Cate is splashing out on new pool

CATE BLANCHETT looks like she has a surprise in store… and we know what it is. The double Oscar-winning actress has submitted plans to splash out on an outdoor swimming pool at her £5m (€6m) East Sussex mansion.

Cate, 52, already has a ‘circular meditation room’ in the sprawling property, which also boasts seven bedrooms and five reception rooms. But designing her dream home seems to have been a bit of a nightmare – last year she and her husband, Andrew Upton, had to pause demolition plans after surveyors discovered a colony of rare bats. Council planners are expected to decide on her pool next month. Our fingers are crossed...