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Daily Mail
02-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
'Nude artist' Dina Broadhurst's money woes exposed after she sells her lavish apartment with ex Max Shepherd
She may appear to live a life of luxury with designer clothes, handbags, and expensive dinners out, but 'nude artist' Dina Broadhurst's money woes have been exposed after the sale of her stunning Darling Point apartment. Dina, 48, originally listed the property she shared with her ex Max Shepherd for $11.5million, but only sold it for $8million after slashing the price to $8.4 million. Now it's been revealed the pair took out two mortgages and a personal loan just to fund the renovation of the home. According to Dina and Max, 32, originally financed the renovation project with a standard NAB mortgage. Max also took out a $260,000 loan with veteran Sydney businessman Basil Sellers in 2022, with the amount owing at $358,000 just last month. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The home, which sold last month during undisclosed pre-auction negotiations, then underwent a 'Cinderella transformation' by designer Josh Knight from Glebe. 'No expense was spared to deliver a home of high-end luxury showcasing bespoke design by Studiojos,' its marketing advised. Dina and Max then split in mid-2023 after more than four years together, with the duo securing a second mortgage on the house the following year. NSW Land Registry documents indicate they received second mortgage funding of $500,000 from Greg Reed's Benchmark Property Finance in April 2024. It was obtained at 24 per cent for nine months for a total of 70 per cent loan-to-value ratio (LVR) - the percentage of a property's value which is borrowed as a loan. The amount had skyrocketed to $1.16million by September, with the funding agreement stating the property had to be listed for sale within five months. In February, Dina and Max had the loan extended to August. When Daily Mail Australia reached out to Dina for comment on Wednesday, she said: 'Despite reducing the price to meet the market the property sold for more than the cost of acquiring it and renovating. Both Max and I were very happy with the result and we are both excited to move on to new ventures.' The Etham Ave garden apartment was originally meant to be sold at auction in December for double the $5.2million they first paid in 2022. The listing was soon pulled amid insider predictions the price tag would fall. Around the same time, the exes were seen reuniting to sunbathe at Kutti Beach, where Dina went topless, while working together to find a buyer for the property. Dina exclusively claimed to Daily Mail Australia in January she made the move to yank the listing because she was not sure she wanted to part with it. 'The property has been pulled for a few months as I am considering retaining the property for myself,' she said. 'I'm doing a trial living here over the summer until I work out if I will keep it or buy overseas next year instead. 'The property has had ample interest and a decision will be made shortly as to whether we proceed with the sale or not.' Dina pulled the newly renovated pad from the market just two months after it was listed, and one month before it was set to go to auction. However, the socialite made headlines when she dramatically slashed the listing price by $3.1million this year. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment was set to go to auction in June with a price guide of $8.4million. However, it reportedly sold for $8million in pre-auction negotiations just hours before it was set to go under the hammer.
Daily Telegraph
01-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Telegraph
Nude model's money woes exposed
Given the couple's propensity for their Instagrammable lives to be also regularly snapped by the paparazzi, the recent on-again/off-again listing of the Darling Point apartment co-owned by nude artist Dina Broadhurst and her ex-partner, builder Max Shepherd, kept gossip column readers riveted for months until its recent sale. The price guidance for the Etham Ave garden apartment sat at $11.5m for its abandoned December auction, and by the time of its rescheduled June auction, had dropped to $8.4m. It apparently fetched $8m in its undisclosed pre-auction negotiations this month. MORE: Aus pub's $500m collapse, staff owed $7m There has been a continuing backdrop of intricate financing of their renovation project after kicking off with a standard NAB mortgage. The duplex apartment, with 280sq m of indoor-outdoor living space, had cost $5.2m unrenovated in 2022, which was followed by a 'Cinderella transformation' by emerging interior designer, Josh Knight from Glebe. 