Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, 39, shared sun-drenched Instagram photos from Mallorca in white summer dresses and a bikini this week. The model and fiancée of actor Jason Statham also offered new details about their £25 million countryside home on the South Coast, a 20-acre property with a forest yoga retreat designed by royal architect Ben Pentreath.
The £25 million forever home and its bat-friendly yoga studio
According to the original report,the couple purchased a 20-acre plot on the South Coast and have built a cedar-wood yoga studio with gabion rock walls in the brutalist architectural style.. The studio sits on the edge of a wild swimming lake the couple also had installed. To ensure the local bat population is unaffected, the studio houses a very large bat box.
The retreat was designed by Ben Pentreath, the architect favored by the Royal family who helped King Charles design the experimental village of Poundbury in Dorset and redesigned the Middleton family’s Chelsea flat. Pentreath also designed a lap pool, gym, and riding stables on the property for the couple.
Rosie's rural Devon roots and the pull of a simpler life
Huntington-Whiteley grew up in rural Devon, a life she described in Australian Vogue as “rustic, outdoorsy, wild, simple,” according to the source. She recalled mucking out horses, ironing her own school uniforms, and learning self-sufficiency. “We lived within our means; we had enough,” she told the magazine. the model said moving to the countryside has been a dream since leaving home, and she now hopes to instill a similar sense of gratitude in her children, Jack, nine, and Isabella, four.
From London weekends to wild swimming: the lifestyle shift
The family’s move marks a deliberate retreat from what Huntington-Whiteley called a “destination-driven” London social life. “I want peace,” she said in the same Vogue interview. The new property includes not only the yoga studio and lake but also a lap pool for swimming lengths, a gym, and riding stables. Her exercise regime, as the source notes, currently mixes Pilates with high-energy dance classes and resistance training three times a week—a routine that may now incorporate forest yoga and horseback riding.
What the glossy Instagram grid doesn't show
The source article, drawn from a curated Instagram post and a Vogue interview, leaves several questions unanswered. It does not detail the timeline for the family’s full relocation or how the move will affect Huntington-Whiteley’s ongoing modeling and brand partnerships—she is worth £30 million and has worked with Burberry, Victoria’s Secret, and Marks & Spencer.. It also remains unclear how the couple’s children will transition from London life to the countryside, or whether Jason Statham’s film schedule will accommodate the rural setting.. The bat-friendly design, while charming, is the only sustainaiblity measure mentioned; it is unknown if the rest of the property follows similar eco-conscious principles.
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