When Chris Harrison left “The Bachelor” franchise behind, he also ended up leaving Los Angeles and moving back to his home state of Texas. While he’s originally from Dallas, Chris and his wife, former Entertainment Tonight host and producer Lauren Zima, decided to start fresh in Austin.
Buying a home there in 2020, the pair seems to be loving their life in the southern city.
Chris Says Austin Has Been ‘a Wonderful Break & Relief’
Chris may have been a popular part of “The Bachelor” franchise; however, he revealed why he’s happy to have gotten “off that merry-go-round” that he ended up on.
“You know, when you do something every single day for two decades, and it’s so popular around the world, there is a pressure to that, and there’s a spotlight and a microscope that you don’t even realize you’re under until you kinda get off that merry-go-round,” Chris told People.
“And it was this kind of angst when I first got off, because I mean, ‘Oh, well, I gotta get back on. I gotta go back to work,’ or…,” he continued. “And then I kind of took a deep breath and you dropped your shoulders, and I think, you know, obviously falling in love definitely helped, moving to Austin definitely helped kind of relieve that and realize, ‘Wow, there’s a whole other world out here to dive into.'”
He added, “And so it has been a wonderful break and relief.”
Chris Calls Austin ‘the New Hollywood’
CanvaWhile Chris left Hollywood, he apparently didn’t leave all the opportunities behind. In fact, he claims that there are plenty of possibilities for him in Austin.
“I mean, what I love most about the new chapter is the fact that Austin is the new Hollywood which means the opportunities are a plenty here,” he said while talking to People.
“There is so much tech, music, food, entertainment, theater. It’s all happening here,” he noted. “And it reminds me of what Hollywood was built on, which is anything and everything is possible if everybody will just come in with an honest, open heart and mind and just wanna do some fun work together.”
Finally, he explained, “We’ve met so many incredible people from all around the world, from all different industries that just want to collaborate and do great things. And it’s so exciting to be a part of. The energy is truly palpable in this city right now, and it’s just fun to jump in and go with the flow.”
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