‘I just wanted a tennis court’ – Ricky Gervais gives fans a fresh look inside his £14.5M Hampstead mega mansion complete with nine bedrooms, marble floors and fox-eaten nets as he admits it’s not his forever home because of ‘too many stairs’- suong

Ricky Gervais offered fans another glimpse of his £14.5million mansion in Hampstead on Monday.

The British funnyman, worth an estimated £120million, purchased the mansion in March last year and said a major factor behind the move was his desire for a bigger garden.

Posting to his Instagram, Ricky showed off his massive garden with perfectly trimmed lawns and flourishing flowerbeds.

It also featured a carport for his luxurious car and a huge tennis court which took centre stage.

Alongside the snap he penned: 'Played tennis again today. It was pretty warm. Also, the baby foxes have been eating the net. Little b******s.'

Last year, Ricky ripped out the existing basketball court to make way for the tennis court, a move which required planning permission from the local council.

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Ricky Gervais offered fans a glimpse of his huge garden at his £14.5million mansion in Hampstead on Monday as he shared a snap of his sprawling garden 

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The British funnyman, worth an estimated £120million, purchased the mansion in March last year and says a major factor behind the move was his desire for a bigger garden

 

He also removed an 'outdated' waterwall, octagonal pagoda and retaining walls as part of a Ground Force-style revamp.

Speaking on Sunday night during a vlog on X in August, The Office star admitted the property is unlikely to be his 'forever home' as his long-term partner Jane Fallon, 64, raised concerns about the pair living there in their eighties.

Ricky said: 'I thought the last house was the one I was going to die in.

'But I didn't die and I wanted a tennis court so we had to move to a bigger house with a bigger garden just so we could get a tennis court and I just thought this is amazing, this is perfect. It's not even finished yet but I love it.

'But the other day, Jane went 'we can't live here when we're 80'. So that's like a ticking clock. She said 'there's all these stairs'. So I'm going to be moving when I'm 80.'

He added: 'But I said let's not move let's just move in a load of doctors, nurses and security.

'I could have a team living inside. A driver, someone who I could play table tennis with, so that would be better

'Moving at 80 with all this s*** again. I don't want to think about it. Jane did most of it anyway.'

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Their mega mansion boasts nine bedrooms, including a master bedroom with dressing rooms and his and hers en-suite bathrooms

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The comedian bought the mansion in March last year

Ricky and author Jane, who have been together for over 40 years, previously lived in a £10.8m home in Hampstead, North London. They also share a riverside property in Marlow, Bucks, and two New York apartments.

Their mega mansion boasts nine bedrooms, including a master bedroom with dressing rooms and his and hers en-suite bathrooms.

The property also contains a formal drawing room and dining room, a huge kitchen/diner, a bar and wine cellar, plus a gym with 'double height ceiling'.

The luxurious mansion contrasts somewhat with the couple's first property they shared together.

Speaking in 2017, Ricky explained: 'Our first flat was a one-room in a place called Kings Cross, which was a really rough area.

'I think it was above some sort of seedy sauna... That's all we could afford. Our little bed was in this room. I could open the fridge from the bed.'

Ricky has topped up his fortune in recent years by signing a lucrative exclusive deal with streaming giant Netflix, who aired his latest comedy series After Life.

His sold-out standup gigs, his latest called Mortality, are also linked with the streamer.

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Ricky lives in the lavish home with his long-term partner Jane Fallon, 64, but in August, he admitted that the property is unlikely to be his 'forever home' as Jane raised concerns about the pair living there in their eighties (pictured in 2016)

And last year, royalties from hit BBC comedy The Office - which he co-wrote and created with Stephen Merchant - was further boosted due to the release of a new US reboot.

Greg Daniels, the showrunner of the original US version starring Steve Carrel as Michael Scott - the equivalent of Ricky's David Brent character - is behind the project, which began shooting in July.

Speaking to GQ in 2013, Ricky says The Office and its various incarnations have been immensely profitable.

He said: 'Yeah, [The Office US has earned me] more than anything else probably I've ever done.

'It's the gift that keeps on giving, syndication.'