Skye Wheatley in 'so much stress' over disaster renovation of luxury Gold Coast mansion: 'We are in way over our heads'

Skye Wheatley was left tearing her hair out on Sunday as she shared an update on how renovations are going at her lavish Gold Coast mansion.

The I'm A Celebrity winner, 30, shared images of the luxury pool currently being built in her backyard, saying the tiling has been a disaster.

Sharing several photos, the influencer went on a rant about how 'stressed' she is over the renovation, especially after discoloured tiles were installed by her pool.

The vent session began when Skye took to her Instagram Stories to start a Q&A with her followers about the 'crazy' pavement in her backyard.

'There's all this black/brown s*** through our crazy pave. Lachy [her partner] said "it's natural" when I asked about it, but I've never seen this before,' she said.

'Is there any professionals out there that know if this is normal or should we ask tilers to re-tile?'

Alongside the caption, Skye included an image of the stairs leading down to her lavish pool in the making, circling all the discoloured brown areas on the edges of the tiles. 

She then shared another angle of the area, saying: 'The reno is actually causing so much stress and everyday I wake up so tired and don't even want to get out of bed.

'Like, actually ready to sell at this point. We are way in over our heads with this project. It's fkn massive and so draining.'

She added that she was originally willing to look past the discolouration in the tile because she was just 'happy' things were getting done, but is now 'upset' over it.

'I'm that much of a perfectionist but also so busy with my own work that I don't have time to fkn stand there and supervise the trades and overlook every little thing.

'But you really do need to do that in situations like this. That's why there's PROJECT MANAGERS on every job. Our job does not have a project manager and it shows.'

Skye went on to say she would likely call the tilers back in to replace the discoloured tiles, as they 'threw away' plenty of 'clean' tiles they could have used instead.

It's not the first time the renovation has caused issues for Skye as she stunned fans last July by getting into a screaming match with her partner Lachlan Waugh over it.

The influencer shared a shocking video to Instagram at the time which captured Lachlan taking Skye on a tour of the renovation work of their new home.  

The footage began with Lachlan showcasing the work, as he pointed out which rooms will have skylights in them to capture the beaming sun.

'I've just ordered the windows and designed the room myself!' a proud Lachlan told Skye, who initially agreed his plans were 'stunning'.

However, Skye soon became upset with some of Lachlan's plans and questioned why he had put skylights in some rooms but not others. 

'A skylight is pointless in this room because of the beautiful window. We could have used that skylight in the [walk-in wardrobe],' a frustrated Skye began.

'Oh my God, why wouldn't you think of that? There's skylights where they don't need to be and none where they do need to be!'

However, Lachlan became frustrated as he told his partner he chose the ideal locations for the skylights, saying none were needed for the wardrobe.

'It's a f***ing room, how many rooms do you go in that are dark? It's fine, what are you actually worried about, that you won't be able to take a photo in there?' he said. 

Fans were divided over the heated argument and quickly took to the comment section to say whether they were on Team Skye or Team Lachlan.

'Skylights in there will fade your clothes faster. It is a mistake putting it in there, don't do it,' a Lachlan supporter wrote.

'Give the woman her skylight,' a Skye fan added and a third person chipped in: 'She's correct.'

Skye rose to fame back on Big Brother Australia in 2014 and is now a full-time influencer with 661,000 followers.

In 2023, Skye put her $75,000 Mercedes on the market to help finance the renovation work on her luxurious Gold Coast mansion.

The former Big Brother star-turned-influencer shared a snap of her white Mercedes to Instagram and asked interested buyers to message her.