RuPaul Lists Hollywood Hills Hideaway for $5M and It’s as Fabulous as You’d Expect

Other than the bright orange garage door, RuPaul’s home has a regular-looking exterior, with tall shrubs and an iron gate ensuring privacy. However, the inside is filled with charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent.

Related: Ellen DeGeneres Buys Adam Levine’s Posh Beverly Hills Mansion for $45M

According to Variety, RuPaul purchased the home about eight years ago, paying $2.5 million for the modestly sized 2,400-square-foot property.
Related: Swimming With the Stars: 10 Lavish Celebrity Pools We Want to Dive Into

The rectangular swimming pool at the rear of the ranch-style home boasts a sickening view of the City of Angels’ skyline.
Related: Melissa McCarthy Can Be Your Landlord – for Just $10K/Month

The view at night is spectacular, with the towers of downtown LA in the distance.
Related: Tracy Morgan Sells His New Jersey Home – and Loses a Small Fortune

The foyer screams eleganza extravaganza with its double set of bright red doors, red-painted wall and bold-patterned wallpaper – and how about that portrait of Dolly Parton, henny?
Related: Inside Justin Bieber’s Stunning New $8.5M Beverly Hills Mansion

Walking into the home, everything is bursting with bright colours and accentuated by the dark and dramatic glossy hardwood flooring. Perhaps if there’s a bidding war, the potential buyers will have to lip sync for their life?

The one-level home boasts a spacious open concept, with the living room flowing into the dining room. Floor-to-ceiling windows take full advantage of the home’s hilltop location.

The dining room also features colourful red walls, accented by plush purple chairs surrounding the glass-topped dining room table.
Related: Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch Still For Sale, Price Reduced to Only $31 Million

The sunken dining room can be accessed by both the living room and the foyer.

A large picture window brings the outside in, offering a view of the city beyond the pool.

Related: 13 Celebrity Homes You Can Rent Right Now

The recessed fireplace, surrounded by Art Deco tiles, is adjacent to bar-style seating off the kitchen.
Related: Vanderpump Rules Stars Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix Buy Gorgeous $2.2M California Home

“Built in classic 1960s style, the existing home has been immaculately maintained and boasts floor-to-ceiling glass walls with sliding glass doors opening to the pool, spa and breathtaking jetliner views spanning from downtown to the Pacific and beyond,” explains the home’s listing.

“This property is a developer’s dream,” the listing adds. It’s “just waiting to command top dollar alongside its $20-million-dollar-plus neighbours in this star-studded celebrity enclave.”

According to the listing, the house can be maintained in all its current fabulousness or can be completely renovated. It’s “move-in ready, can be easily brought up to today’s standards or completely reimagined.”
Related: Bruce Willis Lists Sprawling Westchester Mansion for $13M

Floor-to-ceiling windows surround the corner living room, with matching orange couches facing each other.

The living room offers easy access to the pool deck via sliding glass doors.

The focal point of the otherwise monochromatic kitchen is the kitschy orange glass chandelier that dangles atop the centre island.
Related: Princess Margaret’s Welsh Country Home is on the Market, and it’s Surprisingly Affordable

Dark

and dramatic, the kitchen’s glossy ebony-hued hardwood floors accent the steel-grey cabinetry and countertops.

The spacious master bedroom – one of three within the home – boasts an entire wall of built-in shelving, along with textured wallpaper and a dramatic patterned carpet.

Sliding glass doors in the master bedroom allow easy access to the pool deck.
Related: 10 Stunning Airbnbs Where Celebrities Have Stayed

The bathroom is admittedly a bit dated, with its dual sculptured sinks, travertine tile in the walk-in shower and deep hot tub.

One of the home’s three bedrooms has been converted to a cozy screening room, with a wild giraffe-print rug and comfy L-shaped sectional.

The home is built on the edge of a ravine, high in the hills, offering a spectacular vista from what the listing describes as “one of the most coveted neighbourhoods in Los Angeles.” If you’re the lucky buyer, conDRAGulations. Perhaps RuPaul will sign the paperwork with “shante, you stay.”

Related: Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard List Beautiful Brooklyn Brownstone for $4.6M