Alan Carr lodges plans to turn castle potting shed into café
The Celebrity Traitors winner bought 19th Century Ayton Castle earlier this year and will turn it into a home for his TV programme.
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"Some men when they have a midlife crisis buy a Lamborghini or grow a ponytail, but me - I want my very own castle."
— Alan Carr , Celebrity
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The Celebrity Traitors winner bought 19th Century Ayton Castle earlier this year and will turn it into a home for his TV programme.
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