9 Hollywood Stars Who Have Moved Abroad

Mar. 15, 2025

Richard Gere, Lindsay Lohan, Lily Collins.Photo:Getty(3)

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While many think of New York City or Los Angles when it comes to where the biggest names in Hollywood rest their heads, these stars looked for for a place away from the bright lights.Whether itsRichard Gere’s recent decision to move his family to Spain to be closer to his wife’s loved ones orPamela Anderson’s 2020 return to her native Canada, see which stars have decided to live abroad.

While many think of New York City or Los Angles when it comes to where the biggest names in Hollywood rest their heads, these stars looked for for a place away from the bright lights.

Whether itsRichard Gere’s recent decision to move his family to Spain to be closer to his wife’s loved ones orPamela Anderson’s 2020 return to her native Canada, see which stars have decided to live abroad.

01of 09Richard GereRichard Gere.Daniele Venturelli/WireImageSix months after sharing that he wanted to relocate to Spain with his wife, Alejandra Silva, and their two young sons, Richard Geresold his $11 million New Canaan, Conn., homein October 2024.“For Alejandra, it will be wonderful to be closer to her family, her lifelong friends and her culture,” Gere toldVanity FairSpainof his wife, who was born in Spain. “She was very generous in giving me six years living in my world, so it is only fair that I give her at least another six living in hers.“Despitethe big moveand sale of his Connecticut home, Gere told the outlet he still has a house “in the countryside near New York.”

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Richard Gere

Richard Gere.Daniele Venturelli/WireImage

Daniele Venturelli/WireImage

Six months after sharing that he wanted to relocate to Spain with his wife, Alejandra Silva, and their two young sons, Richard Geresold his $11 million New Canaan, Conn., homein October 2024.

“For Alejandra, it will be wonderful to be closer to her family, her lifelong friends and her culture,” Gere toldVanity FairSpainof his wife, who was born in Spain. “She was very generous in giving me six years living in my world, so it is only fair that I give her at least another six living in hers.”

Despitethe big moveand sale of his Connecticut home, Gere told the outlet he still has a house “in the countryside near New York.”

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Lily Collins

Lily Collins.VALERIE MACON/Getty

VALERIE MACON/Getty

Lily Collins and her husband Charlie McDowellmoved to Copenhagen, Denmark in 2023,Voguereported.

“Life here is just so wonderful and so calm and bright. What I love so much is that there’s so much color and, yet, it’s so calm. I love being able to bike everywhere. It feels like a big city but also very intimate, and everyone is so nice.”

PerArchitectural Digest,she and her husband still have property on the West Coast.

03of 09Josh LucasJosh Lucas.Kevin Winter/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via GettyIn 2019,Josh Lucasopened up about living in Indonesia where his son, then 7, was enrolled in an environmentally focused school. TheSweet Home Alabamaactor described it as “such a special place.““I have this very special 7-year-old child, and I think all of us are trying to figure out how to have an impact in the world, and for myself, the best thing I could do is give my son this extraordinary experience,” he explained onJimmy Kimmel Live!“Being on the other side of the world and looking back at this madness is amazing.“Of his son’s school, he added, “He loves it. It’s magical. It’s deeply in the jungle. It’s likeSwiss Family Robinson— they grow their own food, they make their own buildings out of bamboo.”

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Josh Lucas

Josh Lucas.Kevin Winter/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty

Kevin Winter/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty

In 2019,Josh Lucasopened up about living in Indonesia where his son, then 7, was enrolled in an environmentally focused school. TheSweet Home Alabamaactor described it as “such a special place.”

“I have this very special 7-year-old child, and I think all of us are trying to figure out how to have an impact in the world, and for myself, the best thing I could do is give my son this extraordinary experience,” he explained onJimmy Kimmel Live!“Being on the other side of the world and looking back at this madness is amazing.”

Of his son’s school, he added, “He loves it. It’s magical. It’s deeply in the jungle. It’s likeSwiss Family Robinson— they grow their own food, they make their own buildings out of bamboo.”

04of 09Pamela AndersonPamela Anderson.Joshua Sammer/GettyPamela Andersondecided tomove back to Vancouver Island, British Columbia— where she was born and raised — around the start of the pandemic in 2020. As she toldBetter Homes & Gardensin August 2024, the decision was in part due to her feelings about how she felt the public perceived her.“A few years back, I kind of gave up at some point and needed a change,” Anderson said. “I thought, ‘Well, I guess that’s just what people think of me.’ I was not in a good space when I moved back to Canada.”“I don’t know what happened over the last few decades, but I feel now so far removed from the image of who I was,” she continued. “I felt very sad and lonely. I didn’t feel just misunderstood, I felt like I had really screwed up, that my whole life was a bundle of mistakes. I was hard on myself, and I thought I put my family through a lot and put my kids through so much.”Her move to Canada was not her first move abroad as an adult; she previously lived in Marseille, France.

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Pamela Anderson

Pamela Anderson.Joshua Sammer/Getty

Joshua Sammer/Getty

Pamela Andersondecided tomove back to Vancouver Island, British Columbia— where she was born and raised — around the start of the pandemic in 2020. As she toldBetter Homes & Gardensin August 2024, the decision was in part due to her feelings about how she felt the public perceived her.

