LAKE COMO HOMEWHERE MATT FOUND MUSE

The founders of rock band Muse have done well for three friends who met at a community school in a quiet Devon seaside town and initially calling the Rocket Baby Dolls.

Muse is now on its seventh studio album and the group is famous for being the first to sell out the newly-built Wembley Stadium in 2007.

Formed by Matt Bellamy, pictured left, Dominic Howard and Chris Wolstenholme, it is lead singer and guitarist Bellamy who has become the most famous, particularly after he began dating actress Kate Hudson in 2010.

He got engaged to the Almost Famous star a year later and had a son with her. The couple have since separated.

The band are popular in the US and UK, Bellamy seems to prefer all things Italian.

Before meeting Hudson he owned a luxury apartment on the shores of Lake Como in northern Italy. The property included a studio and it is here that the band recorded their No.1 UK album The Resistance.

But the penthouse is now for sale and comes with four bedrooms, one of which was used as a studio, three bathrooms and a large sun terrace, in the village of Moltrasio.

Agent Sotheby’s International says the property enjoys “spectacular” views over the lake and comes with a jacuzzi, as well as shared access to lush tropical gardens. More info from Sotheby’s International (+39 031 538 8888).