Johnny Depp wants to buy UK pub owned by Brit TV star’s fiancee
JOHNNY Depp is interested in buying a Grade II-listed pub owned by Paul Hollywood’s fiancee — on sale for £1million.
The actor is said to be “a huge fan” of the venue run by Melissa Spalding, 38, who has been dating baker Paul, 57, since 2019.
Depp, 59, is close friends with pub regular and illustrator Ralph Steadman, who is said to have tipped him off about the sale of The Chequers Inn, in Smarden, near Ashford, Kent.
A source said: “Depp adores the pub and has done for years.
“Johnny loves the history and has spoken before about wanting to buy a pub.
“It’s right in the heart of the English countryside.
“It’s right up his street.”
But a local said the pub had recently lost custom as its menu had become too “posh” and “dear”.
One customer told The Sun on Sunday: “It’s not what village folk want.
“And it’s got so dear in there now.
“They’ve just got a new menu out which is a really top-notch posh menu – the likes of carrots done in charcoal, etcetera.
“They’ve hired a new chef and he brought his whole team with him.”
