America, and Hollywood particularly, has been house to celebrities for many years — however in recent times, some stars have determined to depart the US and settle abroad.
Ellen DeGeneres and spouse Portia de Rossi selected to depart the sunshine state in 2024 for a extra relaxed way of life in the UK.
A neighborhood supply exclusively told Us Weekly in November 2024 that DeGeneres is “positively loads much less well-known” within the U.Ok. however “she’s nonetheless well-known.” The insider added that Cotswolds, the place the couple reportedly settled, is all about anonymity.
“Individuals know who she is however the factor concerning the Cotswolds is nobody offers a f— if you happen to’re Kate Moss or the farmer’s spouse,” the supply mentioned.
Whereas DeGeneres and de Rossi didn’t immediately announce their relocation, different celebrities have been far more vocal about their U.S. exit. Richard Gere pointed to his spouse’s heritage as his purpose to maneuver to Spain, whereas Rosie O’Donnell headed to Eire in 2025 after President Donald Trump started his second time period.
Scroll all the way down to see which A-listers not reside within the U.S. — or name one other nation their main residence:
Rosie O’Donnell
O’Donnell revealed in March 2025 that she and youngster Clay relocated from New York City to Ireland that January days earlier than Trump was sworn in as president. “[I’m] within the technique of getting my Irish citizenship, as I’ve Irish grandparents,” the actress defined through a TikTok video. “And that’s what’s happening, and that’s the place I’ve been and what I’ve been doing. And though I used to be by no means somebody who thought I might transfer to a different nation, that’s what I made a decision could be one of the best for myself and my 12-year-old youngster. And right here we’re.”
The A League of Their Own actress adopted Dakota, whose nickname is Clay, in 2013 along with her late ex-wife Michelle Rounds, to whom she was married from 2012 to 2015. (O’Donnell adopted her four eldest children — Parker, Chelsea, Blake and Vivienne — along with her first spouse, Kelli Carpenter.)
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi
Information broke in November 2024 that the previous Ellen DeGeneres Present host and her spouse left their Montecito, California, house and moved to the rural area of the Costwolds, which is 2 hours outdoors of London.
Eva Longoria
After spending a lot of her grownup life in Los Angeles, Longoria revealed to Marie Claire in November 2024 that she and husband José Bastón had been residing between Spain and Mexico for the previous few years. (The couple share son Santiago.)
“The vibe was totally different,” Longoria informed the outlet when requested what made her wish to depart L.A. “After which Covid occurred, and it pushed it over the sting. Whether or not it’s the homelessness or the taxes — not that I wish to s— on California — it simply looks like this chapter in my life is finished now.”
Christina Milian
The singer relocated her household from Hollywood to France due to her husband’s heritage. “My husband is French, and we’ve been collectively for over seven or eight years, and for, like, the final three or 4 years, we had been commuting forwards and backwards each six months,” Milian defined throughout a November 2024 look on The Jennifer Hudson Show. “After which we determined to decide to it final yr as a result of our children had been going to go to high school.”
Milian mentioned she loves residing abroad, noting her three kids are “all going to high school in Paris. What higher a chance than that.” (Milian shares sons Isaiah and Kenna with husband Matt Pokora, whom she wed in 2020. She shares her eldest youngster, daughter Violet, with ex The Dream.)
Amber Heard
Us confirmed in Might 2024 that Heard relocated from the U.S. to Spain along with her daughter, Oonagh, whom she welcomed through surrogate in 2021.
“Amber doesn’t wish to elevate a baby in Hollywood,” a supply completely informed Us on the time, claiming the actress “by no means favored the power” of Los Angeles. “She [thinks] Madrid is a extra welcoming place for her. She feels protected and safe, and he or she’s surrounded by higher individuals the place she is.”
Richard Gere
The Pretty Woman actor revealed in March 2024 that he deliberate to maneuver to his spouse Alejandra Silva’s house nation of Spain that fall with their two children.
