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Ellen DeGeneres<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Ellen DeGeneres Show <\/em>host’s eponymous talk show ended in 2022 after a 19-season run amid allegations of a toxic work environment<\/a> that prompted an internal investigation, multiple firings of executives and public ire.

Ellen returned to the spotlight for her final standup special For Your Approval<\/em>, which released on Netflix in September 2024. During the lead-up to that special, she revealed she would be leaving Hollywood altogether.
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“This is the last time you\u2019re going to see me,” she told a crowd during her Ellen\u2019s Last Stand\u2026Up tour, per SFGate<\/em><\/a>. \u201cAfter my Netflix special, I\u2019m done.”

Ellen and her wife Portia de Rossi<\/strong> have since moved to England, where they relocated in November 2024 after Donald Trump<\/a><\/strong>‘s reelection, the talk show host confirmed<\/a> to broadcaster Richard Bacon<\/strong> in July 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Tyra<\/a>
One of the reasons the America’s Next Top Model<\/em>host moved to Australia? To stay on top of her ice cream brand.

“So I have this ice cream company, SMiZE and Dream,” Tyra explained on an April 2025 episode of Today with Jenna & Friends<\/em><\/a>. \u201cBut we’ve been more what we call B2B, like on an airplane and on cruises. I\u2019ve been going to Australia a lot because we were making a lot of our ice cream there in a big facility doing our recipes. And I just fell in love with it every time I went back and went back.”

Not only was she happy there, but she also knew it was a good market for her business.

“The three countries that eat the most ice cream?” she continued. “America, New Zealand and Australia.”

So, the supermodel moved to Australia with her son York<\/strong> (his dad is her ex Erik Asla<\/strong>) and boyfriend Louis B\u00e9langer-Martin<\/strong>, noting, “Australia has been a dream come true for me and my family.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Eva<\/a>
While it’s been a minute since the Desperate Housewives<\/em> star lived on Wisteria Lane, she’s since found a new address IRL.

“I had my whole adult life here,” Eva told Marie Claire<\/em><\/a> in November 2024 about leaving Los Angeles. “But even before [the pandemic], it was changing. The vibe was different. And then Covid happened, and it pushed it over the edge. Whether it\u2019s the homelessness or the taxes, not that I want to s–t on California\u2014it just feels like this chapter in my life is done now.”

So for the past few years, the actress, her husband Jos\u00e9 Bast\u00f3n<\/strong> and their son Santiago<\/strong>have split their time between Mexico and Spain.<\/a>

“I\u2019m privileged,” she continued. “I 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.”

However, Eva noted her move wasn’t because of President Trump’s re-election.

“I didn’t leave because of the political environment,” the Flamin’ Hot<\/em> director said on The View: Behind the Table<\/em><\/a> podcast in November 2024. “I left because my work took me there since Land of Women\u2014<\/em>shooting six months in Catalonia, then four months in Mexico for Searching for Mexico<\/em>, then back to Spain. Now I’ve been there for years. So I just don’t like that it’s politicized.”

Since moving, Eva has continued to stay busy, with recent projects including her roles in Only Murders in the Building<\/em> and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Richard<\/a>
The actor has gone from\u00a0Chicago<\/em>\u00a0to

“My wife is Spanish, and she gave me about seven years here,” Richard said of Galicia native\u00a0Alejandra Silva<\/strong>\u00a0on a November 2024 episode

He also expressed his excitement over what the move would give the couple’s young sons\u00a0Alexander\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0James<\/strong>.

“Our kids are bilingual,” Richard, who also has an adult son\u00a0Homer<\/strong>\u00a0with ex\u00a0Carey Lowell<\/strong>, added, “so they’re going to flourish there.”

Indeed
“The truth is that you are seeing us in our momentum,”\u00a0The Agency: Central Intelligence<\/em>\u00a0star told\u00a0January 2025. “We are happier than ever.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Christina<\/a>
From AM to PM, the singer is living in Paris\u00a0

“My husband is French, and we’ve been together for over seven or eight years,” Christina, who is ahead. It’s a nice, healthy balance for me.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Lindsay<\/a>
Lindsay is tired of rumors starting about why she left Los Angeles.

So, she set the record straight while looking back at her hectic work schedule and partying in the aughts.\u00a0

“I feel like some of [my work] got overshadowed by paparazzi and all that kind of stuff when I was younger, and that\u2019s kind of annoying,”\u00a0The<\/em>\u00a0Parent Tra<\/em>March 2024. “I wish that part didn\u2019t happen. I feel like that kind of took on a life of its own. So that\u2019s why I wanted to disappear. I was like, ‘Unless there\u2019s no story here, they\u2019re not going to focus on just my work.'”

Lindsay moved abroad\u2014first to London then to Dubai (also opening beach clubs in Greece). However, there was another reason she sought a life away from the spotlight.

“I was like, ‘What if I never fall in love? What if this never
They still live in Dubai, but the\u00a0Freaky Friday<\/em>actress hasn’t left the Hollywood industry completely, starring in movies like\u00a0Our Little Secret<\/em>,\u00a0Irish Wish<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Freakier Friday<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Josh<\/a>
For Josh, the decision to leave Hollywood came after some self-reflection.

