Zooey Deschanel
(Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)Zooey Deschanel shared a heartfelt tribute to his childhood home as he revealed it burned down in the Los Angeles wildfires.
The New girl The 45-year-old star shared her loss by posting a series of images via Instagram on Friday, January 17.
Among the photos was an image of her childhood home in Pacific Palisades when it was still standing, while another photo taken from the same vantage point showed it reduced to ash and rubble after the January wildfires that ravaged the area.
Other photos show Zoe’s family, incl her sister and Bones star Emily Deschanel48, inside and outside the house over the years making memories.
As the wildfires continue to spread through the Los Angeles area, several celebrities are taking to social media to share how they’ve been affected. “Evacuated and safe with kids, dogs and cats. We are praying and grateful for the first responders,” Mandy Moore wrote in a Wednesday, Jan. 8, statement on her Instagram Story. In a follow-up post, she (…)
“My childhood home. A marvel of Spanish Revival architecture from the 1920s. Filled with too many amazing memories to list, it was one of the oldest homes in the Palisades and so spectacularly beautiful,” Zoe captioned the post. It wasn’t a mansion, but it was cozy, beautiful, unique, and perfect for me.”
In the touching caption, the actress reflects on how much her home means to her.
“One of my friends growing up called it ‘The Church’ because the 14-foot stained glass ceilings in the living room cast colorful shadows at the end of the day. And for me it was sacred, a sanctuary where we felt the safest. Christmas dinners, Easter egg hunts, trick or treating, weddings, birthdays, baby showers… we celebrated the best times of our lives there,” Zoe wrote. “The family photos that lined the hallways, the artwork, the piano I learned to play, the wedding china, the furniture my great-grandfather made…the reminders of generations past: it all vanished into thin air.”
She continued: “I know we are not alone. Along with another beautiful Los Angeles neighborhood, Alta Dena, the streets of my childhood in Pacific Palisades were all but erased as we knew them. So many people have lost so much.”
Zoe went on to pay tribute to those who have supported her, her family and community. She also paid tribute to the firefighters who worked tirelessly on the frontline, describing them as “true heroes”.
“To all the people who came out for us and our community and Los Angeles as a whole: Thank you. To the firefighters who work around the clock to keep everyone safe: You are our true heroes,” added Zoe. “To the friends who were so wonderful to think of us during this time: texting and calling, visiting, cooking for us, sending clothes to my parents who left with nothing, distracting us with humor and crying with us when we need. Your kindness is the salve that made this bearable. To the strangers who lifted our spirits with kind gestures: you are the true meaning of community.”
The ongoing wildfires in the Pacific Palisades could be especially difficult for people like Miley Cyrus, who have previously lost property in similar natural disasters. “This image hit me hard in the heart today. This is a photo taken from my front porch in 2018 after we lost our house in the Woolsey fires,” Cyrus, 32, wrote in (…)
She concluded: “Thank you all for showing us the kindness in your hearts. You have no idea how much this means to us.”
More than 12,000 buildings are estimated to have been destroyed in the wildfires ravaging parts of Los Angeles, including the exclusive Pacific Palisades area, Malibu, Santa Monica and the Hollywood Hills. Celebrities like Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, Paris Hilton and Miles Teller are among those whose houses went up in flames.
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