‘Yellowstone’ star Dawn Olivieri chose Arkansas ranch life over LA to reclaim her ‘freedom’
"Yellowstone" alum Dawn Olivieri is opening up about the turning point that drove her to leave Los Angeles behind and build the life that she actually wanted on a ranch and animal sanctuary in rural Arkansas.
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- 'LIONESS' STAR JILL WAGNER RAISES DAUGHTERS IN TENNESSEE TOWN OF 800, WHERE HORSES AND BUGGIES STILL ROAM During an August appearance on the " Let's Talk Local " podcast, Olivieri said she is currently living in a camper on the property while she continues to build and expand her ranch and animal sanctuary.
- Olivieri's "Homestead: The Series" co-star Charles Esten, who joined her for the interview, agreed that letting go of the pressure to land the next role can sometimes have the opposite effect in Hollywood.
- I went through a dry spell, and I was like, ‘Wow, so this is an illusion.'" "I kind of saw through the veil and once I saw through veil — I realized in that moment, I have to make some decisions about my life that makes me happy — [it] isn't always waiting by the phone, losing my power, waiting for someone to hire me," Olivieri recalled.
WATCH: ‘YELLOWSTONE’ STAR DAWN OLIVIERI TRADED LA FOR ARKANSAS RANCH "The second you sort of don’t hold so tightly and you have sort of more philosophy of abundance and let it a little looser.
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- 'VAMPIRE DIARIES' STAR IAN SOMERHALDER SAYS LEAVING HOLLYWOOD FOR FARMING 'SHIFTED MY LIFE FOREVER' "It wasn't cooperating," she continued.
- During an interview with Fox News Digital, the 45-year-old actress, who is starring in the second season of Angel Studios’ post-apocalyptic drama " Homestead: The Series," shared how she became disillusioned with Hollywood during a lull in her career after years of chasing acting success.
- Which wasn't the dream part, but in actuality, it was what was always meant to happen because I moved toward my own authenticity." In 2022, the actress left LA and bought a 160-acre property outside Mena, Arkansas.
- Olivieri pointed out that many other actors faced a dramatic decrease in work opportunities in recent years due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2023 SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike.
- "And maybe if I had to sell farm fresh eggs on the side of the road, I would do that just to keep my freedom." "Homestead: The Series" follows survivors living at a fortified prepper compound in the Rocky Mountains known as The Homestead after a nuclear attack on LA….
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