Inside bikini model’s jaw-dropping mansion swap

Fitness influencers Lauren Simpson and Mark Carroll have offloaded their palatial home for $6.25 million after upgrading to another mega mansion in the same waterfront estate.

The newlywed couple splurged $9.5m on their new Sovereign Islands property, known as The Lighthouse, listing the nearby opulent home they bought sight-unseen in 2021.

Simpson is a world bikini champion with 1.8 million Instagram followers, while Carroll was her gym coach.

They have a one-year-old daughter, Sailor, and tied the knot in a secret ceremony on Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, in August.

Their four-storey home just sold by Ivy Realty agents Ivy Wu and Isaac Kim comprised four bedrooms and five bathrooms over a massive 1035 sqm floor plan, plus seven-car basement garage and a pontoon with jet ski docks.

Standout features included a cast-iron spiral staircase crowned by a French chandelier, marble kitchen, home theatre, and library likened by buyers to a scene straight from the Harry Potter movies.

An infinity-edge pool at the waterfront was flanked by a domed pavilion with built-in pizza oven, while the home’s top two levels opened out to terraces taking in 360 degree views of the Gold Coast.

“This home has a very distinct style,” Mr Kim said.

“The limestone and mahogany used throughout sets it apart from others on Sovereign Islands.”

The cashed-up gym fans kicked it up a notch with their new home a few streets over in the gated estate, where billionaire Clive Palmer also owns several properties.

Bigger, bolder and brasher, their latest purchase has an in-house casino and gaming arcade, while the top level hosts a full-floor party deck, complete with rooftop pool, barbecue kitchen and teppanyaki bar.

MORE NEWS

Elton John’s secret Aus hideaway for sale

‘Missing middle’ now fastest-growing housing sector

Would you pay $4.6m for a pool?

Named The Lighthouse for the glass pyramid on its rooftop shining over the Broadwater, the mansion’s black facade is trimmed in white with pops of red and features turrets and porthole-like windows.

It was crowned Master Builder’s Gold Coast Home of the Year when the build was completed in 2017, and also sold by Ivy Realty.

“The buyers wanted a bigger house and were absolutely blown away with the Broadwater views and obviously the scale of the house and all the features,” Mr Kim said.

“It only took them one inspection and then they bought it.”

Sovereign Islands sits within the suburb of Paradise Point, where the median house price of $2.052m fell 6.7 per cent over the past 12 months, according to PropTrack data.

The post Inside bikini model’s jaw-dropping mansion swap appeared first on realestate.com.au.