14 of the most exclusive private islands owned by celebrities

Faith Hill & Tim McGraw

Goat Cay, Bahamas

In the late noughties country singer power couple Tim McGraw and Faith Hill bought Goat Cay, a 17 acre island in The Exumas in the Bahamas. They built a 15,000 square foot holiday home, complete with lookout tower and mooring facilities.

The island is now back on the market for USD $1,200,000, so who knows which famous face in need of a luxury getaway will take up residence in Goat Cay — it's the perfect spot for anyone keen on exploring The Exumas by superyacht.

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Larry Ellison

Lanai, Hawaii

The Oracle co-founder and America’s Cup winner bought 98 per cent of this 140sqm island from billionaire David Murdock for €400 million-plus. Lanai has more than 3,000 inhabitants, and Larry Ellison aims to develop the island and boost infrastructure. The island was already home to two coveted Four Seasons and after some small improvements and a seven-month complete shut down, the Four Seasons Resort Lanai reopened for business this February. The second Four Seasons, the Lodge at Kōʻele, is expected to open in time for Christmas 2016.

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Steven Spielberg

Madeira Archipelago

Did Jurassic Park give Hollywood director Steven Spielberg the idea to (reportedly) buy two islands in a group of volcanic outcrops? He is said to use the two islands, which are in an undisclosed location in the Madeira Archipelago, to spend quality time with his family. Neither of the islands, off the coast of Portugal, are believed to be inhabited. Steven Spielberg also owns the 86 metre Seven Seas and in 2013 took the luxury yacht on a 30,000-mile round-the-world cruise.

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Lenny Kravitz

Eleuthera, Bahamas

So US rock star Lenny Kravitz doesn’t own this island but we love the way he lives there: with his dog in an Airstream trailer, just off his private beach, a short stroll to his surf-side recording studio.

"I have a few shirts and a couple pairs of pants, and all I do is hose them down, hang them up and rotate them," Kravitz told Rolling Stone."I have no keys, no shoes and no money. I just live, and it's good."

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