Rosie O’Donnell has made a big change in her life. The actress and comedian moved to Ireland with her child, Clay, in January 2025. “Although I was never someone who thought I would move to another country, that’s what I decided would be the best for myself and my 12-year-old child,” O’Donnell said in a video she posted on Tuesday.
O’Donnell moved to Ireland on January 15. She is currently “in the process” of obtaining Irish citizenship due to her Irish grandparents. “It’s been pretty wonderful, I have to say.
The people are so loving and so kind, so welcoming. And I’m very grateful,” she said. However, O’Donnell did express some sadness.
O’Donnell’s move to Ireland
“I miss my other kids. I miss my friends.
I miss many things about life there at home, and I’m trying to find a home here in this beautiful country,” she said. O’Donnell also commented on life in the U.S. “When it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights there in America, that’s when we will consider coming back,” she said. “It’s been heartbreaking to see what’s happening politically and hard for me personally as well.
The personal is political, as we all know,” O’Donnell noted. O’Donnell explained why she waited to share the news. “I just felt like we needed to take care of ourselves and make some hard decisions and follow through,” she said.
“And now as we’re getting settled, I was ready to post this and to tell everybody what’s been going on.”
O’Donnell is one of several celebrities who have moved out of the U.S. in recent times.