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James Strawbridge addresses half-siblings inheriting Escape to the Chateau home

James Strawbridge has revealed his half-siblings will inherit his father's Escape to the Chateau home.

Dick Strawbridge and his wife, Angel Adoree, have been renovating their home for years. Boasting an impressive 45 bedrooms in the Mayenne area of France, their children, Dorothy, eight, and Arthur, nine, have tagged along for their journey.

Dick's firstborn James, 38, followed by Charlotte, 36, come from his first marriage to British engineer Brigit. Which child would eventually inherit the chateau has been a hot topic for years but James has finally revealed that it will fall into the hands of his half-siblings.

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James told the Express the ongoing renovation at the chateau feels like it has happened "quite quickly" compared to the stately homes he visited for his new series.

He added: "When you go to the chateau the work being done with the renovation is quite quick compared to when you look at a house with a 500-year history.

"It's definitely more intense at the chateau than at these houses I visit [for my new series]. Arthur and Dorothy's great-grandchildren in many years' time and like one of the next generations will probably have a bit more of a chilled-out vibe."

He said Dick and Angel are still in the process of "establishing" the Neo-Renaissance style chateau. James also said he is appearing on the latest series of Escape to the Chateau which recently returned to Channel 4.

He said: "I think it's really interesting as I've gone from Northern Irish country houses of lords and ladies to my dad and Angela in the chateau."

Comparing the chateau with the homes he filmed in for his BBC series, James added: "The first thing is what they've got in common is they work really hard with people who run the house." The chef gushed over how hard his stepmother and Dick work to make their chateau look as good as it does.

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