Celebs who disappeared from the limelight as Jason Gardiner admits he’s living in a tent

The showbiz world generally is a robust place, and for some celebs a quiet life out of the highlight could be extra fascinating than the thrill fame and fortune can carry.

Some have even turned their backs on their glittering careers to embrace a very completely different life-style, similar to Dancing on Ice decide Jason Gardiner.

Well-known for his harsh remarks and harsh criticism of contestants, Jason has succeeded in quitting showbiz altogether and is now an eco-warrior dwelling in a small village in Portugal.

The Australian star even lived in a tent for 3 months whereas constructing houses for refugees, after vowing to free himself from the “poisonous” celeb life.

“It took me some time to decompress from it, I’ll be trustworthy,” Jason instructed The Irish Mirror.

Right here, we check out another well-known faces who’ve managed to fade away from the limelight for a extra peaceable life…

Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz confirmed she’d stop Hollywood in 2018
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Cameron Diaz shot to worldwide fame due to her starring position within the 1994 comedy The Masks reverse Jim Carrey, and she or he went on to take pleasure in a massively profitable Hollywood profession.

Finest recognized for her roles in There’s One thing About Mary, Charlie’s Angels and voicing Princess Fiona within the Shrek animated franchise, Cameron quietly determined to take a step again from her glittering 20-year profession.

Cameron was finest recognized for her roles in motion pictures similar to Charlie’s Angels in 2000
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Her final starring position was within the big-screen adaptation of the musical Annie in 2014, and she or he instructed Gywneth Paltrow’s Goop podcast final yr she stop Hollywood and located “peace in my soul”.

Cameron married Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden in 2015, and the couple welcomed their first little one, daughter Raddix, in December 2019.

Freddie Prinze Jr.

Freddie Prinze Jr. stop the limelight to be a stay-at-home dad
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Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. wed in 2002
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Freddie was THE teen heartthrob within the late 1990s, due to his roles in slasher flick I Know What You Did Final Summer season again in 1997, and the massively profitable rom-com She’s All That in 1999.

Nevertheless, Freddie’s Hollywood profession took a nose-dive after a string of ill-advised flops similar to All the way down to You and Boys and Women.

After starring alongside his spouse Sarah Michelle Gellar within the Scooby-Doo motion pictures, which have been a field workplace hit however have been panned by critics, Freddie headed for TV screens with a job in 24, reverse Kiefer Sutherland.

Freddie appeared in hit motion pictures alongside his spouse Sarah
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However he stop Hollywood after showing in season eight of the thrilling drama collection, as he claimed main man Kiefer was “horrible” to work with, calling him “essentially the most unprofessional dude on this planet.”

He then determined to be a stay-at-home dad to his and Sarah’s two children – daughter Charlotte and son Rocky – and later started working behind the scenes for World Wrestling Leisure.

Freddie additionally launched a cookbook, referred to as Again to the Kitchen, in 2016, and has had small voice roles in video video games and films, together with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Kirk Norcross

Kirk is having fun with his new life as a businessman
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Kirk mentioned fame made him a ‘monster’
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The Solely Manner Is Essex star turned his again on the trimmings of fame in 2020, and confessed showbiz “turned him right into a monster”, prompting him to stop the ITV2 present and embrace a extra regular life.

Kirk mentioned he was even approached by ITV bosses, who wished to make a TV present specializing in the unique members of TOWIE, however he refused to be part of it, and is now a lot happier operating his personal enterprise.

Kirk turned down the prospect to star in a spin-off present that targeted on TOWIE’s authentic members
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The dad-of-two is proprietor of KN Jet Providers in Essex, and instructed The Solar he’s happier washing driveways than strolling crimson carpets.

Kirk, who tragically misplaced his dad Mick to suicide earlier this yr, mentioned fame “generally is a very brutal setting,” and now he can “earn a dwelling with an even bigger smile on my face.”

Jimi Mistry

Jimi and Flavia met on Strictly in 2010
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The couple ditched fame and fortune for a quiet life within the nation
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Former EastEnders and Coronation Avenue star Jimi has discovered peace within the countryside after shunning his celeb life-style and retraining as a chef.

Jimi and his spouse, former Strictly Come Dancing professional Flavia Cacace, determined to up sticks and relocate from Surrey to North Devon, the place they run their very own farm.

The couple, who met after they have been paired up on Strictly in 2010, additionally launched a private coaching and diet enterprise final yr, which has prompted Jimi to comply with his desires to turn out to be a chef.

The couple launched a private coaching and diet model, and stay on a farm in North Devon

The East is East star instructed the Yorkshire Publish that cooking was one in all his “obsessions”, and he went to coach at Leith’s College of Meals and Wine in 2015, the place he handed the course with flying colors.

“I had been an actor for over 20 years, travelled the world and skilled just about every little thing an actor may, from Hollywood to cleaning soap and every little thing in-between… however I knew I wanted a change,” Jimi defined.

Frankie Muniz

Frankie Muniz stop Hollywood to be a race automobile driver
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The kid star was the darling of Hollywood within the early 2000s, due to his position as Malcolm Wilkerson within the hit US sitcom Malcolm within the Center, alongside Bryan Cranston.

Frankie loved a profitable film profession too, starring in movies similar to My Canine Skip, Agent Cody Banks and Massive Fats Liar, however his profession stalled when he tried to make the transition from children’ motion pictures, to extra grown-up flicks.

After starring in field workplace flop Excessive Film, reverse Michael Cera, Frankie determined to stop Hollywood and turn out to be an expert race automobile driver as a substitute.

“I actually love racing and that is what I wish to do proper now and for the subsequent two years,” he instructed BBC Information about his drastic profession change.

He shot to fame in Malcolm within the Center
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He mentioned he would return to performing in “two or three years”, however his plans have been shattered when he broke his again in a racing accident, and he mentioned his restoration as he took half in Dancing With The Stars in 2017, as he complained he had the “physique of a 71-year-old.”

It was then revealed Frankie had been affected by mini strokes all through his life – with the primary one occurring when he was simply seven years previous – and due to that, he had extreme reminiscence loss, and is unable to recollect moments from his profession.

“I solely know what it’s wish to be me and if I don’t let it hassle me, I simply attempt to stay essentially the most fulfilling, finest life I can,” he instructed Individuals in 2019.

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