Beckhams' New Neighbours Acquire 15-Acre Cotswolds Estate for £16.5M

David and Victoria Beckham, who have lived at their Cotswolds mansion near Chipping Norton since 2016, have new neighbors after a 15-acre plot of land adjacent to their estate was purchased for £16.5 million by Australian entrepreneur Blair Raymond James and his wife Melanie Adams. Blair co-founded Bondi Sands, a leading self-tanning brand popular among celebrities such as Kylie Jenner, Olivia Attwood, and Charlotte Crosby, which was sold for $450 million AUD in 2023. Overcoming significant personal hardships, Blair became a self-made multimillionaire and now directs Growth Bomb, a cosmetics company focused on hair care products. Melanie Adams is a former elite pole vaulter turned show jumper, and the couple married in 2022. The Beckhams' property is near Soho Farmhouse, a celebrity-frequented members club, and Blair and Melanie have yet to develop the newly acquired land. The arrival of the tanning brand moguls adds another layer of celebrity and entrepreneurial prestige to the exclusive neighborhood.