{"id":1216206,"date":"2025-02-24T09:43:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T09:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/pt\/?p=1216206"},"modified":"2025-02-24T09:43:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T09:43:22","slug":"celebrities-who-moved-out-of-hollywood-to-enjoy-a-quiet-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/pt\/celebrities-who-moved-out-of-hollywood-to-enjoy-a-quiet-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrities Who Moved Out of Hollywood To Enjoy a Quiet Life"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Despite being celebrities with multi-million dollar mansions<\/a>, not everything is sunshine and roses in Hollywood. After all, considering the intrusive paparazzi<\/a>, the high price of homes<\/a> and much more, moving out to a calmer place, be it Brevard, North Carolina, or Hailey, Idaho, seems quite enticing.<\/p>\n

Marvel star Mark Ruffalo<\/a>, for example, moved to Sullivan County in upstate New York with his wife and kids for a calmer life. \u201cThe whole guiding idea for living upstate was to simplify,\u201d Ruffalo told Nowness<\/a>. \u201cWe asked ourselves, what do we need all this shit for? What is it adding to our lives?\u201d<\/p>\n

Ruffalo\u2019s co-star Chris Pratt<\/a> also moved away from Tinseltown, making a home for himself and his family in San Juan Island, Washington. As any follower of Pratt could tell you, he\u2019s now well adjusted to farm life, raising pigs and sheep. \u201cThey will spend their entire lives thriving at the farm, until they pass naturally many, many years from now,\u201d Pratt wrote lovingly on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To find out what other celebrities packed their bags and moved away from the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles or New York City, scroll below!<\/p>\n

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Richard Gere<\/h2>\n
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Richard Gere<\/p>\n

Richard Gere opened up about his plans to move to Spain in an appearance The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/a> in November 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy wife is Spanish and\u2014is this a problem for anybody out there?\u201d he joked. As a reminder, Gere has been married to wife Alejandra Silva since 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course I\u2019ll be back!\u201d Gere continued. \u201cMy wife is Spanish and she gave me about seven years here, so we\u2019re going to spend some years in Madrid.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur kids are bilingual,\u201d he added. \u201cSo they\u2019re gonna flourish there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gere and Silva share kids Alexander, born in 2018, and James, born in 2019. Gere also shares another son, Homer, with his second wife, Carey Lowell.<\/p>\n

Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de\u00a0Rossi<\/h2>\n
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Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de Rossi<\/p>\n

While Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are known for making major real estate moves<\/a>, The Wrap<\/a> recently reported that the couple has moved across the pond<\/a> to the UK.<\/p>\n

Per the outlet, they\u2019ve moved from Montecito, California, to the Cotswolds, a rural area in south-central England. A source told the media outlet that the results of the 2024 presidential election<\/a> were \u201ctheir primary motivation\u201d for leaving ahead of Donald Trump\u2019s second term in the White House.<\/p>\n

Eva Longoria<\/h2>\n
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Eva Longoria<\/p>\n

Following the 2024 presidential election, Eva Longoria opened up about moving out of the US with her husband and son and living in between Spain and Mexico.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut even before [the pandemic], [the country] was changing. The vibe was different,\u201d Longoria told Marie Claire.<\/a> \u201cAnd then Covid happened, and it pushed it over the edge. Whether it\u2019s the homelessness or the taxes, not that I want to s\u2014 on California\u2014it just feels like this chapter in my life is done now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m privileged,\u201d she added. \u201cI get to escape and go somewhere. Most Americans aren\u2019t so lucky. They\u2019re going to be stuck in this dystopian country, and my anxiety and sadness is for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

America Ferrera<\/h2>\n
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America Ferrera<\/p>\n

While she may not have moved just yet, reports in November 2024 confirmed Barbie star America Ferrera was planning on moving to London due to the elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmerica is sick that Donald Trump is President again,\u201d an insider told Daily Mail<\/a>. \u201cShe is devastated that Kamala lost. She thought the country she lived in was better than that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is going to continue to have a presence in the US for work purposes and to fight for Latinas and women, but she will be overseas for family and to benefit her kids\u2019 education,\u201d the course continued. \u201cShe wants them to have the best opportunities possible and to her, being overseas for that is what is important.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s not abandoning the US, she is prioritizing her life and focusing on the importance for her kids,\u201d the source clarified.<\/p>\n

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Zayn Malik<\/h2>\n
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Zayn Malik<\/p>\n

British singer Zayn Malik has made a life for himself in rural Pennsylvania for quite a few years now.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m quite an outdoorsy person\u2014I did fall in love with the landscapes and serenity,\u201d Malik told Elle<\/a>. \u201cYou get a lot of time to really think about things.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the former 1D member, his move happened when his former partner Gigi Hadid got pregnant with their daughter Khai.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I found out that my partner at the time was pregnant, I pretty quickly made up my mind that this would be a great place to raise a child because there\u2019s so much for her to do here,\u201d he recalled. \u201cSo, we do spend a lot of time outside. We do the gardening. She likes to camp with me. We cook outside. We fish a little bit. And she\u2019s really into it, too, so it makes it fun. Hopefully, we can create some amazing memories here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark Wahlberg<\/h2>\n
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Mark Wahlberg<\/p>\n

