Grandfather's pastel pink London home has become photoshoot hotspot - causing thousands of pounds worth of damage
- 9 months ago
A great-grandad's pastel-pink London home continues to serve as a popular tourist attraction and photoshoot hotspot a year after he hit the headlines.
Ex-fashion designer Peter Lee has countless families, influencers, ballerinas, and scantily-clad women taking photographs of themselves every day outside his house near Kensington Palace in west London.
On some days the 78-year-old leaves his home to find a queue of people waiting to have their photo taken outside his pretty Kensington home, whilst on others he discovers a hen party draped across his steps.
And though he doesn't think the recent pink explosion following the release of the trendy new Barbie film has seen an increase in visitors to his home, Mr Lee continues to see models and bloggers flock to his front door.
"Every day when the sun's out I have people round taking photos on the steps," he said.
"I don't know what they're doing, blogs on their websites?
"One girl was sat out there for half a day on her own. She put her phone in the middle of the street, took photos of herself against the house and then ran back to grab the phone when a car came.
"I normally just watch them on the screen, but I had to go down and say, 'Did you get what you wanted? You've been out there for half the day'.
"One group of girls put a changing tent outside my garage.
"I could hear them arguing and screaming; all these models having a real tantrum.
"They left all their clothes there - all brand new. So I put a notice on the railings saying, 'Bag inside, please knock'.
"But no one came back for them, so I gave them all to my granddaughter. She was very happy with them.
"Another girl posing outside my door didn't even move when I opened the door and came out; she just moved to the side to let me past!
"I think she was from Essex...".
But though he finds his visitors highly entertaining, his home's popularity is racking up hefty repair bills to replace the now-cracked tiles decorating the steps to the £2m house for the first time in the 45 years he's lived there.
Ex-fashion designer Peter Lee has countless families, influencers, ballerinas, and scantily-clad women taking photographs of themselves every day outside his house near Kensington Palace in west London.
On some days the 78-year-old leaves his home to find a queue of people waiting to have their photo taken outside his pretty Kensington home, whilst on others he discovers a hen party draped across his steps.
And though he doesn't think the recent pink explosion following the release of the trendy new Barbie film has seen an increase in visitors to his home, Mr Lee continues to see models and bloggers flock to his front door.
"Every day when the sun's out I have people round taking photos on the steps," he said.
"I don't know what they're doing, blogs on their websites?
"One girl was sat out there for half a day on her own. She put her phone in the middle of the street, took photos of herself against the house and then ran back to grab the phone when a car came.
"I normally just watch them on the screen, but I had to go down and say, 'Did you get what you wanted? You've been out there for half the day'.
"One group of girls put a changing tent outside my garage.
"I could hear them arguing and screaming; all these models having a real tantrum.
"They left all their clothes there - all brand new. So I put a notice on the railings saying, 'Bag inside, please knock'.
"But no one came back for them, so I gave them all to my granddaughter. She was very happy with them.
"Another girl posing outside my door didn't even move when I opened the door and came out; she just moved to the side to let me past!
"I think she was from Essex...".
But though he finds his visitors highly entertaining, his home's popularity is racking up hefty repair bills to replace the now-cracked tiles decorating the steps to the £2m house for the first time in the 45 years he's lived there.