10 Celebrities Who’ve Moved Back To Their Hometowns

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Glen Powell could also be making massive strikes in his Hollywood profession, however he determined to maneuver again to his hometown of Austin, Texas after receiving some recommendation from Matthew McConaughey. Wanting again on his transfer, Glen says Matthew informed him how necessary it was to be near household and true mates. He purchased a house simply half-hour from his mother and pa.

“He’s like, ‘Hollywood is the Matrix, man. You plug in, and it’s all pretend world.’ He’s like, ‘Then I’m going to Austin, and I unplug. It’s all actual. These are my mates, that’s my household, my actions matter there.’ And he’s proper,” Glen informed The Hollywood Reporter.

He continued, “When you’re [in Hollywood], you reside within the Matrix on a regular basis, there’s no separation of these worlds. And for me, particularly as my dad and mom become old and my niece and nephew are rising up, I desire a separation of these worlds.”

Matthew McConaughey and his spouse Camila Alves have lived in Austin, Texas since 2014, which influenced the recommendation that the actor gave to Glen. Earlier than transferring, the couple had been residing in Malibu however after spending an prolonged time period in Texas due to a household disaster, Matthew realized he wished to return house completely.

“We’ve got assets right here. We’ve got a background of safety right here,” he stated on the Good Trouble podcast. “I did wish to come again when Camila and I began a household. I wished them to have what I grew up round.”

Aaron Paul grew up in Idaho and whereas he admits he “took it with no consideration” whereas he was residing there, he now absolutely appreciates his hometown. He and his household now have a house in Boise in addition to a lakehouse in McCall, which they spent virtually three years constructing.

“The entire time I’m residing this dream life within the wilderness and I’m considering, ‘God, I simply can’t wait to get out of right here.’ I had one thing I used to be chasing, however the extra time I spend away from there, the extra I miss it,” he informed Men’s Journal. “Now that we have now a spot there in Idaho, we spend extra time in Idaho than we do in L.A., after I’m not working not less than.”

After wrapping filming on Avengers: Endgame, Chris Evans determined to completely go away Los Angeles and return house to Massachusetts. He says going again to the place he spent his childhood permits him to stay life at a slower tempo and there, he’s rather more free of hysteria.

“[Being home] takes me again to a spot when life was not simply less complicated — that’s too reductive — however to a time the place I used to be extra pure, I assume; the place my ego and my insecurities weren’t such a dominant power that I needed to push in opposition to,” he shared with GQ.

Jack Harlow grew up in Kentucky and after transferring away for a time period, he determined to return house. He says making the transfer allowed him to resume his creativity whereas writing one among his albums and ended up being the happiest yr of his life.

“Thank u for permitting me to reset this yr. I moved again to Kentucky and gave u an album I couldn’t have made on the highway. Surrounded by household & childhood mates this has been one of many happiest years of my life,” Jack wrote on Instagram.

Michael Sheen thought of transferring house to Wales for years earlier than really making the leap. He says that after starring in an area manufacturing in Port Talbot, he realized lots of the residents have been fighting job losses and the rising price of residing — and he wished to return house to assist. He made the transfer in 2018.

“When you develop into conscious of difficulties within the space you come from, you don’t should do something. You’ll be able to stay elsewhere, go to household at Christmas, and switch a blind eye to injustice. It doesn’t make you a foul individual, however I’d seen one thing I couldn’t unsee. I needed to apply myself, and I won’t have the affect I’d like, however the one factor that I can say is that I’m doing stuff. I do know I’m — I’m paying for it!” Michael informed the Sunday Times.

Chad Michael Murray left his hometown of Buffalo, New York when he was nonetheless an adolescent, however he just lately made the choice to return along with his household. Chad, his spouse Sarah Roemer, and their three youngsters formally made the transfer in 2024. On the time, he admitted he couldn’t have been extra thrilled about it — and was excited to start some vacation traditions.

“I’m excited. I’m going full Clark Griswold, and so I’ve acquired some plans prepared for the children,” he informed Interview magazine. “I usually take adorning all into my very own palms. 99% of it will be me, however this yr I did should name somebody to place lights on the home as a result of I’m not there to do it. However as quickly as I hit the bottom, I’ll be up and working. We go massive…Do you wish to know the very best half? It was my spouse’s thought.”

After Trendy Household wrapped, Eric Stonestreet moved again to his hometown of Kansas Metropolis, Kansas the place he owns a 78-acre property. Reflecting on his choice to maneuver, he says it really places Hollywood in perspective — highlighting “every thing nice” concerning the leisure enterprise in addition to the “douchebaggery.”

“As a result of I’m right here, I’m coping with folks from right here, and I’m going into the shop and having all these genuine, actual moments, after which I’m going to Hollywood, and also you’re reminded of among the kinds of folks that you simply take care of,” Eric stated on an episode of In Depth With Graham Bensinger.

He added of Los Angeles, “However then, you’re additionally supplied fruit on an enormous board. ‘Would you want some lychee and kiwi, sir?’ It’s like, ‘Oh yeah, that is what’s nice about Hollywood.’ It’s like, no one’s supplied me a fruit board over at Jolly Ridge…So, it’s actually enjoyable. It simply amplifies it. It’s like, leaving [Kansas City] and going again and doing one thing is sort of extra enjoyable than it was residing there, doing it.”

When the pandemic began, Pamela Anderson made the choice to maneuver again to her small hometown of Vancouver Island, British Columbia in Canada. Reflecting on the choice, she says she was in a foul headspace on the time and wished to take a possibility to reconnect with herself and her roots. She even bought a property that was as soon as owned by her grandmother after which renovated it.

“I assume [it was] a homecoming, you could possibly say to essentially form of have a look at my life and bear in mind who I used to be — not what different folks have been telling me I used to be. I didn’t need something that had occurred to me outline me. I wished what I do to outline me,” Pamela informed Women’s Wear Daily.

Ian Harding grew up close to Washington D.C., and in 2021, he and his spouse, Sophie Hart, moved again. He defined that he all the time knew he wished to return to the East Coast, and the choice lastly appeared possible when studios started accepting self-recorded audition tapes in the course of the pandemic. He’s now “so grateful” that he made the transfer.

“It’s been wonderful that my mother can simply come over, and my dad and my stepmom can come by. And since I’m not in authorities or politics, I get to take pleasure in D.C. versus seeing it for the enormous stress machine that it’s…However I actually adore it, and I’m so grateful that I moved again. The sensation has been wonderful,” he informed People.