'No expense was spared to deliver a home of high-end luxury showcasing bespoke design by Studiojos,' its marketing advised. Though the couple had split by mid-2023 after 4½ years together, NSW Land Registry documents indicate that about April 2024, the duo secured second mortgage funding from Greg Reed's Benchmark Property Finance. MORE: Huge promise Hemsworths made about Byron Bay The extra $500,000 finance was obtained at 24 per cent for nine months to a total 70 per cent loan to value ratio. By last September, it sat at $1.16m with the funding agreement specifying the apartment needed to be listed for sale within five months with a 'reputable agent'. By February this year, the loan expiry date had been extended to August. It has also emerged that veteran Sydney businessman Basil Sellers had separately lent Shepherd $260,000 in 2022, with the amount owing at $358,000 last month. Shepherd moved on and stepped out with his Vanderpump Rules star girlfriend Vail Bloom, while Broadhurst remains devoted to her 365,000-strong Instagram following and her risqué self-portraits. One of her artworks has just been installed in the conference room of Ray White Touma Taylor in Redfern. MORE: Wild reason Aussie has 300 homes
News.com.au
30-06-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Nude model's money woes exposed
Given the couple's propensity for their Instagrammable lives to be also regularly snapped by the paparazzi, the recent on-again/off-again listing of the Darling Point apartment co-owned by nude artist Dina Broadhurst and her ex-partner, builder Max Shepherd, kept gossip column readers riveted for months until its recent sale. The price guidance for the Etham Ave garden apartment sat at $11.5m for its abandoned December auction, and by the time of its rescheduled June auction, had dropped to $8.4m. It apparently fetched $8m in its undisclosed pre-auction negotiations this month. There has been a continuing backdrop of intricate financing of their renovation project after kicking off with a standard NAB mortgage. The duplex apartment, with 280sq m of indoor-outdoor living space, had cost $5.2m unrenovated in 2022, which was followed by a 'Cinderella transformation' by emerging interior designer, Josh Knight from Glebe. 'No expense was spared to deliver a home of high-end luxury showcasing bespoke design by Studiojos,' its marketing advised. Though the couple had split by mid-2023 after 4½ years together, NSW Land Registry documents indicate that about April 2024, the duo secured second mortgage funding from Greg Reed's Benchmark Property Finance. The extra $500,000 finance was obtained at 24 per cent for nine months to a total 70 per cent loan to value ratio. By last September, it sat at $1.16m with the funding agreement specifying the apartment needed to be listed for sale within five months with a 'reputable agent'. By February this year, the loan expiry date had been extended to August. It has also emerged that veteran Sydney businessman Basil Sellers had separately lent Shepherd $260,000 in 2022, with the amount owing at $358,000 last month. Shepherd moved on and stepped out with his Vanderpump Rules star girlfriend Vail Bloom, while Broadhurst remains devoted to her 365,000-strong Instagram following and her risqué self-portraits.
Daily Telegraph
28-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Telegraph
The Sell: Dina Broadhurst and Max Shepherd sell Darling Point apartment pre-auction
Don't miss out on the headlines from NSW. Followed categories will be added to My News. Given the couple's propensity for their Instagrammable lives to be also regularly snapped by the paparazzi, the recent on-again/off-again listing of the Darling Point apartment co-owned by nude artist Dina Broadhurst and her ex-partner, builder Max Shepherd, kept gossip column readers riveted for months until its recent sale. The price guidance for the Etham Ave garden apartment sat at $11.5m for its abandoned December auction, and by the time of its rescheduled June auction, had dropped to $8.4m. It apparently fetched $8m in its undisclosed pre-auction negotiations this month. Dina Broadhurst and Max Shepherd have sold their Darling Point apartment pre-auction. Picture: The duplex apartment has 280sq m of indoor-outdoor living space. Picture: There has been a continuing backdrop of intricate financing of their renovation project after kicking off with a standard NAB mortgage. The duplex apartment, with 280sq m of indoor-outdoor living space, had cost $5.2m unrenovated in 2022, which was followed by a 'Cinderella transformation' by emerging interior designer, Josh Knight from Glebe. 