David Hasselhoff and his partner Hayley Roberts enjoy visiting Bali, where they like to scuba dive, swim, and eat at restaurants. Hasselhoff is planning to open a resort called Hoff's Hideaway on the island. Bali is also a popular destination for celebrity weddings, honeymoons, and romantic getaways. Jennifer Hawkins, Jodi Gordon, Channing Tatum, Ashlee Simpson, and reality TV stars from The Bachelor have all vacationed there. Sophie Monk spent her 35th birthday at a resort in Bali.

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Baywatch
Bali and romance go hand-in-hand as it is also the favourite holiday
retreat for former Baywatch and Knight Rider star David Hasselhoff
and Welsh beauty Hayley Roberts.‘The Hoff’ is a regular visitor
and his favourite bay-watch is the secluded and exclusive three island
constellation of Gili Meno
found between Bali and
Lombok. Here he scuba dives
and swims in the sparkling
coral waters and loves to eat
at the popular Cuca Tapas
Bar and Restaurant Jimbaran.
Rumour has it that Bali will
be the new home of David’s
planned future resort, Hoff’s
Hideaway. TVS
Bali high
On a
B
ali, that tiny
Indonesian island
surrounded by
coral reefs just to
our north, is an idyllic get-
away. It’s a picture-perfect
wedding paradise for some
and a bachelor’s dream
for romantic lovebirds.
For others it’s a stunning
honeymoon retreat, and for
one popular singing babe
it’s the place for a birthday
celebration.
Here are just a few of the
reasons why celebrities keep
flying in to Bali as a holiday
retreat and romantic getaway.
Two weddings and …
Touted as the biggest celebrity wedding of
2013, Bali was the choice for former Miss
Universe and model Jennifer Hawkins’
nuptials to Jake Wall.They chose the villa
resort of Semara in
the quiet Uluwatu
region for their
wedding, where
some 60 family and
friends watched
them tie the knot
amid 20,000 long-
stemmed roses.
In 2012, actress
and model Jodi
Gordon and her retired Roosters NRL star
fiancée, Braith Anasta also chose Bali
for their happy day, choosing the privacy of a
secluded complex in Ubud for their nuptials.
Such is their love for the island they returned
this year to introduce their baby daughter,
Aleeia, to the magic of Bali.
The beautiful Indonesian island draws stars from
around the world. So just what is the attraction?
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Honeymoon island
Designed in the traditional
style of a Balinese village, the
unique Aman Resort in Ubud
was chosen as the romantic
honeymoon retreat in 2009 for
Hollywood A-Lister Channing
Tatum and wife Jenna
Dewan. Such was their love
for Bali and as a reminder of
their experience, they headed
out to get matching Indonesian
tattoos which translate as ‘side
by side’ in Balinese.
Singer/songwriter Ashlee
Simpson and her husband,
Hunger Games star Evan
Ross, son of the Supremes’
diva Diana, also chose Bali for
their romantic getaway earlier
this year. They headed straight
for the St Regis Bali Resort in
Nusa Dua after their fairytale
wedding at Diana’s sprawling
Connecticut home.
Birthday girl
Where do you go to
celebrate turning 35?
Singer and recent
Celebrity Apprentice
contestant Sophie
Monk spent her 35th
birthday at the end
of last year in Bali at
the stunning five-star, cliff top resort of
Karma Kandara situated on the Bukit
Peninsula at the southern tip of the
island. She and bestie, former 2Day
FM colleague Oscar Gordon, spent two
weeks of fun in the sun, sand and
sea before returning to Australia just
in time for Christmas.
Bachelor pad
It seems that Aussie
bachelors love Bali!Two
lots of lovebirds from the
TV series The Bachelor have
chosen Bali as a romantic
escape.The promise of
fiery sunsets, infinity
pools, gourmet delights
and complete privacy in
the tranquil luxury of the
Karma Kandara Resort
beckoned Tim Robards
and his chosen love Anna
Heinrich in December
2014. Coincidentally, within
days, controversial
bachelor Blake
Garvey and Louise
Pillidge flew in to
Bali to celebrate
his 32nd birthday
in a private villa at
the same resort.
Complete with
birthday messages
in stone, hearts
made from rose
petals and romantic
meals, love was
certainly in the air at
the Karma Kandara.
Louise and Blake
Evan and Ashlee
Jodi and Braith
Hayley and David
Sophie
Jen and Jake
Channing and Jenna
Tim and Anna
A romantic
honeymoon
in Lombok.
Ubud is private
and secluded.
The lovebirds went
to Nusa Dua after
the ceremony.