Smallville star Tom Welling, 48, has spilled the tea on ditching Los Angeles for a peaceful ranch life with wife Jessica Rose. The move happened in 2020 amid the COVID chaos, and he's loving every minute of it. From podcast hosting to horse breeding, Tom's keeping busy without the Hollywood hustle.
Oh, honey, Tom Welling is serving major 'peace out' vibes! The 48-year-old Smallville heartthrob dished to People about why he and wife Jessica Rose packed up their bags and headed for the hills. Back in 2020, with the world in lockdown, they took their crawling firstborn on a trip to Northern California. 'L.A. was wild at the time,' Tom recalled. 'There were no cars on the street, you couldn’t go anywhere. People weren’t leaving their homes. Our first son was starting to crawl and we only had this tiny deck for him to play on. There was this thought of, we don’t know if we can be here anymore.' 😩
Spotting a dreamy ranch with two homes sealed the deal. 'I thought, ‘This is what I want in five years… so why not just do it now?’' he said. Fast-forward, and they're raising their second son, born in June 2021, while building Jessica's sport horse breeding biz. 'We have American sport horses, jumpers, and we breed,' Tom explained. 'I’m more than happy to help, but she’s the captain of that ship.' Tom's all in on the quiet life: 'It’s peaceful. And it feels real.' 🐎
But don't think he's gone full recluse—Smallville fans, rejoice! He's co-hosting the rewatch podcast Talkville with ex-co-star Michael Rosenbaum (yep, Lex Luthor himself). And get this: Tom's starring in the upcoming comedy Chasing Summer, penned by Iliza Shlesinger. 'It was so fun to shoot. Everybody wanted to be there,' he gushed. 'All the decisions were made right there on set, it was collaborative, and it just reminded me why I love this job.'
Tom even joked about small-town fame: 'No one bothers you in a small town. Everyone’s famous in a small town.' 😂 So, is Tom's Hollywood era over, or just hitched to a horse? Spill more, Tom—we're here for the ranch updates!
