Singer Rihanna has splashed out $22 million on a villa in Barbados, so that she can spend more time with her family.
The 25-year-old, who is currently on her Diamonds world tour, bought a palatial waterfront villa at One Sandy Lane, where Simon Cowell also owns a home, according to the New York Post.
Rihanna purchased the 10,000-square-foot pad just down the beach from the famous, five-star Sandy Lane Hotel. It had been on the market for $21.8 million.
Rihanna – real name Robyn Fenty – returns home every year for the holidays and remains close to her family. “Rihanna bought the house after renting it for her family last year,” a source said.
One Sandy Lane boasts five bedrooms and baths, a grand lobby with a sweeping spiral staircase, multiple verandas with sea views, a large pool, private gym and a 24-hour concierge and security service operated by the Sandy Lane Hotel staff.
Rumours that her mother told her she could have saved $22 million and had her old room back are probably made up.
Last week, the New York Post revealed that RiRi is also planning to buy a place in New York. She discreetly viewed Manhattan apartments when she was in town last month for her tour dates and Fashion Week, and her manager, Jay Brown, has taken over the search. A source told us, “The plan is that when her tour is over in November, she’ll move here”.
Meanwhile, Rihanna has moved out of her $12 million Pacific Palisades mansion plagued by trespassers, stalkers and attempted burglaries. She hired a crew to take all of her stuff out of the property last week after a trespasser was arrested there for third time in recent months.
A source close to the star told TMZ.com that she hasn’t been at the house since August but plans to rent another house in LA even though she’ll spend most of her time in New York
