Charlotte Church downsizes home as she's 'not a millionaire anymore'

Charlotte Church has revealed she's no longer a millionaire and is said to have been forced to 'downsize' her home, selling her million-pound abode in recent months.

The acclaimed singer-songwriter rose to fame almost three decades ago and was said to have amassed a fortune of £25 million whilst she was a teen.

However, in 2014 she stated she didn't have 'a lot of money', reports the Mirror.

The BRIT Award winner has now reiterated that she no longer has the wealth she was believed to have enjoyed at the peak of her career.

She's believed to have stated recently that she is not a millionaire 'anymore'.

The news comes as Charlotte, 38, reportedly sold a property in her native Wales earlier this year.

She was understood to have bought the home, known as the Spinney, in Dinas Powys back in 2010 and had reportedly paid £1.3 million for it.

The six-bedroom home boasts three acres of land, and had been listed with a guide price of £2.25 million last year, as reported by WalesOnline at the time.

Earlier this year, it was finally sold after the price was reduced to £2 million, with the Sun reporting last month that Charlotte had made almost a million-pound profit through the sale.

The singer - who found fame as an operatic singer in the 90s - is said to have sold the home to "massively downsize" to a semi-detached house with her family.

It has been claimed that the move was partly due to finances, with Charlotte quoted as having told Closer magazine in a recent interview: "I am not a millionaire anymore."

Charlotte told Closer that the Spinney was "beautiful" and included a "big mansion house" close to a forest.

She reportedly said: "We had a school there for a bit and a studio. When it is used by the community, it makes sense, but when it is not used, it doesn't."

Charlotte reportedly bought Rhydoldog House in Cwmdauddwr in 2021 for £1.5 million and has since transformed it into a wellness retreat, the Dreaming, which officially opened last year following renovations at the site.

Writing on its website, she says: "I signed a piece of paper that tied my life savings to the bricks and mortar of Rhydoldog House, which set me upon a journey that has completely changed my life, and continues to do so."

A synopsis for the retreat states: "The Dreaming is a place for healing through experiencing beauty and wonder. It is a place for everyone: affordable and inclusive, where anyone can learn to heal and even become the healer that their community needs."

Charlotte adds: "By learning how to create meaningful and magical experiences that make people remember what is possible, we can transform our relationships, communities, and even wider society. The beauty we all are capable of creating is accessible. It is our birthright. It is within us as part of our ancestral memory. And our mission is to remind you of it."

Charlotte recently launched her first podcast, Kicking Back with the Cardiffians on BBC Sounds, with new episodes available weekly.

On the podcast, she discusses her Welsh heritage, family bonds, her working-class identity and growing up in Cardiff.

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