Mark Wahlberg has also moved out of tinseltown and into the state of Nevada instead.\u00a0\u201cTo be able to give my kids a better life and follow and pursue their dreams \u2014 whether it be my daughter as an equestrian, my son as a basketball player, my younger son as a golfer \u2014 this made a lot more sense for us,\u201d said in an interview with The Talk<\/a>. Wahlberg, who is married to his wife Rhea Durham, has four kids: daughters Grace, 13, and Ella, 20, and sons Brendan, 15, and Michael, 17.<\/p>\n

Blake Shelton & Gwen\u00a0Stefani<\/h2>\n
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Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Gwen Stefani opened up about moving to Tishomingo, Oklahoma, with her kids and her husband Blake Shelton. \u201cWhen we get to Oklahoma, we\u2019re constantly working \u2014 and it\u2019s a different kind of work,\u201d she told People<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s probably what my mom was doing back in the day, and now I get it!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not really a dirt person, a bug person, I don\u2019t like that much humidity,\u201d Stefani admitted. \u201cBut it\u2019s so beautiful [in Oklahoma], and you kind of feel like you\u2019re going into this vortex. Nature \u2014 and God \u2014 is all right there.\u201d<\/p>\n

James & Kimberly Van Der\u00a0Beek<\/h2>\n
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James & Kimberly Van Der Beek<\/p>\n

Back in 2020, James Van Der Beek revealed that he and his wife Kimberly moved to Texas from Los Angeles with their six kids.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to get the kids out of Los Angeles. We wanted to give them space and we wanted them to live in nature,\u201d the Dawson\u2019s Creel alum told Austin Life<\/a> magazine. \u201cWhen we were flying here for our anniversary, I felt an energy to Austin \u2026 It was really cool to realize, \u2018Oh, I can go be there. We can drop in and bring our family to that.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Katherine Schwarzenegger & Chris\u00a0Pratt<\/h2>\n
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Katherine Schwarzenegger & Chris Pratt<\/p>\n

In addition to being a Marvel star, Chris Pratt gets busy running his farm in San Juan Island, Washington, with his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger and their kids. In 2019, for example, Schwarzenegger awarded Pratt with two Kunekune piglets. \u201cWe named them Tim and Faith because they\u2019re beautiful and their love is palpable and inspiring,\u201d Pratt wrote on Instagram<\/a>. \u201cI love them and can\u2019t wait to watch them grow.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are the newest members of the Friendly Kingdom, select animals including sheep, goats, and pigs who we\u2019ve pardoned,\u201d Pratt continued. \u201cThey will spend their entire lives thriving at the farm, until they pass naturally many, many years from now.\u201d How sweet!<\/p>\n

Guy Ritchie &\u00a0Madonna<\/h2>\n
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Guy Ritchie & Madonna<\/p>\n

Madonna\u00a0chose to leave behind the city of dreams for love. The pop sensation married English screenwriter, film director and producer Guy Ritchie in 2000, and decided to move to London with him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI moved here for love. No other reason.\u00a0I never thought in a million years I\u2019d live in London,\u201d she revealed during an interview,\u00a0Digital Spy<\/a> reports. However, after their divorce in 2008, she eventually decided to move back to NYC.<\/p>\n

Bruce Willis & Demi\u00a0Moore<\/h2>\n
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Bruce Willis & Demi Moore<\/p>\n

Much like Madonna and Ritchie, Demi Moore and Bruce Willis craved the quiet life when they got married. In 1996, the former pair decided to leave Los Angeles, California and move to Hailey, Idaho, with their three daughters. The reason for their move was to concentrate on their family and avoid the constant media scrutiny.<\/p>\n

After their divorce in 2000, Willis returned to Los Angeles while Moore continued living in both Idaho and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Adrian Grenier<\/h2>\n
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Adrian Grenier<\/p>\n

The Devil Wears Prada star Adriana Grenier also moved to Austin, Texas, after living for years in Los Angeles. \u201cWhen COVID hit, it further emphasized how paramount things like family, nature, and community are,\u201d the actor told Austin Monthly<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve owned a house in town since 2016, but all of these factors compelled me to come down here full-time last year. I just wanted something a little closer to the earth, somewhere without a lot of pomp and circumstance. A place where I could get my hands dusty.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tom Selleck<\/h2>\n
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Tom Selleck<\/p>\n

Although he\u2019s not too far from Los Angeles, Blue Bloods star Tom Selleck moved away from the hustle and bustle of Hollywood in 1988 to a ranch in\u00a0Ventura, California. \u201cMy relationships and my ranch keep me sane,\u201d the actor told People<\/a>. \u201cI do grunt work and I make the rounds,\u201d he says of his ranch life. \u201cI like watching things grow. It\u2019s a retreat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amy Smart & Carter\u00a0Oosterhouse<\/h2>\n
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Amy Smart & Carter Oosterhouse<\/p>\n

