage, Bow, East London, has sold for £4.3million despite being listed for £5.75million in October 2020.
The six-bedroom mansion, which saw hundreds of celebrities walk through its doors between 1992 and 2002, was sold at the reduced price in April 2022, records show.
But the property is now unrecognisable to fans of the 90s Big Breakfast TV Show which has been refurbished and modernised since it was on the nation’s TV screens every morning.
The once colourful home is now sleek with exposed brickwork features, wooden flooring, a spiral stair case and log-burning fireplaces.
Lock Cottage, Bow, East London, has sold for £4.3million despite being listed for £5.75million in October 2020
The six-bedroom mansion, which saw hundreds of celebrities walk through its doors between 1992 and 2002, was sold at the reduced price in April 2022, records show
The property is now unrecognisable to fans of the cult 90s Big Breakfast TV Show which has been refurbished and modernised since it was on the nation’s TV screens every morning
The once colourful home is now sleek with exposed brickwork features and wooden flooring
The teardrop swimming pool is sheltered from neighbours by a light-blue screen that is high enough for privacy but low enough to let the sun beam down
The mansion is now located in the shadow of London’s Olympic Park after it was built in 2012
Lock Keepers’ Cottages, as it was called, hosted Channel 4’s Big Breakfast for nearly a decade from September 1992 until the show was axed in March 2002.
Its studio saw future household names including Gaby Roslin, Danni Minogue, Chris Evans, Denise van Outen, Kelly Brook, Johnny Vaughan and Richard Bacon present the morning show over the years.
Paula Yates interviewed her future husband Bob Geldof in bed and also met her Australian lover Michael Hutchence during her stint there.
The sprawling property in Bow, east London, is set in nearly half an acre and has finally sold for £1.4million less than its initial asking price.
Its studio saw future household names including Gaby Roslin, Danni Minogue, Chris Evans, Denise van Outen, Kelly Brook, Johnny Vaughan and Richard Bacon present the morning show over the years. Pictured: Denise van Outen (centre) and Johnny Vaughan (right) with Richard Branson (left)
Johnny Vaughan and Denise van Outen are pictured in the house looking out on to the gardens on The Big Breakfast on Channel 4
The TV show saw a raft of presenters pass through its doors between 1992 and 2002. Pictured (left to right) Paula Yates, Chris Evans, Gaby Roslin, Bob Geldof and Joanna Lumley launch the Big Breakfast TV Show in 1992
Chris Evans (left) and Gaby Roslin (right) were both presenters on the daytime TV show, which is credited with launching their television careers
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The home was made up of three lock-keeper’s cottages on the side of the River Lee, but they were knocked into one and redesigned as two properties linked by an interconnecting door.
The former television studio was modernised following a fire after it was sold in 2002 to liven up the modest interior featured on the show.
The ghastly kitchen that featured on the show – which had eggs on the walls, an orange counter and American diner-style floor – was revamped.
The old-fashioned, carpeted staircase with a small bookshelf underneath was also replaced with modern, factory-style steps.
The incumbents also left exposed brickwork in the living room, polished off with slate finishes and topped with bulletproof glass.
Meanwhile the bedrooms – which saw Yates and Geldorf get cosy on a cow-print bed cover surrounded by pink, flowery walls – were removed in favour of a simplistic room with a spiral staircase.
Its original Rightmove listing read: ‘The original Big Breakfast house from the Channel 4 morning show sits on just under half an acre of land and boasts its own unique post code.
‘Positioned on the lock by The Olympic Park amidst a maze of canals, towpaths and waterways.
‘The property is discreet, despite its imposing size and internal space amassing over 5,200 sq ft, the entrance is understated and onlooker’s views are obscured by the various mature trees shielding the property.’
The home was made up of three lock-keeper’s cottages on the side of the River Lee, but they were knocked into one and redesigned as two properties linked by an interconnecting door
The former television studio has been modernised throughout following a fire after it was sold in 2002 to liven up the modest interior featured on the show
The property is found in Bow, in the heart of London’s east end, and a stone’s throw away from West Ham’s Olympic Stadium
The mansion offers a surprising amount of space for a London home, with a large garden and swimming pool among the offerings
The bedrooms – which saw Yates and Geldorf get cosy on a cow-print bed cover surrounded by pink, flowery walls – has been removed in favour of a simplistic room with a spiral staircase
It goes on: ‘It is detached, with a wraparound garden and the quadruple aspect means the property is flooded with natural light.
‘The south facing front garden is accessed from the Canal, and measures 101 x 118 ft. There is also a rear garden with a 19m teardrop swimming pool.
‘Sustainably renovated throughout to include beech wood and antique parquet, cast iron radiators, steel spiral staircases, impressive crittall doors and windows with slate finish, and bullet proof glass walkways, the house is a testament to recycling.
‘The double height reception space showcases exposed brickwork, log burner and delightful views out to the garden.
‘The industrial kitchen was reclaimed and is open plan with the reception space. The majority of rooms have a beautiful vista of either the Canal or garden.
‘There is a separate cottage which is currently tenanted and extensive work shop space.
‘The property is regularly rented for shoots to production companies. A house more akin to the country sitting in the heart of East London, a one of a kind home.’
Its studio saw future household names including Gaby Roslin, Danni Minogue, Denise van Outen, Kelly Brook, Johnny Vaughan and Richard Bacon present the morning show over the years. Pictured: The kitchen now
Lock Keepers’ Cottages, as it was called, hosted Channel 4’s Big Breakfast for nearly a decade from September 1992 until the show was axed in March 2002. Pictured: The view of the pool from the sitting room
The home was made up of three lock-keeper’s cottages on the side of the River Lee, but they were knocked into one and redesigned as two properties linked by an interconnecting door. Pictured: The open-plan kitchen
The original listing read: ‘The original Big Breakfast house from the Channel 4 morning show sits on just under half an acre of land and boasts its own unique post code’
Channel 4 temporarily revived the Big Breakfast in 2021 to air a one off special as part of Black Takeover Day.
It saw the broadcaster switch up its usual schedule and reimagine some of the network’s biggest shows a year after the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests.
The show was hosted by black presenters and was part of an ‘ongoing commitment as an anti-racist organisation to improve Black representation on and off-screen and drive long-term change’.
The Big Breakfast was a favourite in the 1990s, with kids getting up early to watch it and chatting about its famous guests at school.
It is probably best known for the mega cringe interview between Paula Yates – who later died of a heroin overdose – and her soon to be lover, the INXS star Michael Hutchence, who himself later died in a hotel suicide.
Johnny Vaughan (left and right) was one the show’s key presenters in the 90s and appeared alongside Kelly Brook (left) and Denise van Outen (right)
Presenters Ant and Dec (pictured above, Anthony McPartlin left and Declan Donnelly right) also appeared on the breakfast TV show
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