Robin Wright has called her move from the US to the UK ‘liberating’ as she described her former home as a ‘sh*t show.’
The star, 59, is one of several Hollywood celebrities who have left the States in recent years, including Ellen Degeneres and Rosie O’Donnell, who cited the election of Donald Trump as a reason.
Wright said she left the US a few years ago to spend most of her time in England, where she met her British-born n boyfriend, Henry Smith.
‘America is a s*** show,’ the Texan-born actress declared to The Sunday Times on Saturday.
‘I love being in this country. There’s a freedom of self here. People are so kind. They’re living. They’re not in the car in traffic, panicked on a phone call, eating a sandwich. That’s most of America. Everything’s rush, competition and speed.’
Other high-profile stars that have recently relocated to the UK from the US include Ryan Gosling, his wife Eva Mendes, and the designer Tom Ford.
For Robin, the breaking point was waking up to her LA neighbors’ home renovations: ‘Everyone’s building a huge house and I’m just done with all that — I love the quiet. And I’ve met my person. Finally.’
It’s been nearly a year since Wright met the 52-year-old architect in a Chilterns pub not far from the latest Airbnb she rented with her stepsister Lucinda Carmichael.
Like several American celebrities, Robin Wright decided to move to England a few years ago where she met her British-born n boyfriend, Henry Smith (pictured June 17)
Tom Hanks, left, and Robin Wright are seen at the October, 2024, premiere of their film Here
The Texan-born, Cali-raised 59-year-old declared to The Sunday Times on Saturday: ‘America is a s*** show. I love being in this country. There’s a freedom of self here. People are so kind. They’re living. They’re not in the car in traffic, panicked on a phone call, eating a sandwich. That’s most of America. Everything’s rush, competition and speed’
‘Henry was standing at the bar, 6ft2in, and he put his pint down, came over to me and grabbed my shoulders,’ the Here actress recalled.
‘He goes, “Who the f*** are you?” And I said, “Who the f*** are you?” And that was it.’
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Robin gushed: ‘He is a sweetheart and just a good, decent adult. He’s a man.’
The loved-up couple – who quickly bonded during their five-month COVID-19 battles – plan on moving to a rented home in the English seaside with Labradors Rusty and Rocky.
‘It’s liberating to be done. Be done with searching, looking and getting 60 percent of what you wanted,’ Wright explained.
‘That’s exactly what I wanted. I’m turning 60 and I’m, like, “Is this it?” I love being alone and I’ve done that many times. But I’m, like, I want to grow old with somebody, and travel and see the world.’
The Pour Les Femmes co-designer said it was ‘so relaxing’ to be ‘seen and loved for who I am’ but getting married a fourth time is absolutely out of the question: ‘No. God no. Why? That’s just unnecessary.’
Wright the 52-year-old architect – who met in a Chilterns pub – plan on moving to a rented home in the English seaside with Labradors Rusty and Rocky
Robin filed for divorce from her third husband – Saint Laurent VIP relations manager Clément Giraudet – in 2022 after nearly four years of marriage (pictured in 2017)
Robin filed for divorce from her third husband – Saint Laurent VIP relations manager Clément Giraudet – in 2022 after nearly four years of marriage.
Wright has two children – daughter Dylan, 34; and son Hopper, 32 – from her on/off 13-year marriage to second ex-husband Sean Penn, which ended in 2010.
The Golden Globe winner was also previously married to her Santa Barbara castmate Dane Witherspoon, but they ended their two-year marriage in 1988.
But Robin is still ‘trying to figure it out’ England’s class system: ‘Why are you guys so obsessed with who went to this boarding school or this university? Who gives a s***?’
Among the stars to recently move from the US are actor Richard Gere, who sold his $11 million Connecticut home in November and moved to Madrid, Spain, in part to be closer to his wife’s in-laws, according to Vanity Fair.
Gere, 75, told the outlet he felt it would be a ‘great adventure’ to relocate with Alejandra and their sons Alexander, five, and James, four, ‘because I have never lived full-time outside of the United States.’
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi made a swift exit out of the US for The Cotswolds in Britain
Rosie O’Donnell revealed her shock decision to move across the pond and confirmed that she now calls Ireland home due to her political views
Ryan Gosling and his wife Eva Mendes are among those who have left the US for the UK
Former talk show host, comedian, and long-time liberal Ellen DeGeneres, 67, and her wife Portia de Rossi, 52, opted to move to the English countryside in December.
In a 20th anniversary tribute to her wife DeGeneres wrote how she was ‘so happy we get to travel and explore the world together’ in a selfie snap taken in the UK.