'I put a ball pit in my home like Cara Delevingne'

A woman who built a ball pit in a room of her house has said it was inspired by a similar one in the home of actress and model Cara Delevingne.

Julie Williams, an IT consultant from Birkdale on Merseyside, said the unusual feature, which was put beside a flight of stairs in the upstairs of her home, had brought her family a lot of joy, adding: "You can never be sad in a ball pit."

"No-one really thinks about the idea of putting a ball pit in their own house," she said.

The feature earned online fame after Ms Williams' home was put up for sale and she said "if the new owners want to keep it... it's been built in, it makes sense".

Julie said she occasionally sips champagne while sitting in the pit with friends