Declan Donnelly purchased £2.2million property next to own £7million mansion to 'solve problem'

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Declan Donnelly has reportedly purchased property next door to his stunning mansion in West London. The I'm A Celeb presenter has applied to renovate the 'eyesore' next door to his £7million family home after his neighbours worried it would be to 'rack and ruin.' The one-half of the iconic duo Ant and Dec snapped up the home straight after it hit the market, according to an insider, reports the Mirror.According to sources, documents revealed Dec and his wife Ali Astall have applied to build a single-story side and rear extension on the property in the UK capital."The street Dec lives in is very swanky and lined with large detached houses and his place is one of the most impressive mansions there," said an insider close to the Donnelly family."But other neighbours have taken less care of their properties and the one bang next door to Dec had been allowed to become a bit of an eyesore," they told The Sun. "Most people would have to live with seeing it go to rack and ruin but Dec has taken the initiative and snapped it up when it came on the market."The front has already been secured and boarded up ready for the rebuild and the planning application has gone in.

And if it’s a patch on Dec’s place when it’s done, it’ll be a terrific investment."The news comes as Ant and Dec were recently left cringing after a clip from their early career resurfaced online.

The video of the 19-year-old Geordie duo sees the pair performing their Christmas single 'Eternal Love' live on ITV's This Morning in 1994.Almost thirty years on, the clip of the awkward performance has gone viral.With lyrics including lines like 'I made you a necklace from a chain of shells' and 'The fire burning our bodies yearning, round and round the wheel of loves are