Shaughna Phillips reveals she’s ‘losing sleep’ over nightmare home reno and opens up about ‘scary financial burden’

SHAUGHNA Phillips has revealed the extent of her home renovation nightmare, admitting she loses sleep over the “scary financial burden”. The Love Island favourite, 32, bought the South London home in 2022 and quickly set about tearing it down to rebuild it in her vision. Shaughna Phillips has lifted the lid on her very stressful home renovation Credit: shaughnaphillips/Instagram The home, pictured in 2023, is still miles off completion Credit: Instagram But four years on, it’s still far from complete and has been eating up Shaughna’s money, which is locked up in the property. Speaking exclusively to The Sun, she said: “Honestly, I’m convinced one of my neighbours is going to jump me the next time I walk to my car, God bless them. Sign up for the Showbiz newsletter Thank you! “It’s the most expensive thing I’ve ever done in my life, and I lose sleep over it about once a week, but it’ll be worth it in the end, I keep telling myself. “The goal was to get the house, and I’ve got the house, job done, even if I can’t actually live in it yet! It’s a work in progress, and honestly, if you knew how much I’ve spent on it, you’d think about sectioning me.” Shaughna transformed her body after after following a special shred plan Credit: shaughnaphillips/Instagram The reality star has launched her own competitions business Credit: Rex Shaughna, who four months ago set up a competitions business with her boyfriend Billy Webb after growing disillusioned with the likes of Euromillions and Omaze prize draws, is hoping the growing business will turn over enough to get the home over the line. The business intends to increase its luxury prize offering as it grows and is currently offering entrants the chance to win a family trip to Lapland for just 99p a ticket. “It’s nowhere near done. So let’s hope I sell enough Lapland tickets to get a roof on it,” said Shaughna, speaking on behalf of BetWright online casino. When it is eventually finished, mum-of-two Shaughna intends to keep it for a long time, even if she ends up living elsewhere. Most read in Showbiz “I always planned to keep it,” she said. “I bought it myself, it’s solely mine, so even if I never lived in it, I was always going to keep it, whether to rent out or have family live in it. It was meant to be the start of a property portfolio. “It’s been a labour of love, but I’ll definitely keep it regardless of what happens and hopefully build on it from there. “I will never do a renovation again, if you ever see me on Instagram talking about doing another one, report me to the police, because I’ve clearly been kidnapped. “It’s scary, even just the financial burden of it, because people say, ‘well, all your money’s in the house, you’ve not lost it,’ and I think, great, tell that to the mortgage company and see if they let me off.” Comment now