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Under-fire BBC boss owns £50m mansion in one of UK's poshest postcodes

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Under-fire BBC boss owns £50m mansion in one of UK
Under-fire BBC boss owns £50m mansion in one of UK's poshest postcodes

Under-fire BBC chairman Richard Sharp owns a £50million mansion in one of Britain’s most expensive streets.

He bought it for £10m in 2001 before a revamp including a super-basement with a pool.

Following his divorce, Sharp used the home to throw lavish parties organised by Gabriella Reljanovic.

He was Rishi Sunak’s boss at Goldman Sachs and donates his £160,000 BBC salary to charity.

Sharp bought the seven-bedroom mansion in London from a member of the Rothschild family.

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Under-fire BBC boss owns £50m mansion in one of UK's poshest postcodes (Getty Images)

He and his ex-banker wife Victoria Hull applied for planning permission to virtually demolish the building and enlarge it.

On the ground floor there is a big dining area as well as an entertaining room, kitchen and a south-facing terrace.

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Upstairs, Sharp has his study, and a master bedroom with an en-suite. There is also a music studio and sun-bathing deck.

High society parties organised by Reljanovic and which he attended included Prince Harry’s ex Chelsea Davy, bankers, models, scantily clad dancers and burlesque hostesses. A guest said: “It’s a party paradise.”

Under-fire BBC boss owns £50m mansion in one of UK's poshest postcodes (Ian Vogler / Daily Mirror)

Sharp is also the beneficial owner of his mum’s £4m flat in London, held through a Jersey trust.

A spokesman said: “Mr Sharp has always been meticulous about always paying the full amount of tax here.”

Nick Sommerlad

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