{"id":59127,"date":"2026-07-27T05:49:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T05:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/59127\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T05:49:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T05:49:12","slug":"kate-walsh-australia-move-greys-anatomy-star-living-in-perth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/59127\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Walsh Australia move: Grey\u2019s Anatomy star living in Perth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hollywood actress Kate Walsh traded Tinsel Town for a quiet lifestyle in Western Australia after getting \u201cstuck\u201d Down Under and falling in love with an Aussie farmer.<\/p>\n

The Grey\u2019s Anatomy star, who built a $30m ($US20m) fortune earning up to $262,000 ($US175,000) per episode, met farmer Andrew Nixon on a 2020 cruise before calling Perth home.<\/p>\n

Walsh, 58, was originally visiting Australia on holiday when Covid-19 travel restrictions stranded her in mid-2020. <\/p>\n

What began as an unexpected stay quickly turned permanent after the Private Practice star met Nixon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really love Western Australia \u2026 I think nature here eclipses everything,\u201d Walsh told news.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like the slowness. It\u2019s really good for me. And then you go back overseas and you\u2019re like, \u2018Oh my god. People are insane.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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The couple live in a single-storey beachside home in the coastal suburb of Cottesloe. <\/p>\n

The modest home features an open-plan living layout, a meditation room, and outdoor entertaining spaces, according to Havenist<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Despite her fame, Walsh said she enjoys living a low-key life in Perth where she is rarely bothered in public.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome young people will freak out, but generally, everything\u2019s very mellow,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

\u201cI feel very fortunate I can pop back to LA, go to work, and then come back here and live my best life.\u201d<\/p>\n

The dramatic career shift followed a major health scare in 2015, when Walsh was diagnosed with a brain tumour at age 48. <\/p>\n

The diagnosis prompted the Emily in Paris actress to re-evaluate her high-pressure life in New York and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

\u201cI needed my life to be a lot more balanced,\u201d Walsh said. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think a lot of people can relate, whether it\u2019s a health crisis or a loss \u2026 you\u2019re like, \u2018OK, I\u2019m still here. Part two.\u2019 And then, I fell in love with an Aussie.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her move to Australia came after the actress cashed in on her US property portfolio.<\/p>\n

In 2017, Walsh listed her 402sq m Encino estate in California for $6.37m ($US4.25m), four years after buying it for $4.12m ($US2.75m). <\/p>\n

Following extensive renovations, the three-bedroom home was sold to actor David Arquette for $6.9m ($US4.6m).<\/p>\n

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Originally published as Why Grey\u2019s Anatomy star Kate Walsh moved to Australia<\/a><\/p>\n

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