Jen Hawkins' mansion, Silverchair knockdown and Outback Wrangler's croc retreat

If there's one thing Australians love almost as much as sunshine and seafood, it's stickybeaking inside celebrity homes.

And in 2025, you clicked, scrolled and shared your way through some of the biggest and most surprising, celebrity property moments we've ever seen on View.com.au.

Right at the top of the list? Jennifer Hawkins and Jake Wall's $30 million Whale Beach mega-mansion, of course. This house has been a long-running obsession.

Every time a new drone shot dropped, or another DA drawing surfaced, you came back for more.

And honestly, fair enough. It's part celebrity fairytale, part architectural soap opera. And 'Our Jen', who transformed from the girl next door from Newcastle, into a supermodel Miss Universe, is the main character.

Luxe, sculptural and sitting on one of the most beautiful beaches in the country, what's not to love?

In a completely different vibe, one of the most talked-about stories of the year wasDaniel Johns knocking down his iconic Newcastle home.

Fans were shocked, locals were fascinated and readers couldn't get enough of the drama.

First we covered the demolition, then we covered the sale of the now-vacant block, both stories cracked the top 20. It's rare we see such a clean break from a star's former life, and people were absolutely hooked.

On the softer end of the spectrum, Channel Seven presenter Mark Ferguson's $8.5 million country estatesale hit a nerve with everyone fantasising about a tree-change.

This was the type of home that makes you say "maybe I could live somewhere with rolling hills and a horse paddock."

It wasn't just the price or the estate itself, it was the escapism of a familiar face quietly living the rural dream.

Then there was the one that blended property voyeurism with real-time headlines: Outback Wrangler Matt Wright listing his family home.

With the ongoing legal saga in the background, readers were curious to see inside his NT retreat replete with a fake crocodile sitting in the outdoor pool. These stories always tap into that irresistible overlap between fame, lifestyle and the unfolding news cycle.

And rounding out the top celebrity reads was a down-to-earth surprise:the Clifton Hill home owned by a star of Channel Seven's The Front Bar, Andy Maher and his wife, broadcaster Emma Race.

It wasn't a $30 million compound or a clifftop palace, just a gorgeous family terrace on a Melbourne suburban street many of us could picture ourselves living in.

Sometimes the most relatable celebrity home stories are the ones that remind us stars often live in houses not that different from ours... just with tidier kitchens... and a pool.

When you pull all of this together, the pattern is pretty clear.

The celebrity home stories you loved most in 2025 weren't necessarily the priciest or the flashiest, they were the ones with a bit of heart, a bit of drama and a lot of dreams.

And that's why these stories kept popping up again and again in our top-clicked charts.

If 2026 brings anything like the twists, upgrades, rebuilds, shock sales and celebrity side-quests we saw this year, you'll be there for it, and we'll be covering every step.