First look at Celine Dion’s $20m Florida water park mansion that boasts slides, bridges and even a lazy river
By GEORGINA LITTLEJOHN
UPDATED: 07:56 EST, 8 June 2010
After Titanic, you’d have thought that Celine Dion would be sick of the sight of water. But it seems she can’t actually get enough of the stuff, as shown by these pictures of the aquatic additions to the multi-million dollar Florida mansion that goes on and on.
The pregnant singer, 42, had the water park constructed on the $20million (£13.9million) home, which she shares with husband Rene Angelil, 68, and their nine-year-old son Rene Charles.
Aqua crazy: Celine Dion’s $20m (£13.9m) beachside Florida mansion has two swimming pools and a lazy river
The lavish pool system uses 500,000 gallons of water and includes two swimming pools, two water slides and a lazy river, which has a slow current to carry bathers around the pool.
Celine, whose signature song is My Heart Will Go On, the theme from the 1998 film Titanic, splashed out several million dollars on the aquatic wonderland at her home, which bought for $12.5million (£8.6million) in 2005.
And if it proves not to be enough water for the singer, who is expecting twins at the end of this year, she can always take a short walk down to the beach, as the house overlooks the Atlantic.
Leisurely: The lazy river, which has a current that takes people slowly along the water
Waterworks: Shown from another angle, the lazy river also boasts a large spiral slide and walkways
The mansion is on Jupiter Island, which is where some of the wealthiest people in the US live, including disgraced golfer Tiger Woods.
Celine’s house, which is is a whopping 9,825 square feet, lies on 5.7acres that contains an underground garage.
The mansion also boasts eight bedrooms split up in two guest rooms, a 460-square feet wardrobe, and a gym in the beach-side cabana.
And while she is probably thrilled to bits with her water-themed back garden, it’s not exactly gone down well with her neighbours.
Fancy a dip? Celine’s huge aqua garden also boasts two swimming pools, one with a poolside bar
According to reports in the States, Celine angered her local community when she used up all the fresh water supply on the island, which led to a drought and water restrictions in the area.
Celine was fined for the massive use of water and in an attempt to appease her neighbours, had six wells constructed on the property to store enough water to keep the pipes pumping the 6.5million gallons needed for the park each year.
But even that hasn’t pacified the locals who, according to the National Enquirer, are furious she was even granted permission to have the wells built.
They are also concerned about the damage her actions will have on the environment, with one angry neighbour saying: ‘I don’t know how she got the well permits. The government is usually pretty restrictive with stuff like that!’
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