Sylvester Stallone’s wife, Jennifer Flavin, recently opened up about their move from California to Florida in 2021. She spoke with Fox News at the inaugural “Rocky Day” celebration in Philadelphia about the couple’s relocation to Florida where she said, “It’s an incredible move, I have to say I’m really happy with our move and our change.” She continued, “I was born and raised there, two of our kids were born there, but now everyone’s out, our daughters moved to the East Coast … so there wasn’t really anything left for me in California,” she continued. “A few of our best friends also moved, so I think it’s [a] good change, just making new friends, living a totally different lifestyle, I love it, I’m really happy.”
Stallone opened up about their decision to move in his documentary “Sly,” where he said it was beneficial to his creativity. “I wasn’t moving because ‘Oh, wow, I wanted another beautiful view.’ Any time changing that paradigm which you become used to, it’s literally to jump-start that process again,” he explained.
Some people speculated that the pair chose to move due to crime rates in California, which has been expressed by other celebrities, but Flavin made it clear that was not the case. “There’s crime everywhere, there’s crime in Florida, too, so I didn’t move because of crime. You can find it anywhere you look, even in small towns,” she said. “I think California is probably the most beautiful state in the United States, I absolutely love it, but I just needed a change,” she added. “I felt like I’ve been there long enough, and life is short, so I wanted to make a change and not just be sitting in one house the rest of my life.”
Their L.A. home included a statue of his iconic Rocky character, which happened to be a key selling point for the next buyer – Adele. Stallone told the Wall Street Journal that he originally planned on taking the statue with him, but he recalled Adele saying, “That’s a no-deal. That’s going to blow the whole deal.” Fox News asked Flavin what her thoughts were on the “Rolling in the Deep” singer keeping the statue, where she responded “I’m not surprised, but I’m happy she’s making it her home and she’s making a lot of changes, and that’s good, you have to make every home your own.”