Harry Potter Stars Clash with Ripple Executive Over London Home Renovation Plans – What's Going On?
A Ripple executive is facing opposition from three renowned Harry Potter film stars over London home renovation plans.
The dispute involves Sendi Young, Ripple's managing director for the UK and Europe, and her plans to renovate her 1960s one-story home in the picturesque London neighborhood of West Hampstead.
According to a report from the Camden New Journal, the neighbors adjacent to Young's property include Emma Thompson (Professor Trelawney), Imelda Staunton (Professor Umbridge), and Jim Broadbent (Professor Slughorn) from the beloved Harry Potter film franchise.
These A-list British actors, along with their spouses, have united to voice their opposition against the proposed home renovation.
Their primary argument is against the house's would-be modern and boxy design, which the actors find incompatible with the neighborhood's Victorian aesthetics.
In a letter to the Camden Council, Emma Thompson said that the proposed design would be more suitable for Malibu than the historic Conservation Area of West Hampstead.
“This proposed building is as out of keeping with this Arts and Crafts area as it is possible to imagine. I have no inherent issues with modern design, but like planting trees – the right design in the right place. This is the wrong design in the wrong place.”
Imelda Staunton and her husband, Jim Carter, shared similar sentiments, criticizing the "uncompromising and stark" use of metal cladding, comparing it unfavorably to an industrial estate rather than an Edwardian residential area.
Both Thompson and Jim Broadbent raised similar concerns in emails to the Camden Council, arguing that approving the design would establish a "dangerous precedent" for the neighborhood.
The actors did not limit their objections to
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