Ali Larter details why her family left Los Angeles for Idaho 4 years ago

Ali Larter And her husband, Hayes MacArthur, Transferred from Los Angeles to a small town in Idaho in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic — and they wouldn't have had it any other way.

“Our children's schools were closed during the coronavirus outbreak and we said, 'Why are we sitting here?' “It wasn't working at all in Los Angeles,” Larter, 48, said on the Friday, January 10, episode. Live with Kelly and Mark. “So, my husband said, 'Let's take a road trip to Idaho (and) go skiing with the kids.'

Larter and MacArthur, 47 years They got married Since 2008, they share a son, Theodore, 14, and a daughter, Vivian, 9. Their closed winter vacation eventually turned into a two-month stay.

“We fall in love with nature, the mountains, and this whole new life.” Landman the actress gushed on Friday. “We completely transitioned and went for it. We literally had our house (in California) for less than a year. We moved back to Los Angeles and realized we wanted to put our family first.”

“Our lives are very different there, and it's a small town, and it kind of holds you to a different kind of accountability,” Larter added. “It's something that Hayes and I really wanted to do.” For our childrenSo we did.”

Larter further explained that their family now has a “real life” that is “rooted in reality” since their move to the mountains.

“We're very grateful,” Larter said, later joking that son Theodore wasn't happy about the move at first. “He loves fast cars and designer cologne, and that whole thing, like he wants to be in the big city. I say, 'At 18, you can (come back).'” … He really loves it now and I think he understands how great a special wolf pack is. With it.

According to Larter, she and MacArthur also “feel that if you can hike in the mountains, you can run a boardroom.”

“We just believe in raising them this way,” she concluded.

Larter and MacArthur settled in the small Sun Valley resort, which has previously hosted a number of famous faces, well-known festivals and business conferences over the years.

“We fell in love with the beauty and quiet grandeur of the mountains,” Larter said. RU Magazine In a September 2024 profile. “Neither of us have lived in a small town before. People look out for each other. There's a real sense of community here, and we're so happy to be a part of it.”