Reality TV Star Caught Apple Picking In Roxbury

ROXBURY, CT —For celebrities and other well-heeled weekenders who own country retreats in Connecticut, October serves as a clear reminder why they go to the trouble and expense.

Fredrik Eklund, one of the celebrity realtors on Bravo's "Million Dollar Listing New York," owns a weekend getaway in Roxbury. This past weekend he and his family got away to a local orchard to engage in the time-honored Connecticut tradition of apple-picking.

"Apple picking with the family in Connecticut and it feels so effin good to be back. Now kids are making apple pie and dada is making apple margarita," he posted alongside a photo of his crew on Instagram.

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Apple picking with the family in Connecticut and it feels so effin good to be back. Now kids are making apple pie and dada is making apple margarita
A post shared by Fredrik Eklund (@fredrikeklundny) on Oct 10, 2020 at 1:29pm PDT

Monday through Friday, the Swedish-born Eklund lives in Manhattan with his husband, artist Derek Kaplan, and twins Milla and Fredrik Jr. His reality show is in its eighth season on Bravo.

The couple bought their Roxbury digs as a retreat from their Manhattan apartment and weekly grind before they had children. Last May Eklund announced on IG that his Connecticut home would be available for rental during the summer.

The 5,100+ square foot estate in "super-dreamy" Roxbury is situated upon 10 acres of "gorgeousness," according to the listing, and available furnished for $150,000 for the season.

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We’ll be renting out our country home in Connecticut this summer. 90 minutes from Manhattan and available Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend asking $150,000 furnished for the season. Showings start Monday morning with Maria Taylor of Klemm Real Estate. This classic Georgian estate was reimagined by a top NY designer & featuring 5,144 sqft, 4 bedrooms and 4 baths on almost 10 acres of gorgeousness. With your own lake. I also built a new outdoor Swedish sauna in glass by the pool - with incredible views over the treetops. The town Roxbury is super-dreamy with neighbors like Dustin Hoffman, Daniel Day-Lewis and Vanity Fair publisher Graydon Carter. This house is really special so we’re looking for the right tenant to love it like we have.
A post shared by Fredrik Eklund (@fredrikeklundny) on May 6, 2020 at 8:13am PDT