Petra Ecclestone has revealed her plans to move to the Middle East to escape the gun crime and crack cocaine smoking in Los Angeles.
The daughter of racing driver Bernie Ecclestone, 36, is a self proclaimed ‘huge’ fan of Donald Trump – but she plans to leave the US after his recent inauguration.
Speaking to MailOnline at the Autosport Awards in London to mark their 75th anniversary, Petra said her family returned to London recently after the LA wildfires saw them evacuated from their home.
But she shared that she might not be rushing back, and instead has her sights set on a move to the Middle East.
‘The crime in America is awful, and we want a safe environment for the kids,’ she said. ‘It’s the gun crime and the shootings.
‘We ice-skated with our kids just before Christmas, and a homeless person dropped dead next to us. And seeing people smoke crack us not an environment we want to be in.’
Petra Ecclestone has revealed her plans to move to the Middle East to escape the gun crime and crack cocaine smoking in Los Angeles
The daughter of racing driver Bernie Ecclestone, 36, is a self proclaimed ‘huge’ fan of Donald Trump – but she plans to leave the US after his recent inauguration (Pictured with husband Sam Palmer)
Petra said that for ‘personal reasons’ a return to London permanently is off the cards so instead her and husband Sam Palmer are considering moving to the Middle East.
Asked about her opinions of new President Trump, Petra said: ‘Yes, I’m a huge Trump fan.
‘No, I never have [met him]. I just really like his way – I think he’s very honest. I think he’s a great politician and a good businessman, and we need someone like him in America to turn it all around, because it’s deteriorating so drastically.
‘At the moment, the place is full of homeless, and inflation is insane, so I really feel like he could make a huge difference.’
Petra has been vocal about her support for Trump despite backlash, and shared a clip of herself wearing a MAGA cap ahead of the election.
Writing on Instagram ahead of poling day in November, Petra said: ‘Okay so it’s election day so please go out and vote.
‘As you can tell I’m a Trump supporter, and I’m not ashamed to say I know other people who support Trump and they’re kind of scared to say that they do.
‘But let’s protect our children let’s make America great again, let’s make it safe the crime here is appalling, there’s criminals out on the street, I’ve known two people in the last two years that have been shot.
Speaking to MailOnline at the Autosport Awards in London to mark their 75th anniversary, Petra said her family returned to London recently after the LA wildfires saw them evacuated from their home
Petra has been vocal about her support for Trump despite backlash, and shared a clip of herself wearing a MAGA cap ahead of the election
Petra said that for ‘personal reasons’ a return to London permanently is off the cards so instead her and husband Sam Palmer are considering moving to the Middle East
‘They’re not tough enough on crime, the economy is beyond terrible, it’s not safe anymore here, the quality of living and how expensive everything is is a joke.
‘We need Trump to come back, we need him to sort the economy out and we need him to sort the country out so please please please vote for Trump.’
Last month she confirmed her home miraculously escaped the raging bushfires that have caused mass destruction across Los Angeles.
More than 37,000 acres of land, 12,000 structures and 16 lives have been claimed by the catastrophic inferno since it began on the Santa Monica mountainside on January 7.
Petra’s realtor husband Sam previously admitted they were ‘praying for a miracle’ as the fire tore across upscale Pacific Palisades, a stone’s throw from their palatial £30million home in Brentwood.
Last month she confirmed her home miraculously escaped the raging bushfires that have caused mass destruction across Los Angeles
She returned to social media with the update after the family fled their property, initially relocating to the Beverly Hilton Hotel before leaving the city.
Engaging in a question and answer session with followers on Sunday, Petra admitted they were out of danger, and their home w
as intact.
She wrote: ‘Safe and evacuated from the fires… the most scary and surreal thing I have ever had to have gone through.
‘We are so grateful that for now our home is still standing for now. Thoughts and prayers for all our friends who lost their homes.’
