Antonio Banderas quit LA for quiet life in Surrey after Melanie Griffith divorce
It’s been four years since Antonio Banderas made the big move across the pond in 2016 following the shockwaves of his divorce from Melanie Griffith hitting headlines
Antonio Banderas swapped the bright lights of Los Angeles for the quiet life in Surrey.
As he turned 60 on August 10, we take a look at the huge change which rocked his high-flying celebrity lifestyle in Hollywood four years ago.
It’s been four years since the Mask of Zorro star made the big move across the pond in 2016.
His drastic change of lifestyle shortly followed the breakdown of his 20-year high-profile marriage to Hollywood bombshell Melanie Griffith.
The actor has been residing in a £2.4 million five-bedroom mansion near Cobham, Surrey since his move to the UK.
But the Hollywood star also has homes in Spain and an apartment boasting of views over New York’s Central Park.
Antonio has divided his time up between his homes and holiday homes.
He’s given the charming company of his girlfriend Nicole Kimpel.
The Spanish hunk revealed he had no strings tying him to the US following the breakdown of his marriage.
“I was married for 20 years, based in the US, and of course the country has given me a lot,” he told Post magazine in 2016.
“But the kids are grown up now and I am just not attached there on a personal level.
“I have a home on Central Park, in New York, but homes in Spain, too, and it felt like the perfect time for me to get back to Europe. This return had to happen.”
His investment banker girlfriend Nicole has introduced calmness into his lifestyle and home.
In a sharp contrast, Antonio explained his ex-wife Melanie had a fiery sparking personality which initially had him captivated.
Now he has pointed out he has been very happy with his very calm and very rational girlfriend.
He told MailOnline late last year: “She is a very discreet woman, very calm, very rational and almost nothing bothers her.
“I think I would not have got on so well with her at another time in my life, when Melanie’s effervescence was still intoxicating and I was very attracted to that whole world.”
Previously, Antonio was married to Melanie from 1996 until its dramatic end in 2015.
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