Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert has revealed the real reason why she decided to leave 'unsafe' Hollywood to live in a remote cottage in the Catskill mountains. The actress, 60, was skyrocketed into the spotlight when she was just a kid thanks to her role as Laura Ingalls Wilder on the hit series.
![[The actress, 60, was skyrocketed into the spotlight when she was just a kid thanks to her role as Laura Ingalls Wilder on the hit series, but she left Hollywood in 2019]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/13/89688881-14325373-That_s_right_it_s_Little_House_on_the_Prairie_alum_Melissa_Gilbe-a-2_1737898820594.jpg)
After that came to an end, she continued to act - starring in a series of movies and TV shows over the years. However, in 2013, she shocked the world when she announced that she was leaving Los Angeles behind to move into a farm house in Michigan; she then relocated into a mountain cottage in upstate New York with her husband, Timothy Busfield in 2019.
![[Now, the former child star (seen with her husband in 2020) has opened up about why she decided to make the move, explaining that she felt like Hollywood was too 'anti-aging']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/13/77485089-14325373-She_lives_on_a_14_acre_farm_with_husband_Timothy_Busfield_shown_-a-3_1737898944531.jpg)
Now, the former child star has opened up about why she decided to make the move, explaining to Page Six that it felt like Hollywood was too 'anti-aging.'. 'I just didn’t feel like that was a safe place for me to age,' she said. She recalled feeling immense pressure to look youthful and 'stay a size two.'.
![[She recalled feeling immense pressure to look youthful and 'stay a size two,' adding, 'I just didn’t feel like that was a safe place for me to age.' She's seen in Little house on the Prairie]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/13/89369213-14325373-She_starred_as_Laura_Ingalls_Wilder_on_the_popular_TV_show_from_-a-4_1737899042010.jpg)
But since leaving the razzle and dazzle of California behind, she said she has learned to embrace her aging. Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert has revealed the real reason why she decided to leave 'unsafe' Hollywood to live in a remote cottage in the Catskill mountains.
The actress, 60, was skyrocketed into the spotlight when she was just a kid thanks to her role as Laura Ingalls Wilder on the hit series, but she left Hollywood in 2019. 'I went from, "Oh God, I better not get older," to, "Oh God, I’m so glad I’m older,"' she continued.
![[The couple purchased their 14-acre property for $98,000 in 2018 and spent about a year renovating it before moving in in 2019]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/13/58239609-14325373-The_couple_purchased_the_fixer_upper_in_2018_and_spent_about_a_y-a-6_1737899209740.jpg)
