Hamish Blake seen driving $120,000 Land Rover after it was ‘stolen in home invasion’

TV presenter Hamish Blake is back behind the wheel of his $120,000 Land Rover Defender allegedly stolen in a “home invasion” last year.

The father-of-two, 40, who is married to beauty entrepreneur Zoë Foster Blake, was spotted driving the luxury vehicle around Sydney on Wednesday, a day before he first spoke about the incident in a radio interview.

He told The Kyle and Jackie O Show the thief had managed to break into his four-bedroom home in East Sydney’s Woollahra, which he and Zoë were renting for $5,000 a week while their other $9 million house Vaucluse was being renovated.

“It was just someone walking down the street who managed to get in that back door and take the handbag it had [car] keys in,” Hamish explained.

TV presenter Hamish Blake is back behind the wheel of his $120,000 Land Rover Defender that was stolen in a brutal home invasion last year

The father-of-two, 40, who is married to beauty entrepreneur Zoë Foster Blake, was spotted driving the luxury vehicle around Sydney on Wednesday, a day before he first spoke about the incident in a radio interview

“I heard the car beeping [outside] because it beeps when you unlock it, but I thought it was just someone picking up a partner,” he added.

Hamish found the car missing from the parking lot in front of their home early in the morning on December 19, 2021.

However, the police recovered the suspected stolen vehicle later that day.

“They found the car later that day. It wasn’t a well thought-out operation,” Hamish told radio hosts Kyle Sandilands and Brittany Hockley.

He told The Kyle and Jackie O Show that the thief had managed to break into his four-bedroom home in East Sydney’s Woollahra, which he and Zoë were renting for $5,000 a week while their other home was $9,000 Vaucluse. million was renovated.

Hamish, host of Lego Masters for Channel Nine, was seen this week in the recovered car in Sydney, almost a year after it was stolen.

He casually dressed in shorts and a navy T-shirt while running errands with a friend.

Comparable high-end models in the Defender range are valued at $123,919.

“It was just someone walking down the street who managed to get in that back door and take the handbag it had [car] keys in,” Hamish explained

Daniel Booth, 34, has since been charged with breaking and entering the house the Blakes rented.

Police will allege in court that Booth allegedly entered the kitchen and stole keys from Zoë’s handbag, before leaving in the Land Rover Defender.

The couple called the police and officers found the allegedly stolen car before arresting Booth at a nearby apartment on Morehead Street.

Hamish, who hosts Lego Masters for Channel Nine, was seen this week in the recovered car in Sydney, almost a year after it was stolen

The police will claim that Booth was still in possession of the car key and handbag.

The car was impounded for forensics while Booth was taken to Mascot police station, where he was charged.

He was denied bail before appearing in Central Local Court on December 21.

Comparable high-end models in the Defender range are valued at $123,919

The TV star and skincare magnate stayed in the rental with their young children, son Sonny, seven, and daughter Rudy, five, while they renovated their $8.925 million home in nearby Vaucluse.

The Blakes purchased their five-bedroom, six-bathroom Vaucluse home in December 2020 after moving to Sydney from Melbourne.

The four-storey house, designed by Neil Architecture and featured on Grand Designs Australia in 2013, measures 885m2 and features two sets of garages.

The purchase came shortly after Zoë, 42, made Australia’s Young Rich List with an estimated net worth of $36 million thanks to her Go-To skincare line.

Daniel Booth, 34, has since been charged with breaking into the house the power couple rented on Monday, December 19, 2021 at around 6am.

Police will allege in court that Booth allegedly entered the kitchen and stole keys from the skincare mogul’s handbag – before taking off in the family’s Land Rover Defender