River Thames burst its bank.George clooney's £10million mansion is threatened

 

These aerial photographs show floodwater threatening to inundate George Clooney's £10million sprawling country pile after the Thames burst its banks.

The Hollywood actor, 54, and his human rights lawyer wife Amal, 37, have been renovating their nine-bedroom mansion in a village near Reading, Berkshire.

But today the results of the multi-million pound revamp appeared at risk as muddied water poured on to a large patch of their sprawling garden, which backs on to the swollen river.

A pergola, hot tub and 12-seater cinema will also be installed in a converted greenhouse on the site of the property, while builders also erected 10 CCTV cameras along the mansion's perimeter.

Even before the work began, the 17th Century property was already something of a luxury. The ivy-covered home boasts a suite of elegant reception rooms with high ceilings, book-lined walls, chandeliers and open fireplaces. 

There is also a gym and steam room, a library, study, family room, formal dining room and cellar and a boat house.