X-Men star Alan Cumming has claimed it is ‘scary’ to live in Donald Trump’s America as he revealed why he had to return to his native Scotland.
The Traitors US host, 60, who now spends more time in his native Scotland than New York, has claimed prominent Americans are ‘scared’ to speak out against Trump.
Alan admitted his decision to be in Scotland came because he wanted to be in a country where ‘people are looking out for each other’.
‘The political situation was a factor,’ the actor admitted. ‘I wanted to be in a country where I feel my values are more aligned with the actual values of the government and the people.
‘It’s comforting to be in a place where you know people are looking out for each other.’
He added of the US: ‘It’s scary to live there right now, especially being well known and outspoken.
X-Men star Alan Cumming has claimed it is ‘scary’ to live in Donald Trump’s America as he revealed why he had to return to his native Scotland (Seen in March)
The Traitors US host, 60, who now spends more time in his native Scotland than New York, has claimed prominent Americans are ‘scared’ to speak out against Trump (Seen on The Traitors)
‘I realised so few people do that any more because they’re scared.’
Alan revealed his plans to move back to Britain in January 2025 after more than a quarter of a century living in America as he joined the mass exodus of anti-MAGA stars.
The award-winning actor moved to New York in 1998 after starring in Cabaret on Broadway.
He went on to have a glittering career in the States, where he was nominated for two Golden Globes and three Emmys for his starring role in the hit series The Good Wife.
In 2008 he even became an American citizen.
But last year Alan said he eventually wants to die in his home country after realising that Americans don’t share his values.
Alan, who currently hosts the US version of the award-winning reality TV series The Traitors, said: ‘My husband Grant and I are planning to split our time more between here and New York, rather than before we had a holiday home here.
‘I’ve definitely been planning to do that just as a thing in my life, but also my work.
Alan admitted his decision to be in Scotland came because he wanted to be in a country where ‘people are looking out for each other’ (Seen in September)
Alan has had a glittering career in the States, where he was nominated for two Golden Globes and three Emmys for his starring role in the hit series The Good Wife (Seen in Spy Kids in 2001)
‘I’m now doing The Traitors, so once a year I’m here for a month and I made two films here last year. It’s almost like the universe is pulling me back.’
Alan told Kaye Adams on her How to be 60 podcast that he wanted to be among people who felt the same way about the world as he did.
The actor, who famously starred as Russian Boris Grishenko in the James Bond film GoldenEye, explained: ‘I feel like I am pulled back, because I really like how good it feels and how important it is to be around people who share my values.
‘That gets really important as you get older.
‘I feel I lived in New York for a long time and I love it, but more and more with the political situation in America, I realise people don’t share my values.
‘It’s so great when you’re here, that even someone far on the right wing still thinks it’s important to have a safety net and to be kind and compassionate to people less fortunate than you.
In 2024, Alan was announced as the new artistic director of Scotland’s Pitlochry Festival Theatre in a hint at his future plans
‘In America that’s clearly not the case. You realise the American dream is really every man for himself and I just value more and more now being here.
‘Grant was here and after a couple of months he said: ‘Gosh I just love the fact that no one around me has a gun.’
In 2024, Alan was announced as the new artistic director of Scotland’s Pitlochry Festival Theatre in a hint at his future plans. Although he currently owns homes in both New York and Inverness, he said he saw his future in Scotland.
‘The house in the Highlands I feel is where we are going to end up and die, or go and read books and cook,’ he explained in an episode of How to be 60.
‘I want to keep doing exciting things and be more based here.’
