{"id":40853,"date":"2026-08-12T13:01:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40853"},"modified":"2026-08-12T13:01:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:01:33","slug":"twilight-star-kellan-lutz-reveals-why-he-traded-california-for-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40853","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Twilight\u2019 star Kellan Lutz reveals why he traded California for Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Kellan Lutz said this week that he left\u00a0California\u00a0three years ago for Tennessee after the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love California, I really do,\u201d he explained on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZFJuN5Qo30k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inside of You<\/a>\u201d with Michael Rosenbaum. \u201cThe whole Tennessee move happened <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/08\/15\/kellan-lutz-wife-brittany-gonzales-welcome-second-baby\/\">when we had our second kid<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cTwilight\u201d actor said they moved from Orange County \u2013 and his wife, Brittany Lutz, hopes to eventually move back there or at least to be \u201cbi-ish coastal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lutz\u2019s wife was born and raised in Orange County. \u201cHer family is awesome. But post-COVID, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/02\/us-news\/californias-population-plummets-for-first-time-since-the-pandemic-as-la-sees-extraordinary-exodus\/\">a lot of people flew, like\u00a0fled California<\/a>. A lot of people lost jobs and wanted to move somewhere a little bit more peace given.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His wife\u2019s family chose to leave California, and he said they followed them to Tennessee, mainly because otherwise she wouldn\u2019t have had a\u00a0support system\u00a0when he goes on location for work, and she\u2019s left at home with the children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd one of the kids got sick. She felt really out of control as far as not being able to bring both kids there or just kind of helpless. 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We\u2019re going to give it a couple years and we have, and it\u2019s great. There\u2019s a lot of great things about Tennessee, especially Franklin where we live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The family moved to Tennessee three years ago, but he acknowledged he doesn\u2019t know how long they\u2019ll stay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got some land, got\u00a0great Bible studies\u00a0that we\u2019re a part of, great churches, great community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"9104933\"><br \/>\n\t<default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><default:path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/default:svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.80078125;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"9104933\" width=\"472\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?w=820\" alt=\"Kellan Lutz, his wife, and two children posing for a photo.\" class=\"wp-image-9104933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1440w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=240,300&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 240w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=768,959&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=820,1024&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 820w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=1229,1536&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1229w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=480,600&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 480w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=471,589&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 471w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=397,496&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 397w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=515,644&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 515w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=393,491&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 393w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=226,282&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 226w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=165,206&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 165w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=57,71&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 57w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=32,40&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 32w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=56,70&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 56w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=43,54&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 43w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=160,200&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 160w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=231,289&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=322,402&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=300,375&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=353,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 353w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=48,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 48w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=64,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 64w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=1200,1499&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=46,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 46w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=125,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 125w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/kellan-lutz.jpg?resize=40,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 40w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\"\/><figcaption>Lutz and wife Brittany Lutz moved to Franklin to be near her family, providing a crucial support system for their kids. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Kellan Lutz<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of actors. I\u2019ve gone to probably more movie premieres in Franklin, Tennessee, than I have in LA, you know, the last couple years since I lived there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Admittedly though, there are adjustments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike we aren\u2019t seasons people,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s tornadoes. My wife goes on red alert, especially when you have kids. And we do miss good sushi and good Mexican food.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kellan Lutz said this week that he left\u00a0California\u00a0three years ago for Tennessee after the pandemic. \u201cI love California, I really do,\u201d he explained on \u201cInside of You\u201d with Michael Rosenbaum. \u201cThe whole Tennessee move happened when we had our second kid.\u201d The \u201cTwilight\u201d actor said they moved from Orange County \u2013 and his wife, Brittany&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/newspress-collage-ary9rrl68-1786517776696.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&1786503411&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pics-news"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40853\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/40854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}