Hollywood star Patrick Whitesell is the proud owner of a $43 million Tuscan-style home in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles.
The CEO of talent agency Endeavor – widely regarded as one of the most influential men in film, with a client list that includes Ben Affleck, Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale – had been the alleged buyer of the sprawling property for months.
But just last week, real estate website Dirt.com confirmed that the 57-year-old businessman had actually purchased the five-bedroom, 13-bathroom mansion.
The home, where the media mogul plans to live with his Australian actress wife Pia Whitesell, 38, after the renovations are complete, has a resort-style swimming pool, an olive tree-lined driveway and even dedicated maid quarters for staff.
It spans over 19,000 square feet and sits on 1.35 acres of land.
Lavish home: Peek inside Patrick and Pia Whitesell’s (pictured) $57 million mega-mansion in one of LA’s most exclusive neighborhoods
The newlyweds, who secretly tied the knot last year, are giving their new home a facelift before moving in. Extensive renovations are taking place while they live at their Malibu oceanfront property.
Your home in Holmby Hills has a top-notch security system and gated driveway, and privacy is guaranteed as it is not visible from the street.
The mansion has a luxurious yet cozy ambience inside, with ornate high ceilings, fireplaces throughout, and a dramatic foyer.
Spacious! The Holmby Hills home that the CEO of talent agency Endeavor plans to live in with his Australian actress wife after the renovations are complete has a resort-style pool, an olive tree-lined driveway and even dedicated maid quarters for staff
Finishing touches: The newlyweds are giving their new home a pre-move-in makeover, with extensive renovations taking place while they live at their oceanfront Malibu estate
There is also a gourmet kitchen, library and home theater, and a smaller guest house on the premises.
Holmby Hills is one of LA’s most exclusive neighborhoods. The Whitesells’ new home is near the $165 million mansion built for the late television executive Aaron Spelling and his widow Candy Spelling.
Also nearby is the infamous Playboy Mansion, once owned by the late Hugh Hefner.
Spacious retreat: Your home in Holmby Hills has a top-notch security system and gated driveway, and privacy is guaranteed as it is not visible from the street
Lifestyles of the rich and famous! There is also a gourmet kitchen, library and home theater, and a smaller guest house on the premises
Pia, a Chilean-born actress and model who previously starred in Australian soap opera Home and Away, moved to LA from Sydney last year to be with her husband.
The glamorous brunette, who is the mother of teenage sons Isaiah and Lennox from two previous relationships, married Whitesell last May.
Pia, who was previously married to AFL footballer Brad Miller, accepted Patrick’s proposal in late 2020 after he presented her with a spectacular diamond ring.
Gorgeous: The Whitesells are living in a stunning oceanfront home in Malibu (pictured) while their Holmby Hills mansion is being renovated
The oval diamond solitaire sparkler is estimated to be worth between US$800,000 (AUD1.10 million) and US$1.4 million (AUD1.9 million).
Whitesell, the head of Hollywood talent and media agency Endeavour, formerly known as WME, has an estimated net worth of US$440 million (AUD630 million).
His client list includes the likes of Jude Law, Denzel Washington, Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Jake Gyllenhaal, with whom he has both professional and personal relationships.
What a rock! Pia, who was previously married to AFL footballer Brad Miller, accepted Patrick’s proposal in late 2020 after he presented her with a spectacular diamond ring
Since moving to America with her husband, Pia has been traveling the world with Whitesell, staying in world-class hotels and villas.
She is best known for playing Katarina Chapman on Channel Seven’s Home and Away. She has also appeared in ad campaigns for Maybelline, Myer and GHD.
Pia is the woman who healed Whitesell’s broken heart after his ex-wife, journalist and entertainment reporter Lauren Sanchez, 52, killed him in one of the biggest scandals of 2019 for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, 58, the world’s richest man. had left.
Whitesell was the person who introduced Sanchez to Bezos in 2016, and she left him for the multi-billion e-commerce entrepreneur in May 2019.
Whitesell and Sanchez, who share 15-year-old son Evan and 14-year-old daughter Eleanor Patricia, finalized their divorce in October 2019.
Making headlines: Pia is the woman who healed Whitesell’s broken heart after his ex-wife, journalist and entertainment reporter Lauren Sanchez, 52, made him the richest man in one of the biggest scandals of 2019 for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, 58 of the world (Pictured: Bezos and Sanchez attend a red carpet event in Los Angeles on November 6, 2021.)