Hollywood lifestyle in Los Angeles and move back to the UK after a decade in the States.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, the best-selling author, 58, revealed why he decided to return to London after putting his £8 million Hollywood Hills luxury home on the market in 2017.The star and his wife Kate moved back to London after 10 years of living the LA lifestyle.Speaking about that period in his life, Paul said: "I was in Hollywood for 10 years and loved it, it was absolutely fantastic."It was one of the most exciting times of my life."However, the star explained that living in the city was a completely different experience to living in the UK.He said: "But, you know, Los Angeles is not just a location, it's an ontology, it's a state of mind."And if you're going to live there and prosper there, you have to think in an entirely different way to the way we do here."It has a different set of values," he added.Paul also told how it was difficult to carve out "real" friendships in Tinseltown, explaining that he and Kate decided to move back to the UK where their friends live.He went on: "It's hard to make real friends in a place like Los Angeles, you can make a lot of acquaintances."But we decided we'd pop back and we started spending time here, we're actually we prefer it back here."And at the same time, a number of my friends have moved back."Addressing his decision to move back to England, Paul said: "Right now, I think London's the most happening city in the world, despite everything that's going on.He said: "The British countryside is incredibly beautiful, so as much as I love the United States, I love the UK more."And most of my friends are here in Europe as well."So, so that's kind of, you know, what was behind the.
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