In 2018, Amy Smart and her husband Carter Oosterhouse opened up about sharing their time between Los Angeles and their home in Traverse City, Michigan. \u201cWe love being here,\u201d Smart said to People<\/a>. \u201cYou\u2019re surrounded by nature, and it\u2019s so serene. We really find our peace and harmony in this setting.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for their future plans, it looks like the pair could see the move as permanent sometime soon. \u201cCarter thinks we\u2019ll permanently move here one day, but we\u2019ll see,\u201d Smart shared. \u201cTo see your daughter run around with the people you went to school with and their kids, it puts a huge smile on my face,\u201d Oosterhouse added.<\/p>\n

John Mayer<\/h2>\n
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John Mayer<\/p>\n

According to People<\/a>, John Mayer made some major real estate changes in 2012 when he sold his New York City and Los Angeles homes and bought a home in Montana. Quiet life it is!<\/p>\n

Mark Ruffalo<\/h2>\n
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Mark Ruffalo<\/p>\n

A few years ago, Marvel star Mark Ruffalo also moved out of New York City and to upstate New York in Sullivan County, to be precise. \u201cThe whole guiding idea for living upstate was to simplify,\u201d Ruffalo told Nowness<\/a>. \u201cWe asked ourselves, what do we need all this shit for? What is it adding to our lives?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re letting them grow a little wild and we step in when it\u2019s essential, but in a lot of ways they figure stuff out on their own and they do it in a way that\u2019s organic and lasts,\u201d Ruffalo said of his kids Kean, 22, Bella, 18, and Odette, 16. \u201cWe live in a small space and we\u2019re really influenced by the natural world around us. Eventually that is reflected in one\u2019s behavior and how you get along with other people. There\u2019s a lot of quiet in the country and there\u2019s a lot of quietness in my children.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeff Daniels<\/h2>\n
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Jeff Daniels<\/p>\n

Back in 1986, The Newsroom star Jeff Daniels moved with his wife Kathleen and their three kids to Michigan. According to the actor, the decision was in the hopes \u201cto create as much a sense of normalcy as possible,\u201d he told People<\/a>. \u201cIt was a very dramatic move in 1986 to move to Michigan, but that was to keep the family number one. And that worked.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking back, Daniels has no regrets on the cross-country move. \u201cKathleen\u2019s permanent. The family\u2019s permanent,\u201d he said. \u201cCareers are job to job, you\u2019re hot, you\u2019re not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michael Keaton<\/h2>\n
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Michael Keaton<\/p>\n

For Birdman star Michael Keaton, buying his thousand-acre property in Montana opened his eyes to the vastness of the world and life itself. \u201cAs soon as I bought this place \u2013 and it was a dream of mine from time I was a little kid \u2013 it hit me. It was crystal clear that I don\u2019t really own anything,\u201d he told CBS News<\/a>. \u201cYou don\u2019t really, we\u2019re renters. You know, I don\u2019t own this. I just happened to make a transaction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Katherine Heigl<\/h2>\n
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Katherine Heigl<\/p>\n

Katherine Heigl has also opened up about why she left the glitz and the glam for a simple life in Utah. \u201cI would come home angry and frustrated that I\u2019d missed everything with my kid that day,\u201d she told Good Housekeeping<\/a> back in 2014 of her eldest daughter Naleigh, now 13 years old. \u201cI didn\u2019t get to wake her up from her nap or do bath time or bedtime. I\u2019d have to sneak into her room and kiss her when she was sleeping, hoping not to wake her up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like my priorities were messed up,\u201d she continued. \u201cI was putting so much time and energy into just my work, but I was raised [to believe] that family comes first.\u201d<\/p>\n

Per the interview, Heigl and her husband Josh Kelley loved the change of pace. \u201cJosh and I are into this quiet life,\u201d she said. \u201cNeither of us likes the traffic and the chaos of Los Angeles. It\u2019s overwhelming.\u201d<\/p>\n

Steve Martin<\/h2>\n
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Steve Martin<\/p>\n

In addition to starring in the hit TV show Only Murders in the Building, Steve Martin also collaborates with a bluegrass band, the Steep Canyon Rangers, in Brevard, North Carolina.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s so funny, that music\u2019s actually a bigger part of my life than even I think it is,\u201d he told WNC<\/a> magazine. \u201cThe Rangers are there, and that\u2019s when you have the time, when you\u2019re not at your computer or driving around and doing things, and that\u2019s where I like to play most.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nicole Kidman & Keith\u00a0Urban<\/h2>\n
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Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban<\/p>\n

Like many others in this list, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban also share their time between Los Angeles and and a quieter second home. For the pair, it\u2019s Nashville, Tennessee. \u201cObviously I work hard, but when I\u2019m off, I\u2019m off,\u201d Kidman told Harper\u2019s Bazaar<\/a>. \u201cKeith and I are very good at immediately clicking off because we have a really good life in Nashville that\u2019s very simple, quiet and nourishing because we\u2019ve made it like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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