Private Islands Owned by Celebrities
>> Sunday, July 10, 2016
Johnny Depp
The star of Pirates of the Caribbean bought an island in the Caribbean, specifically in the Bahamas, for $3.5 million. It was on Little Hall’s Pond Cay, in the Exumas, where he married the young actress Amber Heard, after separating from Vanessa Paradis.
Julia Roberts
Even though she was deeply moved by her trips to India and Indonesia, and converted to Hinduism during the filming of Eat Pray Love, Julia Roberts fell in love with a private island in the Bahamas—and has kept it as her own little secret.
Mel Gibson
The volcanic island with the evocative name of Mago is located in Fiji and is one of the largest privately owned islands in the Pacific. The actor/director lives there with few others, despite the fact that the island is over 22 sq. km and left largely in its natural state.
GEORGE CLOONEY
The famous heartthrob and his wife chose a private island 80 km from London, featuring an incredible seventeenth-century mansion set on two hectares of grounds in the village of Sonning-on-Thames. For a price tag of more than $10 million, let’s hope the couple is satisfied with their love nest!
EDDIE MURPHY
It was near Nassau in the Bahamas where the actor, producer, director, comedian, and musician bought Rooster Cay. He’s pretty secretive about his island, but we know he turned it into the perfect vacation destination.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
The big-hearted actress bought her true love an island north of New York for his 50th birthday. The 11-acre heart-shaped island called Petra features two homes designed by Brad Pitt’s favourite architect. It’s an unforgettable gift at $20 million.
Leonardo DiCaprio purchased the Blackadore Caye island, which is located off the coast of Belize. An outspoken climate change activist, he's overseen the construction of an eco-conscious luxury resort on the 104-acre isle, and the "restorative island" opens to guests in 2018.
In 2006, Nicolas Cage purchased an island in the Exuma archipelago.
Musician Lenny Kravitz bought an island in the Eleutheta archipelago in the Bahamas, where his mother was from.
In 2006, Tim McGraw and his wife Faith Hill purchased an island called Goat Cay in the Bahamas. They built a 15,000 square foot vacation home on the island.
In 2008, Ricky Martin purchased an island near Angra dos Reis, off the coast of Brazil. Reportedly, the "Livin' La Vida Loca" singer paid $8 million for his tropical paradise.
Celine Dion owned a private Floridian island. In 2013, she put the place up for sale for the price of $72.5 million.