THE first pictures of the farm on the outskirts of Exeter that a Hollywood couple may be moving into have been released.
Celebrity couple Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford are reported to have bought idyllic Whiddon Farm, in Ide, for a cool £2m.
Carey Mulligan has appeared in a string of Hollywood films including, most recently, The Great Gatsby. Marcus Mumford is lead singer of the chart topping Mumford and Sons.
Whiddon Farm was for generations farmed by the Bragg family before going up for sale.
The reports that Mumford, 24 and film star wife Mulligan, 26, who also starred in the Bafta-winning An Education, have galvanised Ide with regulars at both village pubs, The Poachers Arms and The Huntsman, keeping the rumour mill turning.
Staff at both pubs said they had heard the rumours.
One said: "At this stage it is just something everyone is talking about. How much truth is in it I don't know but it would certainly be a boost for the village."
Mr Mumford and his wife have been seen in the village's community shop and walking through the village. It is understood they envisage running the property as a farm and intend using local firms to carry out renovations.
Rose covered Whiddon Farmhouse is believed to have been built in the 16th century and is set in a very private grounds.
