Jane Seymour says she is 'shaken' after getting out of her Malibu home 'just in time' as firefighters battle California wildfires
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Jane Seymour said she got out of her Malibu home 'just in time' with only the clothes on her back as the Californian wildfire came 'right up to my house'. The James Bond star, 73, praised firefighters who did an 'astounding' job saving her home from the blaze - dubbed the Franklin Fire - which ignited on Monday evening.
![[The James Bond star, 73, praised firefighters who did an 'astounding' job saving her home from the blaze - dubbed the Franklin Fire - which ignited on Monday evening]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/14/09/93143665-14192337-Jane_shared_pictures_to_Instagram_showing_just_how_close_the_fla-a-12_1734167880564.jpg)
Jane said her 'whole house smells of smoke' after returning on Thursday, having rushed to evacuate the property late on Monday evening. 'I just literally had jeans and a sweater, which I've been wearing for four days and sleeping at different people's houses,' Jane explained on the red carpet of the British American Business Council (BABC) annual Christmas luncheon.
![[She said: 'We all got out just in time. The fire department were unbelievable and I am eternally grateful and shaken. I ran out of the house with just the clothes I was wearing']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/14/09/93143883-14192337-She_said_We_all_got_out_just_in_time_The_fire_department_were_un-a-17_1734168781411.jpg)
'On Monday night, at 10.50pm, we got a call from my partner, John Zambetti's son Johnny, who was in Serra Retreat. '(He) saw a glow behind the curtains, opened the windows, saw 10 foot flames, and called us immediately and said 'Get out. Get out'. British actress Jane Seymour said she got out of her Malibu home 'just in time' with only the clothes on her back as the Californian wildfire came 'right up to my house'.
![[The menacing wind-driven wildfires have forced a near 20,000 residents from their coastal homes as much of the city is under evacuation orders as of Wednesday morning (fire pictured on Tuesday)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/14/09/93046543-14192337-The_menacing_wind_driven_wildfires_have_forced_a_near_20_000_res-a-15_1734168765583.jpg)
The James Bond star, 73, praised firefighters who did an 'astounding' job saving her home from the blaze - dubbed the Franklin Fire - which ignited on Monday evening. 'We all got out just in time because of that. 'The fire department were unbelievable and the fire came up to inches of the property and they have saved so many lives and I am eternally grateful and shaken. I ran out of the house with just the clothes I was wearing'.
![[Dick Van Dyke was forced to crawl to his car during the terrifying Malibu wildfire evacuation after 'exhausting himself' trying to fight the flames]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/14/09/93091463-14192337-Dick_Van_Dyke_was_forced_to_crawl_to_his_car_during_the_terrifyi-a-10_1734167815967.jpg)
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