Yellowstone star Luke Grimes made a grand return to Taylor Sheridan’s world of ranching earlier this March in Marshals: A Yellowstone Story, and the new spin-off has already proved a success with viewers.
In the first episode, Luke’s character Kayce Dutton moves on from his family ranch to take on a new career as a US Marshal – and, like his character, Luke has also made a major move in his personal life.
After living in LA for 16 years, Luke and his wife, Bianca Rodrigues Grimes, decided to relocate to Big Sky Country full-time with their 17-month-old son, Rigel. However, the actor admitted his family haven’t received the warmest welcome.
© Getty ImagesMoving to Montana
Speaking on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Luke, 42, reflected on the influence Yellowstone has had in encouraging people to move to the western state.
“Yeah, and they’re not happy about it,” he said. “The valley that I live in, we had some people come visit us. Our friends from California drove out, and we went on a hike, and we were in their car. And they had Cali plates.
“We get off the hike, and someone had written ‘go back’ in the dust on their car,” he continued. “Like, people are super weird about it, so I don’t tell anyone exactly where I’m at because they would get really mad at me.”
Luke pointed out that many locals’ ancestors may also have relocated to the area. “Somewhere along the line someone moved there and all you did was stay. You didn’t do anything that cool,” he said.
Local encounters
The actor also acknowledged that his fame might come into play when he’s out and about. “I can’t go to bars there anymore because whatever that one idiot is, [he’s] at the bar, and he can’t wait to start a fight with me,” he said.
© Alamy Stock Photo“Just like can’t wait to do it because it’s a win-win for him, you know? He gets to sue me or something. I don’t know, but it’s a lose-lose for me.”
Despite the challenges, Luke doesn’t regret the move. “I have no FOMO about anything anymore,” he said. “I can just think and sleep and read and watch films and it’s the best.”
Why did Luke Grimes move to Montana?
Originally hailing from Ohio, Luke revealed that his move from LA happened gradually. “I was going up there three or four months out of the year,” he told Fox News Digital. “And then anytime we’d get done filming, and I’d come back here, it sort of felt like I was leaving home rather than going back home.”