Worth: $3.6 MillionWith as much time as Johnny Depp spends hanging out in beautiful, tropic areas filming his Pirates of the Caribbean movies, it makes sense that he wouldn’t want to leave. So, he spent $3.6 million on a 45-acre island in the Bahamas. The actor himself has called it the most “pure and beautiful” place on earth.
Little Halls Pond Cay is surrounded by gorgeous turquoise waters and white sand beaches, which he happened to name after his idols, Marlon Brando and Hunter S. Thompson. In 2005, after Thompson’s suicide, Depp spent $3 million on a one-of-a-kind funeral service for his friend and mentor, which included blasting his ashes into space. A nearby island that has been seen in many of Depp’s Pirates films, Little Pipe Cay, is currently up for sale. So, if you want to be neighbors with Johnny Depp on your own private island, all it’s going to cost you is a cool $85 million.
Tyler Perry - White Bay Cay, Bahamas
Worth: $7 millionAlthough no one is entirely sure exactly how much entertainment mogul Tyler Perry spent on his private island, White Bay Cay, it’s estimated to be around $7 million, according to People. In 2009, Perry purchased the 25-acre property, along with another, smaller, 7-acre island right next to it. What was the occasion? His 40th birthday, of course.
But White Bay Cay, which is located on the Exuma strip in the Bahamas, wasn’t even Perry’s first island investment. He’s got big plans for his new private vacation hideaway, however, which includes building a 14,000 square foot home, along with plenty of bungalows for visiting guests. Also on the to-do list are a tennis court, spa, and marina. He’s basically going to transform it into the ultimate private resort island.
Naomi Campbell - Isla Playa de Cleopatra, Turkey
Worth: Undisclosed AmountWhen you’re supermodel Naomi Campbell, you probably expect a whole lot more than a necklace from Tiffany’s for your birthday. Luckily, when she turned 41, Campbell’s billionaire (now ex) boyfriend, Vladislav Dorinon gifted her this unique vacation home - complete with its own, private island.
The house is eco-friendly and designed to look like the eye of Horus from above. The eye is a symbol of royal power, health, and protection. And it’s no wonder some billionaires would have a multi-million-dollar home on a multi-million-dollar island designed to symbolize their power, right? But in its location in the Isla Playa de Cleopatra, it has even more meaning, because its’s fabled that the ancient Egyptian queen and her doomed lover, Antony, laid on the shores of this island, and swam in the waters many years ago. The supermodel and her boyfriend ended up calling things quits, but she got to keep the gift.
Jay Leno - Newport, Rhode Island
Worth: $13.5 MillionJay Leno spent $13.5 million on this lavish, oceanfront mansion in Newport in 2017. The estate was built in the 1930s and was known as Terre Mare. It was originally designed for Verner Zevola Reed Jr., who became the vice president of Chase Bank. The home has 12 bedrooms, 12 full baths, and three half-baths. It also includes a tennis court, carriage house, and a walled garden.
Today, the house is known as Seafair, and the locals are pumped about having funnyman Jay Leno living amongst them. There’s an amazing outdoor pool that faces the ocean where he can entertain his guests. The house also came along with a six-car garage for, well, at least six of his cars, which is a good thing considering Leno likes to collect them.
Celine Dion – Jupiter Island, Florida
Worth: $38.5 MillionSuperstar songstress Celine Dion spent over $45 million creating her ultimate vacation hideaway off the coast of Florida. Jupiter Island is home to five large buildings with three pools, all with stunning ocean views. But Dion’s pools aren’t just any pools – they’re more like mini-waterparks, with two lazy rivers and huge waterslides. Now that’s a vacation home!
The singer originally acquired her island getaway in nearly $20 million, and that’s just for the actual land. Then, she spent another $20 million building and wiring everything. But Dion wound up listing the resort on the market in 2016, at a whopping $72.5 million. When she did finally find a buyer for it the following year, she sold for $38.5 million – much less than what she was hoping for. The buyer was the Jupiter Island Trust, which is headed up by an American who plans to use it as their own vacation home.