Our neighbour won £4.5m mansion in a RAFFLE – now she’s selling it & we know why… you couldn’t pay us to live there
THOSE living next door to the £4.5million mansion won in a raffle said it’s obvious why their neighbour’s selling it.
June Smith, 74, landed the massive six-bedroom, three-storey home as part of the Omaze Million Pound prize draw.
But the widow revealed in recent days she’s selling the stunning waterfront home.
The 74-year-old initially said she would keep the house “for a while”, but had since changed her mind.
Now the house near the Cornish town of Fowey has appeared on property website Rightmove.
And June’s neighbours have said they’re not surprised – dubbing it a “fish bowl” and saying whoever moved in would need to splash on some curtains.
One local said there’s a ferry that zooms past dozens of times a day, and passengers could see straight into some of the mansion’s six bedrooms.
The neighbour, who has lived nearby for 23 years, told MailOnline: “You couldn’t pay me to move in there, it’d be like living in a goldfish bowl.
“It has stunning views of Fowey and the estuary but that goes both ways. When you go across on the ferry you can see the bed and all the furniture through the windows.
“I don’t blame the woman for selling it, she’s won a prize and can do what she likes with it.”
Another local joked that they hoped whoever moved in had enough money left over to buy curtains.
June recently revealed the heartbreaking reason she was selling up after visiting the mansion just once.
The OAP said she wanted to help her family with the next chapter of their lives.
She told MailOnline: “I wanted to enjoy at least one family holiday here before I put it on the market.
“We all came and stayed together and absolutely love the house and Cornwall – and my six grandchildren have certainly made the most of it.
“I knew winning this house would be life-changing for all my family, and that’s why I’ve decided to sell now, as I want to use the money to help all my children and grandchildren with the next chapter in their lives.”
June, from Essex, also revealed she sadly lost her husband of 43 years, Ron, last year when he suffered a heart attack aged 74.
But she said Ron would’ve absolutely loved the design of the house, calling it “a work of art”.
The house has a home office, main sitting room with floor-to-ceiling glass, a state-of-the-art kitchen and breakfast room and a stylish dining room downstairs.
There is even a yoga studio at one end of the garden.