“A few years back, I kind of gave up at some point and needed a change,” Anderson said. “I thought, ‘Well, I guess that’s just what people think of me.’ I was not in a good space when I moved back to Canada.”

“I don’t know what happened over the last few decades, but I feel now so far removed from the image of who I was,” she continued. “I felt very sad and lonely. I didn’t feel just misunderstood, I felt like I had really screwed up, that my whole life was a bundle of mistakes. I was hard on myself, and I thought I put my family through a lot and put my kids through so much.”

Her move to Canada was not her first move abroad as an adult; she previously lived in Marseille, France.

05of 09Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan.Arnold Jerocki/GettyIn 2017,Lindsay Lohanopened up about living in Dubai after she began residing in the city in 2014, tellingEntertainment Tonight, “I love living in New York, but I do love the serenity and peace that I find living in the Middle East because there are no cameras in Dubai and I can actually focus on what I want to do in life.“Later, Lohan welcomed her first son, Luai, in Dubai, where she is raising him withhusband Bader Shammas.

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Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan.Arnold Jerocki/Getty

Arnold Jerocki/Getty

In 2017,Lindsay Lohanopened up about living in Dubai after she began residing in the city in 2014, tellingEntertainment Tonight, “I love living in New York, but I do love the serenity and peace that I find living in the Middle East because there are no cameras in Dubai and I can actually focus on what I want to do in life.”

Later, Lohan welcomed her first son, Luai, in Dubai, where she is raising him withhusband Bader Shammas.

06of 09Tina TurnerTina Turner in 1981.Gary Gershoff/GettyTina Turnermoved to Kusnacht, Switzerland in 1998 with her partner Erwin Bach. While she initially rented the home, known as Villa Algonquin, due to Swiss restrictions, after becoming a citizen in 2013, she bought the estate for a reported $76 million, according to theAssociated Press.The home on the shore of Lake Zurich is where the iconic singerdied at age 83 in 2023.

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Tina Turner

Tina Turner in 1981.Gary Gershoff/Getty

Gary Gershoff/Getty

Tina Turnermoved to Kusnacht, Switzerland in 1998 with her partner Erwin Bach. While she initially rented the home, known as Villa Algonquin, due to Swiss restrictions, after becoming a citizen in 2013, she bought the estate for a reported $76 million, according to theAssociated Press.

The home on the shore of Lake Zurich is where the iconic singerdied at age 83 in 2023.

07of 09Shania TwainShania Twain.Terry Wyatt/GettyAlso making a home in Switzerland isShania Twainwhose main residence is near Lake Geneva,Homes & Gardensreported in 2023.After living in the country for 10 years, the singer had one of Switzerland’s Golden Pass Express trains named in her honor: the “Shania Train,“CNN reported.

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Shania Twain

Shania Twain.Terry Wyatt/Getty

Terry Wyatt/Getty

Also making a home in Switzerland isShania Twainwhose main residence is near Lake Geneva,Homes & Gardensreported in 2023.

After living in the country for 10 years, the singer had one of Switzerland’s Golden Pass Express trains named in her honor: the “Shania Train,“CNN reported.

08of 09Christina MilianChristina Milian.Jon Kopaloff/GettyOn a recent episode ofThe Jennifer Hudson Show,Christina Milianshared that after years of splitting time between France and the U.S., she and her husbandMatt Pokora, who is French, “decided to commit"to living overseas as their kids were now of school age.“I love it out there!” she said. “So our children, they’re 3, 4, and of course Violet is 14, they’re all going to school in Paris. What better than an opportunity than that.”Milian shares sons Isaiah, 4, and Kenna, 3 with Pokora and daughter Violet, 14, with exThe-Dream.

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Christina Milian

Christina Milian.Jon Kopaloff/Getty

Jon Kopaloff/Getty

On a recent episode ofThe Jennifer Hudson Show,Christina Milianshared that after years of splitting time between France and the U.S., she and her husbandMatt Pokora, who is French, “decided to commit"to living overseas as their kids were now of school age.

“I love it out there!” she said. “So our children, they’re 3, 4, and of course Violet is 14, they’re all going to school in Paris. What better than an opportunity than that.”

Milian shares sons Isaiah, 4, and Kenna, 3 with Pokora and daughter Violet, 14, with exThe-Dream.

09of 09Melissa GeorgeMelissa George.Pascal Le Segretain/GettyIn 2016, Melissa George moved to Paris from New York City with her two sons,The New York Times Magazinereported. Since 2020, she has had a home in Provence which she recentlyshowed off for the outlet.The 17th century home is five stories tall and filled with intricate furniture and custom touches she’s added along the way.

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Melissa George

Melissa George.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty

Pascal Le Segretain/Getty

In 2016, Melissa George moved to Paris from New York City with her two sons,The New York Times Magazinereported. Since 2020, she has had a home in Provence which she recentlyshowed off for the outlet.The 17th century home is five stories tall and filled with intricate furniture and custom touches she’s added along the way.

source: people.com