The calm and quiet life is what he was looking for johnny dept after being involved in a court case belongs to amber a year ago, which overwhelmed him due to the media pressure and the attention it brought. With justice in his favour, he finally decided to rebuild his life and be happy, choosing the rural English county of Somerset, where he has settled for the age of 59.
In an interview with Somerset Life Magazine, the actor said he left the Hollywood scene because “I just love places with character. I have several houses in different places and they all mean something special to me. I don’t just have them to say I have them, I have them to wear and because they’re special.”
This property, which has cost him £13million, allows him to live quietly: “The British are great and will greet you like a neighbor without going overboard,” he shared. “I don’t mind if people want an autograph or a quick chat, but I do if I have a private moment with my family.”
With that, he implied that they respect his privacy: “I can go shopping without being surrounded by people wanting selfies. Up to a point it doesn’t bother me, but sometimes it’s too much.” Alongside this life, he has also taken up activities such as painting as he has dedicated the past few months to selling portraits of “people I admire I use art to express my feelings,” he said.
Johnny Depp is working on his paintings.
Johnny Depp likes to describe himself as an introvert and quite shy. “It’s one of the great things about Britain and Somerset in particular. I can just be me and that’s good,” he said.
Somerset is around three and a half hours from London by car. The actor’s home is very spacious, with 12 bedrooms and eight bathrooms, set in 850 acres and surrounded by walled gardens. (AND)