Ana de Armas revealed she is happier than ever after moving to rural Vermont, where she quietly purchased a $7 million home last year.
As she mused about leaving Hollywood for a quieter life, the 36-year-old actress raved about the feeling of living “off the grid.” E! Newsthree years after the end of her nearly year-long relationship with Ben Affleck, which ended in 2021.
“I feel like we all want to get away from the craziness of the world these days,” she explained at the premiere of her upcoming film, Eden, during the Toronto International Film Festival.
She continued: “We all want the opportunity to build our own safe space. I have made that choice myself.”
The Oscar nominee went on to confirm that she has “found a home where” she feels away from the hustle and bustle of Hollywood life.
Ana de Armas revealed she is happier than ever after moving to rural Vermont, where she quietly purchased a $7 million home last year
“I can just calm down and bring just the person I want to be with there. I have my little haven there,” she said of her sprawling home with six bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a pool, mountain views and open meadows.
As for what motivated her to leave Los Angeles, the Blonde star said: “You just feel it when it’s time to change. Take care of yourself. There’s a point where you learn what’s good for you and what’s not. What serves you the most? Pay attention to that and take action.”
The Cuba native previously lived in Venice, California, but put her home up for sale in 2020 while still dating Affleck after they were relentlessly harassed by paparazzi.
Amid their whirlwind romance, she also spent time living in his $20 million home in Pacific Palisades.
In 2022, the Golden Globe nominee, who is now dating Tinder VP Paul Boukadakis, said She that privacy concerns were “one of the reasons” she left Los Angeles to move to New York.
“Going through that (myself) confirmed my thought that ‘this is not the place for me,'” she said.
The artist continued: “It became a bit too much. There’s no escape. There’s no way out. It’s always the feeling of something you don’t have, something that’s missing. It’s a city that keeps you anxious.”
Affleck and de Armas’ romance began when they met while working on the erotic thriller Deep Water in 2019, but they weren’t linked until early 2020.
As she mused about leaving Hollywood for a quieter life, the actress, 36, gushed about her love for the feeling of living “off the grid” to E! News, three years after the end of her nearly year-long relationship with Ben Affleck, which ended in 2021.
At the time of their split, multiple sources confirmed to People that a major factor in their decision to split was her desire to move to Los Angeles, where Ben has to live to raise their children.
“Ben is no longer dating Ana,” the source told the publication. “She broke off the relationship. Their relationship was complicated. Ana doesn’t want to live in Los Angeles and Ben obviously has to because his kids live there.”
Another source close to the couple told the publication: “They are at different points in their lives; there is a deep love and respect for each other. Ben still wants to work on himself. He has three jobs lined up and is a good stay-at-home dad. They are both happy with where they are in their lives.”
Furthermore, Us Weekly quotes a source as saying, “Ben and Ana were going down different paths in their lives and stopped getting along. The two couldn’t work out their differences and decided to end their relationship.”
“I feel like we all want to get away from the craziness of the world these days,” she explained at the premiere of her upcoming new film, Eden, during the Toronto International Film Festival.
The Oscar nominee went on to confirm that she has “found a home where” she feels away from the hustle and bustle of Hollywood life.
During their relationship, the former couple was seen traveling around the world from Cuba to Costa Rica.
They spent much of 2020 inseparable, enjoying walks around Los Angeles with their dogs and casual coffee dates.
Ana made their relationship Instagram official in April when she shared photos of the couple hanging out on her 32nd birthday.
During their relationship, the actor introduced Ana to his three children with ex-wife Jennifer Garner: Violet, 18, Fin, 15, and Samuel, 12.
Sources at the time told People: “Ana seems to love being with her children. They all get along very well. Ana is making an effort to get to know her son.”
Affleck is currently in the midst of a divorce from superstar Jennifer Lopez, who filed to end their marriage on their second wedding anniversary.
Ben was previously married to Jennifer from 2005 to 2018 and they have built a strong co-parenting relationship over the past few years, with the actress also supporting Ben with his sobriety.
In 2022, the Golden Globe nominee, who is now dating Tinder VP Paul Boukadakis, told Elle that privacy concerns were “one of the reasons” she left Los Angeles for New York City.
Before meeting De Armas, Ben was in a relationship with SNL producer Lindsay Shookus from July 2017 to August 2018. They reunited in February of the following year before ending things for good in April 2019.
The actor also briefly dated model Shauna Sexton in 2018.
Meanwhile, before Boukadakis and Affleck, she was previously romantically linked to Alejandro Piñeiro Bello, Franklin Latt and Marc Clotet.
