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Sylvester Stallone’s wife Jennifer Flavin was ready for a big change with her husband when they decided to move from California to Florida in 2021.
Flavin spoke to Fox News Digital at the first “Rocky Day” celebration this week about the couple’s move, saying, “It’s an incredible move, I have to say, I’m really happy with our move and our change.”
“I was born and raised there, two of our children were born there, but now they’re all out, our daughters moved to the East Coast… so there wasn’t really anything for me in California,” she continued. “Some of our best friends have moved too, so I guess that’s it [a] Good change, just making new friends, living a completely different lifestyle, I love it, I’m really happy.”
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She was not alone in her desire for a new beginning.
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Jennifer Flavin accompanied her husband Sylvester Stallone to the first “Rocky Day” in Philadelphia, where she told Fox News Digital she was “really happy” about her move to Florida. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images)
In the opening scenes of his Netflix documentary “Sly,” Stallone spoke about the decision to move, saying it was beneficial for his creativity.
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“I didn’t move because, ‘Oh, wow, I wanted another nice view.’ “Any time you change the paradigm you’re used to, it’s literally restarting the process,” he explained.
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Flavin also made it clear in her interview that change was the main factor, rather than the concerns expressed by some celebrities about crime rates.
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“Crime is everywhere, even in Florida there is crime, so I didn’t move because of crime. You can find them everywhere, even in small towns,” said the mother of three.
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Flavin said she was happy to move to Florida because “I just needed a change.” (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
“I think California is probably the most beautiful state in the United States, I absolutely love it, but I just needed a change,” she added. “I felt like I had been there long enough and life is short, so I wanted to make a change and not just sit in a house for the rest of my life.”
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Stallone’s home included a statue of his iconic character Rocky overlooking his LA pool, which turned out to be a key selling point for the next buyer: Adele.
The 77-year-old told the Wall Street Journal in June that he had planned to take the statue with him, but he recalled Adele saying: “It’s a no-deal. That will blow up the whole deal.”
When asked if the “Rolling in the Deep” singer is keeping the statue, Flavin said: “I’m not surprised, but I’m glad that she’s making it her home and making a lot of changes, and that’s good, that You have to do it.” Make every home your own.
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Adele bought Stallone’s former home in 2022 and Flavin said she was happy to “make it her home” and keep the Rocky statue overlooking the pool. (Getty Images)
According to Harper’s Bazaar, Adele bought the house for $58 million. The home – located in a celebrity enclave in Beverly Hills – reportedly has eight bedrooms and 11 bathrooms.
In the documentary, another Rocky statue is seen being carefully moved out of the house and into a moving truck, presumably on its way to Florida.
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In 2021, Stallone was confirmed as the buyer of a sprawling $35.4 million home in Palm Beach, Florida, according to Palm Beach Daily News.
The home sits on approximately 1.5 acres of lakefront property overlooking over 250 feet of beach with one dock per outlet.
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Total living space—including a main house, a guest house, and a pool pavilion near the keyhole-shaped pool in the backyard—is over 13,000 square feet. Between the main and guest areas, the property has seven bedrooms and 12 bathrooms, according to the Realtor.com listing.