He’s a global rock star with a multi-million fortune – so maybe it’s not surprising Sting has no qualms about being stung.
The former lead singer of The Police has paid an eyewatering £80,000 for a bathtub for his palatial home in Italy, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
Finely crafted in marble and featuring an intricate mosaic, it will take pride of place at his property in the town of Sorrento overlooking the Bay of Naples.
Perhaps Sting, 74, wants to show off to his famous friends – after all, he reportedly takes FaceTime calls with other pop stars including Sam Smith while in his bathroom.
It will probably complement his disciplined wellness routine – he practises yoga every day, maintains a strict macrobiotic diet and advocates tantric sex.
Married to Trudie Styler for 33 years, his house in Sorrento is not the couple’s first Italian property. In 1997 they bought Il Palagio (the palace), a 16th-century 900-acre estate in Tuscany.
The property boasts a lake, several guest houses, a swimming pool and a chapel which has been converted into a meditation space.
There is even a vineyard which produces organic wines named after his songs, including Message In A Bottle.
Sting has forked out £80,000 for a luxurious marble bath tub for his house in Sorrento, Italy
Sting with Trudie Styler, his wife of 33 years
His £7million home in Wiltshire, which has been compared to Buckingham Palace, includes a recording studio, wine cellar, and farm set in 800 acres.
Sting, whose real name is Gordon Sumner, made headlines in January when London’s High Court ordered him to pay around £600,000 to his former bandmates after they sued over unpaid streaming royalties.
Drummer Stewart Copeland and guitarist Andy Summers claimed more than £1.49 million in ‘arranger’s fees.
Their case hinges on the interpretation of various agreements made over who got what money between the band’s formation in the late 1970s and 2016.
Sting’s barrister told a hearing in January the singer believes an arrangement to pay 15 per cent of publishing income to the other two bandmates does not apply to streaming.
Sting has been approached for comment.