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Katherine Heigl quit the glitz and glamour of Hollywood to move to the mountains. Photo: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Actress Katherine Heigl is saying goodbye to her longtime Utah retreat \u2014 14 years after she took a step back from the Hollywood spotlight in order to enjoy a quieter life with her family at the extraordinary mountain home.<\/p>\n
Now, as she prepares to turn the page on the next chapter of her life, the 47-year-old former Grey\u2019s Anatomy star is ready to move on from her 25-acre Oakley, UT, property, putting it on the market for $15.2 million (US$10.6 million).<\/p>\n
Heigl, who is also known for her starring roles in 27 Dresses and Knocked Up, purchased the land on which her family\u2019s custom mansion now sits for $1.4 million (US$1 million) in 2007 \u2014 the same year that she married singer-songwriter Josh Kelley. The couple, who share three children, then spent the better part of a year building their dream dwelling on the expansive parcel.<\/p>\n
Listing agent Paul Benson of Engel & V\u00f6lkers tells Realtor.com that Heigl and Kelley are now moving on to another, albeit smaller, Utah dwelling: a nearby farmhouse that they have spent the past year restoring. <\/p>\n
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Katherine Heigl has three kids with husband Josh Kelley. Photo: Getty Images.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter raising their kids in this home, Katherine and Josh decided to move into their newly restored farmhouse within the area, starting a new chapter for their family as their children get older,\u201d he reveals.<\/p>\n
Still, Heigl \u2014 who relocated to Utah full time in 2012 \u2014 admitted to the Wall Street Journal that letting go of the home will not be easy.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been very hard to decide to let it go. I\u2019m a real sort-of homebody and creature of habit,\u201d she shared. The couple ultimately reached the decision when they realised that they would likely want a smaller, more manageable home to share when their three kids \u2014 who are aged 17, 14, and 9 \u2014 move out.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen they\u2019re all gone \u2014 all slaying their own dragons and living their lives \u2014 it\u2019s just you and me in this giant house on this giant land,\u201d Heigl said of the conversation she had with her husband about selling.<\/p>\n
Having built the home to serve as their family\u2019s private sanctuary, Benson says, the couple are seeking the perfect buyer who will value everything that they have relished about the property, particularly its \u201cprivacy and legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re looking for a buyer who values privacy, land, and legacy over a resort address. Someone drawn to the creative life this home was built around who still wants Park City and Deer Valley within easy reach,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n
The property \u2014 which features six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a private waterfall, and sweeping views of Utah\u2019s rolling mountains \u2014 would also no doubt be ideal for those buyers who are seeking a legacy property for their family, one where they can relish the beauty of their natural surroundings.<\/p>\n
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Actress Katherine Heigl poses in the pressroom with her Emmy for \u201cOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series\u201d for \u201cGrey\u2019s Anatomy\u201d during the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium 16 September 2007. Photo: Getty Images.<\/p>\n
Set on a beautifully lush plot, the home blends rustic charm with modern luxury, welcoming guests with exposed brick walls, soaring wood-beamed ceilings, an open-concept layout, and thoughtfully updated finishes throughout.<\/p>\n
According to the listing, the recently renovated kitchen serves as the centrepiece of the home, featuring high-end finishes and a fresh, contemporary design<\/p>\n
\u201cThe kitchen centres on a La Cornue range and cabinetry built by hand for this house, with a hidden pantry, hearth-side sitting room, and pass-through to a dedicated movie theatre and media room,\u201d the description reads.<\/p>\n
Surely one of the most lavish spots in the home is the primary suite, which is described as a true \u201cretreat,\u201d boasting an enormous bedroom, a glamorous walk-in closet, and a stunning en suite bathroom with a tub that has its own \u201cwall-fed water feature,\u201d the listing notes.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere in the main residence, there is a gym, an office, and multiple fireplaces that add a cozy feel to the living spaces.<\/p>\n
There is also a separate structure on the property that Heigl used as her personal art studio, having transported it in using a crane, the description reveals.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe detached, craned-in studio with water, bath, and heat has served as Heigl\u2019s art studio and now houses Kelley\u2019s working leather atelier; for its next owner, it becomes whatever is needed, an art studio, a workshop, a guest studio, an office, or a gym,\u201d it states.<\/p>\n
The grounds also include a heated pool and expansive terrace, which was built for entertaining.<\/p>\n
But, according to Benson, one of the property\u2019s most alluring features is the incredible privacy that it offers thanks to the sprawling 25-acre parcel that it occupies. Despite this expanse of land, the home still manages to feel like an intimate family space, he says.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe estate offers rare privacy on 24.73 protected acres with lush grounds that make it a true backyard oasis for kids and dogs to run and play, and a home built to entertain at scale from the 30-foot great room to the expansive terraces and heated pool set against the panoramic mountain views,\u201d he tells Realtor.com.<\/p>\n
It was, in other words, the perfect place for Heigl to retreat to when she made the decision to step back from Hollywood. She relocated to the property full time in 2012 \u2014 having come under furious criticism within the industry over claims she was \u201cdifficult\u201d to work with.<\/p>\n
In 2025, she told E! News that she has no regrets about walking away from the glitz and glamour, saying the decision was what was best for both her family and her mental health.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have found and carved out this peace for myself and for my family, and it brings me so much joy and contentment and clarity and grounding,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
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Katherine Heigl, husband Joshua Kelley, with their children Naleigh, Adalaide and Joshua. Picture: Supplied\/Instagram<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes I ask myself if I should be in the game, if I should be hustling, if I should be more ambitious. And I just think I really don\u2019t want to. If you don\u2019t want that, then don\u2019t do it, just because you think that\u2019s what you\u2019re supposed to do, or that\u2019s what society expects from you,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
She also revealed that leaving Los Angeles in the rearview strengthened her relationship with Kelley, with whom she shares children Naleigh, 17, Adalaide, 14, and Joshua, 9.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, he\u2019s just become, especially in this world we\u2019ve created for ourselves out in Utah, he\u2019s become such my person, and he has always been. Even in the beginning, like a safe harbour, somebody I could just really depend on and count on,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The actor further explained that she has been choosing to put her children first during their teenage years, which is when they need her \u201cmost.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen they\u2019re little, that\u2019s the most delicious and exciting time for you as a parent; but when they\u2019re teenagers is when they need you the most, and that\u2019s where I\u2019m at. I just don\u2019t see how I could go off and make a movie for three months or a television series for nine months,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She added, \u201cNothing shoots in Utah, so I have to go on location, and it\u2019s just, it\u2019s not something right now that I can fathom doing successfully. I think I would be so torn and divided. I don\u2019t know how much of my attention I could give a project when I\u2019m worried about my kids at home.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Katherine Heigl quit the glitz and glamour of Hollywood to move to the mountains. Photo: Getty Images Actress…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":510712,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,156,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-510711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=510711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/510712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=510711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=510711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=510711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}