5 X SPECIAL PURCHASES BY CELEBRITIES

Celebrities have the means to buy whatever they want. Some of them purchase extraordinary items simply because they can. Are you curious about the five special purchases made by celebrities?

Celebrities are wealthy and can often buy whatever they want. There are some who buy special items just because they can. A list of ridiculously expensive, special purchases from celebrities. Curious?Online editor: Natasha Hendriks

Dinosaur Skull

There was a time when Nicholas Cage was in a praying war was with Leonardo DiCaprio about the coolest celebrity purchase of all time: it was the skull of a Tyrannosaurus Bataar. Cage bought it at auction for €230.000. In 2015, it was reported that the skull was never intended to be sold because it had been stolen. Although the actor paid a lot for it, he agreed to return the skull so that it could be brought back to Mongolia. Photo: Art net

Gold Plated Toilets

There's nothing wrong with going to the bathroom in style. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West thought just that. Both decided to get gold toilets in their home after purchasing their Bel Air mansion. There are four gold plated toilets installed at a cost of €580.000. Photo: Dezeen

Crystal Bathtub

Tamara Ecclestone, the daughter of Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, has spent €1,2 million on a bath made entirely of crystal, making it one of the nicest purchases made by celebrities. Workers were “sent into the Amazon” to collect crystals to create this beautiful bath. Photo: SMH

Da Vinci's Journal

In 1994, Bill Gates bought the Codex Leicester, the most famous of 30 surviving journals by Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. Gates paid €25,6 million for the document, making it the most expensive book ever sold, and then had the book digitally scanned and made available on CD-ROM for less than €25.

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Gold Plated Jet

America's former president, Donald Trump, is known for his luxurious lifestyle. In 2011 he bought the Boeing 757 from Paul Allen (co-founder of Microsoft) for €82,5 million. Trump made sure that the jet had all the amenities of a house and most things are also covered in 24-carat gold. Photo: SWNS Click here for the most bizarre houses in the world.