Why did the Stallone family leave Hollywood? Sylvester Stallone and wife Jennifer Flavin moved to Florida as LA was getting a 'bit boring'
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA: Sylvester Stallone and his family are well known among Hollywood peeps. However, in 2021, Sylvester Stallone decided to move from Los Angeles to Florida. The sudden move was a shock for his fans and they had several doubts about his relocation.
Sylvester and his wife Jennifer Flavin cleared out all the doubts of their fans in the Netflix documentary called 'Sly'. Stallone mentioned "It's really easy to become complacent. I thought I gotta do something drastic. Everything's getting kind of mundane, and repetitive, I can feel myself withering a little bit, drying up like an old fig falling off a tree. He also stated, 'I don't want to be complacent for the next 20 years." This states that staying in Los Angeles was getting a bit boring and repetitive for him he wanted a change. It was simply beneficial to his creativity to move to Florida.
The Academy Award-nominated actor who is currently a Palm Beach resident has other reasons too to move to Florida. He spent his student days in Miami, Florida. He took classes at the Miami Dade College before enrolling in the University of Miami acting school and gained his bachelor's degree in fine arts in 1998. He also owned a waterfront home on Miami Biscayne Bay but sold it in 1999 for a whopping $16.2 million. His late father Frank Stallone Sr has a home in the equestrian village of Wellington which is around 30 miles away from Palm Beach. These might be the secondary reasons why he chose to move to Florida.
Where did Sylvester Stallone acquire a new home in Florida?
Sylvester purchased a home in Palm Beach, Florida for $35.38 million according to Daily Mail. The Bermuda-style estate is on the North End of Palm Beach and features seven bedrooms with 10 full and two half bathrooms in the two-storied main residence and has two guesthouses. The house also has a beautiful backyard cabana that opens to a key-shaped pool, sandy beach, and a dock with 253ft of Lake Worth Lagoon. Sylvester Stallone is not the only celebrity to own a house in Palm Beach County, Florida. There are other celebrities such as Jon Bon Jovi, Rod Stewart, Jimmy Buffet, television host Howard Stern, and many more. Palm Beach County is slowly becoming a hub of celebrities.
Sylvester Stallon's wife on moving from California to Florida states 'It was not about crime rates'
Sylvester Stallone's wife Jennifer Flavin, a model and an entrepreneur was happy to move from California to Florida in 2021. Speaking to Fox News Digital at the inaugural 'Rocky Day' celebration she stated about the move 'It's an incredible move. I have to say I'm really happy with our move and our change.' She also stated how she was born and raised in California but later her daughter moved East Coast so 'there wasn't anything left' for her in California. Jennifer also cleared out that it was not 'crime rates' that made them relocate. She mentioned, 'There's crime everywhere, there's crime in Florida too, so I didn't move because of crime' She mentioned even though California is beautiful it needed a 'change'.
Who purchased Sylvester Stallone's Los Angeles house?
Sylvester Stallone's Los Angeles home was bought by none other than iconic singer and songwriter Adele. According to Harper's Bazar, Adele bought the home for $58 million. The home is located in Beverly Hills and has eight bedrooms and 11 bathrooms with all modern amenities. Stallone's home included a statue of his iconic character, Rocky, overlooking the swimming pool. Even though Sylvester wanted to take the statue with him he couldn't as it was the selling point for Adele. When Jennifer Flavin was asked by Fox News Digital about Adele keeping the statue she stated, 'I’m not surprised, but I’m happy she’s making it her home and she’s making a lot of changes, and that’s good, you have to make every home your own.'
Tune in to Paramount Plus to watch 'The Family Stallone' Season 2 which will start to air on February 21, 2024.