'No expense was spared to deliver a home of high-end luxury showcasing bespoke design by Studiojos,' its marketing advised. Though the couple had split by mid-2023 after 4½ years together, NSW Land Registry documents indicate that about April 2024, the duo secured second mortgage funding from Greg Reed's Benchmark Property Finance. Dina Broadhurst and ex Max Shepherd. Picture: AAP/Flavio Brancaleone The extra $500,000 finance was obtained at 24 per cent for nine months to a total 70 per cent loan to value ratio. By last September, it sat at $1.16m with the funding agreement specifying the apartment needed to be listed for sale within five months with a 'reputable agent'. By February this year, the loan expiry date had been extended to August. It has also emerged that veteran Sydney businessman Basil Sellers had separately lent Shepherd $260,000 in 2022, with the amount owing at $358,000 last month. Shepherd moved on and stepped out with his Vanderpump Rules star girlfriend Vail Bloom, while Broadhurst remains devoted to her 365,000-strong Instagram following and her risqué self-portraits. One of her artworks has just been installed in the conference room of Ray White Touma Taylor in Redfern. APARTMENT PLAYED ITS PART Actor Belinda McClory has sold her Potts Point investment apartment through local agent Nuri Shik. Set on the fifth level of the 1920s Wintergarden complex, the 73sq m apartment fetched $1.07 million shortly after being passed in at $1.01 million. It was bought by Panayota Theodore from Panayoyo Studio. Shik last sold the apartment in 2000 for $230,000, shortly after McClory had appeared in the first Matrix film in 1999. SWAN FLIES TO KEEP RARE AIR Former Sydney Swans chairman Peter Weinert has spent $14.8 million to protect his hillside Rose Bay harbour views. He has bought the stratum air rights above the neighbouring four-storey development of Ron Shulkin's RNB Property Group, which bought the New South Head Rd cottage site for $16.7 million in 2023. Under new zoning laws, six storeys are now possible, or even eight with affordable housing. SONG CHANGES WITH A NEW ERA The three-bedroom, two-bathroom Elizabeth Bay harbourfront home of the late EMI music executive Ken East and his widow Dolly, who died last August, has fetched $5.475 million. The 1929 Spanish Mission Beverley Hall complex had traded at $680,000 in 1987. On his 2007 death, singing legend Elton John described Ken as 'one of the greatest record men I have ever met'. Got a property news tip? Email
Daily Mail
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Simone Holtznagel rubs shoulders with Tyra Banks as she attends glamorous VIP opening of the supermodel's Sydney ice cream store
Simone Holtznagel was in esteemed company on Thursday night. The model and mum-of-one stepped out for the VIP launch of SMiZE & DREAM Ice Cream, the new Sydney store founded by American supermodel Tyra Banks. The 31-year-old stunned at the shindig, holding her own alongside Tyra in a black sweetheart corset that showed off some bust. Simone added a pair of skin tight black jeans with a flared bell bottom and a pair of strappy gold heels. For makeup, the blonde chose a clean look with a pink lipstick and wore her hair down in soft waves. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The stunner recently sparked romance rumours with Dina Broadhurst's Eastern Suburbs property developer ex-boyfriend Max Shepherd. According to The Sunday Telegraph, Simone was seen cosying up to Max at Justin Hemmes' Silver Party charity gala, fuelling speculation that the pair are quietly dating. While the relationship is still in its early stages and yet to be made official, sources tell the publication that the two are already 'smitten' and have been spending lots of time together. Simone is no stranger to headlines – especially since her high-profile breakup with celebrity trainer Jono Castano, with whom she shares a daughter. The pair ended things last year after a tumultuous on-off relationship. Meanwhile, Max Shepherd, 32, has carved out a name for himself in the property world and was previously linked to Broadhurst, a famed Sydney-based artist known for her nude self-portraits and edgy art installations. He also dated US actress Vail Bloom. Interestingly, Simone doesn't appear to be Max's usual type – with the developer historically gravitating towards older, brunette women, a far cry from Simone's signature blonde bombshell aesthetic. The timing of the romance comes as Max and his ex Dina are in the process of offloading their multimillion-dollar Rose Bay apartment, which they purchased together in 2022 for $5.2 million. The luxury two-bedroom, two-bathroom property was initially listed in November with an eye-watering price tag of $11.5 million after undergoing a dramatic high-end renovation. But six months on, the price has been slashed to $8.4 million, according to property records. Simone's younger sister Madeline Holtznagel is currently dating hospitality tycoon and Merivale CEO Justin Hemmes, 51 and recently they welcomed their first child together. Simone previously dated celebrity personal trainer Jono, 34, before the pair ended things late last year. Jono has since moved on with Love Triangle star Emily Ryder, with the two debuting their relationship on social media. Earlier this month Jono was spotted enjoying a romantic night out with Emily at the Sydney Opera House. The pair have reportedly been dating for several months and are taking things 'very slowly'. Sources close to the couple say Jono and Emily bonded over their shared passion for fitness and adventure, and are often seen working out together.
