Australian Neighbours star shares confronting image of the charred remnants of his home amid LA fires: 'My heart is completely broken'
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An Australian actor has shared his devastation over losing his home in the LA wildfires. Neighbours star Benjamin Rigsby shared an image of the remains of his home, which was had burned down leaving nothing but a charred staircase, to Instagram on Friday.
![['My heart is absolutely and completely broken. Our home is gone' he wrote alongside the confronting image]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/13/93956649-14270633-image-a-2_1736516559190.jpg)
'My heart is absolutely and completely broken. Our home is gone' he wrote alongside the confronting image. The Queensland-born star also posted a link to a fundraising site where he is requesting donations. 'Hi it's Belinda, dear friend of Ben, from Australia, and I'm trying to help Ben and Daren with any emergency relief funds possible as their home was destroyed in the fires happening this week in Pacific Palisades' the charity page reads.
![[The Queensland-born star also posted a link to a fundraising site where he is requesting donations]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/13/93956631-14270633-image-a-3_1736516562930.jpg)
'The staircase in this image led to their home. There's not much more I can say. Thankfully they were both away at the time and are physically safe. An Australian actor has shared his devastation over losing his home in the LA wildfires. Neighbours star Benjamin Rigsby (pictured) shared an image of the remains of his home, which was had burned down leaving nothing but a charred staircase, to Instagram on Friday.
![[Jestinta Franklin (pictured) has rallied behind a friend whose home was completely destroyed in the devastating LA fires]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/13/93949637-14270633-Jestinta_Franklin_pictured_has_rallied_behind_a_friend_whose_hom-a-4_1736516570701.jpg)
'As this is emergency relief the funds will be used for anything they need after this loss - food, accommodation, clothing, vehicles, anything they need.'. As of Friday evening, the performer had managed to pull in around $31,000 as part of his appeal. Los Angeles based Benjamin has starred in major motion pictures such as Alien: Covenant and Ford v. Ferrari.
