{"id":513945,"date":"2026-03-02T13:35:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/513945\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T13:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:35:16","slug":"inside-guy-sebastians-10m-fort-guy-maroubra-mansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/513945\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Guy Sebastian\u2019s $10m \u2018Fort Guy\u2019 Maroubra mansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Guy Sebastian has given fans a rare look inside his $10 million Sydney that sparked a bitter years-long war with his neighbours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The 44-year-old singer took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVQaLwIFD_f\/?hl=en\" title=\"www.instagram.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> to share a tongue-in-cheek video tour of his Maroubra mansion via drone. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The former Voice Australia judge showed off his living room, gym, kitchen and backyard in a clip titled POV you bought a drone but might return it\u2026 <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The house tour took a chaotic turn as the recording device repeatedly fell and hit the Australian Idol alum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/bizarre-reason-kanye-wests-80m-mansion-is-a-concrete-shell\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kanye\u2019s shock toilet demand to guests<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/tyra-banks-new-life-in-australia-amid-americas-next-top-model-claims\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u2018Lost\u2019: Tyra\u2019s secret life in Aus amid \u2018torture\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realcommercial.com.au\/news\/why-tyra-banks-opened-smize-and-dream-in-australia?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realcommercial.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/gene-hackmans-longtime-home-sells-in-just-one-month\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=strap\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/inside-richard-dean-andersons-secret-property-moves\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MacGyver star sunk $45m, vanished for good<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1104751 wp-image-1104743\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1104743\" data-capiid=\"5ade5b3d1314a355fe54a2a2934771c9\" width=\"650\" height=\"1000\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 650 1000&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1104743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guy Sebastian gave fans a rare look inside his $10 million Sydney. Picture: Instagram\/guysebastian<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1104751 wp-image-1104744\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1104744\" data-capiid=\"2e00eaf16d7f3969a1b6cdd7b21ec660\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1024 768&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1104744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 44-year-old singer took to Instagram to share a tongue-in-cheek video tour of his Maroubra mansion via drone. Picture: Instagram\/guysebastian<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1104751 wp-image-1104745\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1104745\" data-capiid=\"c9af882754c35871f36352e1b7c6a526\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1024 768&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1104745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The former Voice Australia judge showed off his gym. Picture: Instagram\/guysebastian<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Many fans found the 18-second video amusing, with some suggesting Sebastian should keep the drone and create a video series. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cPackaging should come with a warning, \u2018Don\u2019t try this at *home*\u2019\u201d, one person joked. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cThe flinching is what makes it so funny,\u201d said another. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cShould have titled this video \u201818 seconds of guy getting attacked by a drone\u2019 Too good lol!!,\u201d a third person wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">A fourth user jokingly suggested the musician should keep the drone and \u201cdo a whole video series called \u2018Crashing the Sebast\u2019\u201d. <\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1104751 wp-image-1104746\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1104746\" data-capiid=\"052373331b96814acd5f98b779d17df7\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1024 768&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1104746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The house tour took a chaotic turn as the recording device repeatedly fell and hit the Australian Idol alum. Picture: Instagram\/guysebastian<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1104751 wp-image-1104747\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1104747\" data-capiid=\"580a6c4db389bc8e38bade6dee534e7d\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1024 768&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1104747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many fans found the 18 second video amusing. Picture: Instagram\/guysebastian<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The Battle Scars singer and his wife Jules forked out $3.1m for the property in 2013 and spent close to three years constructing their \u201cdream home\u201d. Building costs are said to be around $7m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Nicknamed \u2018Fort Guy\u2019 by locals, the massive estate has been at the centre of a battle with his neighbour in the area for several years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Various claims have allegedly passed between singer Sebastian and his immediate neighbour Phillip Hanslow since 2017, of which some have ended up in court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">His home sits on 1400 sqm, while Hanslow has a 325 sqm block.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cWe didn\u2019t grow up in houses like this,\u201d Sebastian has said of the home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cEvery day, we (he and wife Jules) look at each other and say, \u2018Why is this us?\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cBut there is beauty in feeling like an alien in your own space. You never fail to appreciate it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1104751 wp-image-1104748\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1104748\" data-capiid=\"bf939890326596f34f10f5f8b0dc971f\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1104748\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sebastian\u2019s property took nearly three years to build. Picture: Monique Harmer<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1104751 wp-image-1104749\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1104749\" data-capiid=\"413cb79c5647694ccd51b94675b35447\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1104749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The property previously had a much smaller home on site, which was knocked down to make way for Sebastian\u2019s \u201cdream home\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">It seems his neighbour doesn\u2019t share the same appreciation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cHe\u2019s (Sebastian) paranoid about security and has a large security camera outside so anywhere I go outside on the property, he can see,\u201d Mr Hanslow has claimed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cWe\u2019re going to have to sell. We\u2019re too old for this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Sebastian said of the dispute, which had been going for more than five years, he wished he had never fallen out with his neighbour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cIt is something that is out of my hands,\u201d Sebastian told The Daily Telegraph. \u201cI have had to put up with a lot of things that have been said \u2026 but I can\u2019t keep fighting all of that anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/inside-one-directions-global-property-portfolios\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Explained: Real demise of One Direction stars<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/inside-one-directions-global-property-portfolios\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/sasha-mitchells-secret-25m-mansion-after-hollywood-exit\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">90s star\u2019s wild $2.5m life, job after vanishing<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/sasha-mitchells-secret-25m-mansion-after-hollywood-exit\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/from-highschool-dropout-to-615m-mark-wahlbergs-insane-property-empire\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u2018I want out\u2019: Wahlberg jailed to Aus takeover<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Guy Sebastian has given fans a rare look inside his $10 million Sydney that sparked a bitter years-long&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":513946,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[64,63,447,134],"class_list":["post-513945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=513945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513945\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/513946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=513945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=513945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=513945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}