George and Amal Clooney are rumoured to have secured a palatial mansion on the outskirts of the Gold Coast for when they visit Australia in the coming weeks.
The Hollywood star, 60, is bringing his family Down Under while he films the romantic comedy Ticket to Paradise alongside Julia Roberts.
George and his wife of seven years, 43, are believed to be renting a 49-hectare estate in Tallebudgera Valley called Bellagio La Villa.
Home sweet home: George and Amal Clooney (pictured on October 10, 2021, in London) are rumoured to have secured a palatial mansion on the outskirts of the Gold Coast for when they visit Australia in the coming weeks
The property was put on the market by its Chinese billionaire owner in January.
Global real estate tycoon Riyu Li listed the estate for $50million after his plans to turn it into a resort were rejected by Gold Coast City Council.
Bellagio La Villa is considered the most expensive house in the Gold Coast region.
Life of luxury: George and his wife of seven years, 43, are believed to be renting a 49-hectare estate in Tallebudgera Valley called Bellagio La Villa (pictured)
No expense spared: The property was put on the market by its Chinese billionaire owner in January
Lofty dreams: Global real estate tycoon Riyu Li listed the estate for $50million after his plans to turn it into a resort were rejected by Gold Coast City Council
‘I could not believe such a palatial yet sophisticated home existed on the Gold Coast,’ real estate agent Amir Mian of Amir Prestige told the Gold Coast Bulletin in January.
‘It looked like the sort of beautiful building that you see as the centrepiece of lush green estates in Europe and the UK.’
Property developer Li purchased the stunning 10-bedroom, 12-bathroom property for $7.2million in 2014.
Decked out: The mansion features a dining room to accommodate 16 guests, an indoor heated swimming pool (pictured) and a seven-car garage
Twin baths: George will stay in Australia for two months filming romantic comedy Ticket to Paradise with Julia Roberts. He will be joined by human rights lawyer Amal and the couple’s five-year-old twins, Alexander and Ella
The mansion features a dining room to accommodate 16 guests, an indoor heated swimming pool and a seven-car garage.
There is also a separate caretaker’s cottage and two sets of stables on the sprawling property.
It was revealed in March that George was heading to Australia to film Ticket to Paradise alongside Julia, 53.
On the grounds: There is also a separate caretaker’s cottage and two sets of stables on the sprawling property
Breathtaking: ‘I could not believe such a palatial yet sophisticated home existed on the Gold Coast,’ real estate agent Amir Mian of Amir Prestige told the Gold Coast Bulletin in January
The project received a $6.4million grant from the federal government’s Location Incentive Program.
George and Julia will play a divorced couple who travel to Bali in a desperate bid to stop their daughter, played by Kaitlyn Dever, from getting married.
The movie will be filmed entirely in Queensland, with the picturesque Whitsundays doubling for Bali.
Teaming up: In Ticket to Paradise, George and Julia play a divorced couple who travel to Bali in a desperate bid to stop their daughter, played by Kaitlyn Dever, from getting married. Pictured at the Cannes Film Festival in France in May 2016
Other filming locations include the Gold Coast and Brisbane, and the production is expected to generate $47million for the Australian economy and create more than 270 jobs.
George will relocate to Australia for the two-month project along with human rights lawyer Amal and the couple’s five-year-old twins, Alexander and Ella.
According to The Sydney Morning Herald, George and Julia will arrive in Australia towards the end of this month.
They will complete two weeks of mandatory hotel quarantine before filming commences in November.
Huge: The sprawling property is located in the Tallebudgera Valley, on the outskirts of the Gold Coast
