9:54am UK, Monday July 05, 2004

Johnny Depp, star of the film Pirates of the Caribbean, has bought his own treasure island in the sun. 

The movie star has forked out £2m for an island hideaway for his family in the Bahamas.

Depp is to make a sequel to the pirate film

The mile-long island, Little Halls Pond Cay, has six secluded white sand beaches and a central lagoon surrounded by exotic palm trees, The Sun reveals.

The tropical island also has a private harbour and staff quarters. 

Depp, 41, is expected to share the hideaway with his girlfriend Vanessa Paradis and children Lily-Rose Melody, five, and Jack, two. 

The actor, who has signed up to a sequel of the blockbuster film, has his main home in France. 

He starred as Captain Jack Sparrow in the movie, which also featured British star Keira Kightley.