The fire at the £5m mansion in Grove Park Gardens - which was Ant McPartlin and Lisa Armstrong's marital home - was reported mid-morning, with around 40 firefighters rushing to the scene.
, lives just a few doors down in the same road, with his wife Ali Astall and their two children Isla and Jack.
As firefighters tackled the blaze, a local resident told The Independent:"The fire looks pretty serious and definitely not under control. An ambulance passed me as I drove down the road with blue lights and siren on." McPartlin and Ms Armstrong were together for more than 20 years and married for 11 years before filing for divorce in January 2018.
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