Jane McDonald puts her beloved £1M bungalow on the market (2025)

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She has never ventured too far away from her beloved Yorkshire, even making a television programme about the county.

But Jane McDonald might now be changing postcode as she puts her £1million bungalow up for sale four years after her partner Eddie Rothe died of lung cancer.

The singer, who was born in the town and began her career singing in local pubs, has lived in the house for 18 years.

Jane has lived in her bungalow with her best friend Sue Ravey since 2022 and in recent years it has had a huge renovation project and now has an open plan kitchen, panoramic views of the garden walk in wardrobes.

Last year she hinted at a move, telling The Times: 'I converted the bungalow into a house during lockdown.

'I had everything done and it's gorgeous, but now it's far too big. All I do is clean. I'll probably downsize. The sea is calling.'

The five bedroom house was sold for £485,000 in 2007 and £205,000 in 1998 and is now priced at £1million.

It has four bathrooms as well as a conservatory and a gym.

Jane, 62, who grew up not far from her house, has always stayed true to her roots.

In 2022 she presented a series called My Love Letter to Yorkshire.

Talking about her beloved home, she said: 'It's where I'm from. I love it, I miss it when I'm not there and I'm fiercely proud of it.

'No matter where I was, I always tried to get in a mention of Wakefield – or Wakey as I call it.

Because I wanted everyone to know about my beautiful home city and the county of Yorkshire beyond.'

Still very involved in the community, on Wednesday she opened a new £6million MRI suite at Wakefield's Pinderfields Hospital.

'As a proud Wakefield lass, I'm deeply passionate about supporting our local hospital trust because I know just how much it means,' she said.

'And we're finally here, cutting the ribbon to this amazing MRI diagnostic suite, which will be so crucial to Wakefield and surrounding areas.

'This new facility represents a major step forward in delivering the best possible care to patients, and I hope everyone shares my sense of pride today as we celebrate this important milestone for our community.'

Before that, her ex-husband Henrik Brixen, who she divorced in 2003 once tried to get her to move to London, but she refused and wanted to stay in Yorkshire.

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