“Hollywood is more than a place; it’s like a state of mind,” the\u00a0Black Mirror<\/em>\u00a0business, your life is going to be pretty much one note. And I’ve never wanted that.”

Instead, he wanted more.

“I’ve always wanted to be around … people generally doing lots of other things that would bring my mind off of my work and force me to grow in different directions,” Josh added. “To me, that’s the spice of life.”

So, the\u00a0Black Hawk Down<\/em>\u00a0alum, his wife\u00a0Tamsin Egerton<\/strong>\u00a0and their four kids moved to England’s Hampshire 2024. “With four children, you have so much to do. In a way, less is happening. But more of the important stuff is happening.”

Still, Josh has stayed plenty busy and landed roles in\u00a0Verity<\/em>,\u00a0Fight or Flight<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Trap<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Jesse<\/a>
If you haven’t checked your social network lately, then you might not who wants to surround myself in an industry that just feels kind of unstable to me.”

And while he’s an Oscar nominee, he lives a pretty normal life with his wife\u00a0Anna Strout<\/strong>\u00a0and son\u00a0Banner<\/strong>.

“I’m not on social media, and I’m not a person who’s on the phone with industry people all the time,” Jesse also shared. “So, my life feels pretty separate. My wife is a teacher. My kid doesn’t really even watch movies. So, I’m not like knee-deep in the world of constantly trying to assess my own status in an industry.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Eliza<\/a>
After appearing in such projects and the peace and the passion that I have. This is just absolutely so clearly my real calling, my real purpose.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Rosie<\/a>
The\u00a0Flintstones<\/em>\u00a0star revealed that she moved to Ireland in January 2025 with her youngest child\u00a0Clay\u00a0<\/strong>and was in the process of getting her Irish citizenship as her grandparents are from the European country. But while Rosie cited recent political developments as her reason for leaving, she didn\u2019t rule out an eventual return home.”I miss my other kids,” she said trying to find a home here in in this beautiful country. And when it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights there in America, that’s when we will consider coming back.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Evangeline<\/a>
The\u00a0Ant-Man and the Wasp<\/em>\u00a0star announced she’s taking an indefinite hiatus from acting after 20 years in the industry.”I am so filled with joy and contentment today as I live out my vision,” Evangeline\u00a0necessarily shutting the door, either, adding, “I might return to Hollywood one day, but, for now, this is where I belong.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Ian<\/a>
detailing the need for regenerative farming.When he looks years down the road, the actor continued, “I will be a rancher and building legacy brands, whether it’s my bourbon or my health and wellness company, and the regenerative agriculture and healthy soil management practices that I live by and our family lives by. That’s where my life was going. So when people say ‘Why do you care?’ That’s why I care. Because that’s who I am, that’s what I’m going to become.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ellen DeGeneres The Ellen DeGeneres Show host’s eponymous talk show ended in 2022 after a 19-season run amid allegations of a toxic work environment that prompted an internal investigation, multiple firings of executives and public ire. Ellen returned to the spotlight for her final standup special For Your Approval, which released on Netflix in September 2024. During the lead-up to that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":45951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_post_source_name":"","_post_source_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[10618,1448,147,11888,11264,3347,10660,6573,4321,2848,6383,854,9214,287,11555,8023,5222,9171,9662,6695,911,3591,1258,9196,920,11067,9505,5455,4840,746,11355,6351,6225,9111,5993,12634,2490,12234,10925,10197,6449,5205,7236,8029,3874,3684,7123,6220,6037,10742,1510,9029,1993,12187,5936,5187,8486,5399,5485,10092,1253,5396,7039,2627,3805,6838,5349,4293,10480,6965,6206,6790,146,6348,11622,10943,5320,10415,36,594,5140],"class_list":["post-45950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-actor","tag-actress","tag-agriculture","tag-airplane","tag-allegations","tag-australia","tag-bacon","tag-black","tag-broadcaster","tag-california","tag-catalonia","tag-chicago","tag-child","tag-children","tag-citizens","tag-citizenship","tag-covid","tag-crowd","tag-dad","tag-dubai","tag-election","tag-ellen-degeneres","tag-england","tag-environment","tag-episode","tag-escape","tag-european","tag-family","tag-farming","tag-feel","tag-flight","tag-french","tag-friends","tag-galicia","tag-greece","tag-health","tag-hollywood","tag-host","tag-ice","tag-investigation","tag-ireland","tag-july","tag-kids","tag-land","tag-lead","tag-london","tag-los-angeles","tag-love","tag-marie-claire","tag-market","tag-mexico","tag-movies","tag-my-life","tag-n","tag-netflix","tag-new-zealand","tag-nice","tag-oscar","tag-pandemic","tag-paparazzi","tag-paris","tag-peace","tag-phone","tag-pm","tag-president","tag-singer","tag-social-media","tag-spain","tag-spanish","tag-split","tag-taxes","tag-teacher","tag-truth","tag-us","tag-vision","tag-watch","tag-women","tag-work","tag-world","tag-who","tag-young"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45950"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45953,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45950\/revisions\/45953"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}