“For Alejandra, will probably be fantastic to be nearer to her household, her lifelong mates and her tradition,” Gere informed Vanity Fair Spain on the time of his spouse, who was born in Spain. “She was very beneficiant in giving me six years residing in my world, so it’s only truthful that I give her not less than one other six residing in hers.”
Gere adopted by together with his plans, promoting his $11 million Connecticut home in October 2024. Nonetheless, the actor nonetheless has a home someplace within the New York countryside.
Shania Twain
Twain was born and raised in Canada however moved to the U.S. as soon as she signed her first nation music contract. Nonetheless, her main residence is in Corseaux, Switzerland, with husband Frédéric Thiébaud. In March 2023, after residing in Europe for 10 years, CNN reported that she had a Golden Cross Categorical practice named after her: the Shania Prepare.
Lily Collins
The Emily in Paris actress and her husband, Charlie McDowell, moved to Copenhagen from the States in 2023, Vogue beforehand reported. (The couple, who welcomed their first baby through surrogate in 2025, reportedly nonetheless have property on the West Coast.)
When requested what she loves most about Denmark, Collins informed Elle Denmark in September 2023, “Life right here is simply so fantastic and so calm and shiny. What I like a lot is that there’s a lot colour and, but, it’s so calm. I like having the ability to bike all over the place. It looks like an enormous metropolis but in addition very intimate, and everyone seems to be so good.”
George Clooney
Years after marrying Amal Clooney in 2014, George picked up his life within the U.S. and purchased a home within the south of France in 2021. “The property is magical,” a source exclusively told Us in September 2024, noting it’s the household’s main residence. “They’ve tons of of acres, a winery and olive timber, and the children will be outdoors and completely protected. There’s a small village close by with retailers. It’s a quite simple life, and George loves it.”
George and Amal, who share twins Ella and Alexander, additionally personal a villa in Lake Como, Italy. His actual property portfolio additionally consists of properties in New York, England and Mexico.
Pamela Anderson
When the pandemic hit in 2020, Anderson selected to maneuver again to her house nation, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. “A couple of years again, I sort of gave up sooner or later and wanted a change,” Anderson informed Better Homes & Gardens in August 2024, attributing the transfer to how the general public perceived her. “I assumed, ‘Nicely, I suppose that’s simply what individuals consider me.’ I used to be not in house once I moved again to Canada.”
The Baywatch alum added: “I don’t know what occurred over the previous couple of a long time, however I really feel now to this point faraway from the picture of who I used to be. I felt very unhappy and lonely. I didn’t really feel simply misunderstood, I felt like I had actually screwed up, that my entire life was a bundle of errors. I used to be onerous on myself, and I assumed I put my household by loads and put my youngsters by a lot.”
Josh Lucas
The Sweet Home Alabama actor gushed about residing in Indonesia in 2019, telling Jimmy Kimmel that the nation had an environmentally-focused college that his son attended. Lucas, who’s from Arkansas, shares one youngster with ex-wife Jessica Ciencin Henriquez.
“I’ve this very particular 7-year-old youngster, and I feel all of us try to determine easy methods to have an effect on this planet, and for myself, one of the best factor I may do is give my son this extraordinary expertise,” Lucas mentioned throughout a Jimmy Kimmel Live! look. “Being on the opposite aspect of the world and looking out again at this insanity is superb.”
Courtney Love
The musician has resided in London since 2019. Love defined in March 2025 that she is within the technique of getting her British citizenship.
Melissa George
George uprooted her life from New York Metropolis to Paris in 2016, bringing her two sons alongside for the experience. The actress bought a house in close by Provence in 2020, which was featured in a New York Times Magazine house tour video.
Lindsay Lohan
The Parent Trap actress left the U.S. in 2014 and commenced residing in Dubai, the place she ultimately met her husband, Bader Shammas. The couple, who welcomed son Luai in July 2023, are at the moment elevating him within the United Arab Emirates.
“I like residing in New York, however I do love the serenity and peace that I discover residing within the Center East as a result of there aren’t any cameras in Dubai,” Lohan informed Entertainment Tonight in December 2017. “And I can truly concentrate on what I wish to do in life.”
