Rosie O’Donnell has formally left america.
After hinting about her relocation final week, in a Tuesday TikTok video, the tv persona confirmed she moved to Eire on Jan. 15 with her 12-year-old daughter Dakota.
“It’s been pretty wonderful, I have to say. The people are so loving and so kind, so welcoming. And I’m very grateful,” O’Donnell, 62, mentioned within the clip.
The comic added that she is “in the process” of getting her Irish citizenship since her grandparents are from the nation.
“I was never someone who thought I would move to another country, that’s what I decided would be the best for myself and my 12-year-old child. And here we are,” O’Donnell defined.
Nonetheless, the actress admitted that she already misses the opposite members of her household.
“You know, I’m happy. Clay is happy. I miss my other kids. I miss my friends. I miss many things about life there at home and I’m trying to find a home here 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.”
Alluding to insurance policies applied by President Donald Trump, O’Donnell defined, “It’s been heartbreaking to see what’s happening politically and hard for me personally as well. The personal is political, as we all know.”
In Dublin, the “SMILF” alum has discovered everybody to be “friendly” and has additionally “met a bunch of people” within the two months since transferring throughout the globe.
Regardless of having fun with her new life, O’Donnell felt obligated to replace her followers, including she was “sorry for those of you who were worried and who missed me.”
“I just felt like we needed to take care of ourselves and make some hard decisions and follow through. And now as we’re getting settled, I was ready to post this and to tell everybody what’s been going on,” she confessed.
Concluding her TikTok video, O’Donnell signed off with some sound recommendation.
“Protect your sanity is all I can say. Protect your sanity as much as you can, and try not to swim in the chaos if possible, but I know it’s nearly impossible when you’re there in the middle of it,” she advised her followers.
“And I think about everyone every day and the United States of America. And I am hoping that we can turn things around, counting on you, all of you, to do what’s right. And I think deep down inside, we all know what that is.”
The star’s information comes on the heels of her Instagram posts earlier this month, during which she first seemingly implied she had ditched the US for Eire. One image confirmed O’Donnell behind the wheel of a car, with a caption noting that she was driving on the alternative aspect of the street than in America.
“Bought a little used car to tool around the countryside on the wrong side of the road,” the previous “View” co-host wrote. “Hit the curb three times — thought I hit a cat !!! #newadventures ❤️.”
One other snap included Dakota sitting within the again seat of the automobile with a backpack subsequent to her. O’Donnell wrote beneath the snap that she was taking her daughter to class, including that she “can’t wait to walk to school” along with her.
Nonetheless, O’Donnell is just not in a league of her personal. Different celebrities additionally took the chance to go away america after President Trump was elected.
Eva Longoria and her household have fled america for all times in Mexico and Spain.
“I had my whole adult life here,” the actress, 49, advised Marie Claire in November. “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’s the homelessness or the taxes, not that I want to s–t on California — it just feels like this chapter in my life is done now.”
“The shocking part is not that he won,” Longoria mentioned of Trump’s victory over former Vice President Kamala Harris. “It’s that a convicted criminal who spews so much hate could hold the highest office.”
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi additionally swapped their luxurious life in Montecito, California, for the English countryside after Trump’s win.
