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The BeverlyHills mansion of the late Jackie Collins has gone on the market. The lavish 20,000-square-foot mansion, thatwas built and designed by the author, is up for sale for $30 million. Themom-of-three, who died in September after losing her battle with breast cancer,designed the 8-bedroom house in 1992 and made sure that every detail wasperfect.
In her lastinterview before her death in September, Jackie spoke exclusively to HELLO! about her home. “I justreally wanted to build a house,” she said. “I pulled the house tothe ground in the middle of the night and started from the beginning.”
Jackie Collins' estate has gone on the market for $30 million Photo: Getty Images
TheBeverly Hills home, which was where the author wrote several of herbest-selling books, boasts a 100-foot-long art gallery, five offices, a gym, sauna and screening room. Outside, on the acre of land attached to the house,there is a motor court and a swimming pool with a cabana, according to the realestate firm Hilton and Hyland that is handling the sale.
Speakingabout the unique design of the home, Jackie told the Wall Street Journal thatshe was inspired by David Hockney’s pop art painting “A Bigger Splash,” whichshe saw for the first time in 1989 in a London art gallery.
Jackie wrote many of her best-selling books in her Beverly Hills home Photo: Getty Images
“I couldn’ttake my eyes off the pool and fell in love with the clean lines, suspendedsplash and overall tranquility. Within days, I was sketching a design for ahome that wrapped around a pool based on the one in the painting.”
The house’sfocal point, the pool, became a popular hangout spot for Jackie and her family,including her sister Joan Collins, brother Bill, her three daughters and sixgrandchildren.