Celebrity homes you can gape at in Dubai!

A seemingly glamorous space for the rich and famous, Dubai is a concoction of many elements. Being a part of the UAE, it is traditional yet collides with the modern at the same time. In a globalised world, Dubai ranks among the most successful cities in the world to have reached out to the world with open arms. In 2015, the city hosted an estimated 14.4 million tourists, and this number has been growing steadily every year.

The attraction of Dubai lies in its contemporary architectural marvels, and man-made wonders such as Palm Islands, and the Burj Al Arab. Dubai has also seen a steady rise in celebrity homes, as more and more celebrities from every part of the world are coming in to make Dubai their second home. The Dubai experience is nothing like you have experienced in any other city in the world. A city that oozes contemporary living, Dubai is perhaps the utopian city that we wish to call our own.
While our wish might just remain a wish, here’s a dekko at the posh(est) houses and celebrities who have made Dubai their home.

David and Victoria Beckham

English football star David Beckham, and his wife, the former Spice Girls singer, Victoria Beckham have made Dubai their home. The celebrity couple bought a 7 bedroom villa on the Palm Jumeirah Island for a whooping 1.6 million dollars in 2002. The waterfront luxury villa is a divine place of abode located on an island that is world-famous for its global appeal of luxury and fine lifestyle. The celebrity couple also purchased an apartment in the Burj Khalifa tower for 5 million dollars.

Shahrukh Khan


The Bollywood superstar is known to have a global appeal, and so it is not a surprise that he is in the possession of a beautiful villa in Palm Jumeriah. The stunning villa is a luxurious home with six bedrooms, and has two storeys. Its total area is 8500 sq ft, and is a beautiful home to say the least. The villa was supposedly gifted to the star under a gift deed from Nakheel Public Joint Stock Company. The villa acts as a perfect getaway for the Khan family and is indeed a priced possession.

Michael Schumacher

The legendary F1 racer’s is yet another celebrity addition to the list of high-profile homes in Dubai. The World Islands is an artificial archipelago formed by numerous small islands, and Michael Schumacher happens to own one such island right here. Gifted by the Dubai royal family to the sportsman, the Michael Schumacher Island was handed over after his final grand prix in Brazil in the year 2006. Costing a whooping 7 million dollars, the island has a luxury mansion, swimming pool, beach, and a dock.

Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan


The glamorous Bachchan couple have their own home, Sanctuary Falls, located inside the Jumeirah Golf Estates. The bungalow is in Emirates Hills Dubai, and the place has about 96 resort style villas. The villas consist of five to six bedrooms, and provide stunning views of the Greg Norman’s Earth golf course. The Bachchans’ villa is luxurious by all means, and definitely happens to evoke a sense of style.

Madonna

The Queen of Pop, Madonna too has a home in Dubai. The beautiful mansion has 1400 metres of private beach, and everything luxurious that you can think of. The sprawling Dubai home is a fantastic piece of living space, and is perhaps one of the finest celeb homes here in Dubai. The home is known to have attracted great media attention due to its unique design implementation. The incredible living room with is also a dolphin-aquarium has been designed by famed architect Joaquin Torres.

Apart from these celebrity names, you also have Giorgio Armani’s name in the Burj Khalifa, as the luxury designer has opened Armani Hotels in here, back in 2010. In partnership with Emaar properties, the hotel’s interior has been partly designed by Armani himself.