Liam ‘Gatsby’ Blackwell has become the latest British celebrity to be impacted by the devastating LA wild fires as he evacuated his home on Thursday.
The former TOWIE star, 36, took to Instagram to share a clip of the burning hills as he explained he had evacuated his house in West Hollywood and headed to his family’s home in West Hills.
However it wasn’t long before the family were instructed to leave West Hills as the fires continued to spread.
Exclaiming the fires are ‘outta control’, Liam explained: ‘So yesterday I left my house in West Hollywood and came to my family home in West Hills and now there is a new fire that has just started out over there.
‘I think they are saying we are going to have to evacuate, everyone is starting to pack. It’s crazy.’
In another caption he penned: ‘This is outta control!! This has to be a planned attack or some of these fires have to be arson—doesn’t make sense how they can keep starting in random areas!
TOWIE star Liam ‘Gatsby’ Blackwell has evacuated his home in West Hollywood as he exclaimed ‘it’s outta control’ and shared terrifying footage from the LA fires on Thursday
The former TOWIE star, 36, took to Instagram to share a clip of the burning hills as he explained he had evacuated his house in West Hollywood and headed to his family’s home in West Hills
‘Just got a text to evacuate!! Please God, make the house and everyone else stay safe Big up all the Firefighters!!!!’
Liam also shared a compilation of clips from the fire circling on social media as he added: ‘Pray for LA’.
The star, who appeared on TOWIE from 2015 until 2022, relocated to LA back in May 2023 to start a new career in real estate as he left the world of reality TV behind and joined his family across the pond.
Fellow Brits including Patsy Palmer, Alice Evans and Brooklyn Beckham have also been impacted by the terrifying incident.
Patsy, 52, moved to Malibu in 2014 along with husband Richard and her children and returns frequently to the UK to film EastEnders.
She told in a post on Thursday alongside a picture of the fires that her ‘brain was fried’ and lots of her friends in the area she lives in had lost their homes.
Patsy had returned to the UK last Saturday before the fires broke out and said it was hard being so far away as the fires rage.
Patsy wrote: ‘My heart is broken. My brain is fried today looking at the devastating scenes of the fires AGAIN in my hometown. I just returned home to my home in case after the fires a couple of weeks ago and left on Saturday back to work in the UK and now this.
However it wasn’t long before the family were instructed to leave West Hills as the fires continue to spread
Exclaiming the fires are ‘outta control’, Liam explained: ‘So yesterday I left my house in West Hollywood and came to my family home in West Hills and now there is a new fire that has just started out over there’
He also shared a screenshot of the emergency warning he received
Liam also shared a compilation of clips from the fire circling on social media as he added: ‘Pray for LA’
‘My family are safe but lots of my friends have lost their homes again which is extremely traumatic.
‘Being here so far away is really really hard. I’m praying and crying as I write this. I’m helpless here but praying hard Please reach out if you need anything. Richard and kids are there safe and evacuated.
‘This is huge. Really wasn’t expecting this. Heartbroken. Stay safe.’
Fellow Brit Alice Evans, 56, was also preparing to evacuate her home in LA as the actress posted on her Story saying: ‘We’re now in the ‘pack stuff and be ready’ zone.
‘At least according to the watch duty site that most people are recommending. Thing is where to go?
‘Mainly hearing ‘drive south’. But from what I can see most roads are now totally blocked with back to back traffic. So just waiting. Bags are packed. Waiting and watching.
‘Sending love to everyone. So much love to you all. We’ve got this. We have to.’
Alice is thought to be renting a home in California with her two children after her bitter divorce from Ioan Gruffudd.
Patsy Palmer shared her heartbreak as devastating wildfires sweep across her ‘hometown’ of Los Angeles -(Patsy seen at her Malibu home)
She told in a post on Thursday alongside a picture of the flames that her ‘brain was fried’ and lots of her friends had lost their homes in the area
Fellow Brit Alice Evans was also preparing to evacuating her home in LA
She posted on her Story saying: ‘We’re now in the ‘pack stuff and be ready’ zone’
While Brooklyn Beckham shared a post with a broken heart emoji as he shared a snap of some of the fires. He lives in LA with his wife Nicola Peltz
His picture appeared to be taken from a tall building which looked out over the fires
Meanwhile his mother Victoria shared her heartbreak over the devastation caused by the fires
Meanwhile Brooklyn Beckham shared a post with a broken heart emoji as he shared a snap of some of the fires.
The son of Victoria and David lives in LA with his wife Nicola Peltz. His picture appeared to be taken from a tall building which looked out over the fires.
The son of Victoria and David lives in LA with his wife Nicola Peltz. His picture appeared to be taken from a tall building which looked out over the fires.
After selling their $11 million Beverly Hills property in 2023, it is not clear exactly where the couple now live though it is still in LA.
Nicola previously told Cosmopolitan: ‘We did have a house in LA at one point, but we sold it because we were like, ‘Oh, we’re going to go to Florida for a while’. And then we’re like, ‘No, just kidding, we have to be in LA for work.’ It was so silly of us.
‘But we both honestly love New York so much. If our work was there, we’d be there in five seconds.’
Meanwhile his mother Victoria Beckham shared her heartbreak over the devastation caused by the fires in a post on her Story.
She wrote: ‘Seeing the devastation and loss caused by these wildfires is truly heartbreaking.
‘Los Angeles holds such a special place in our family’s hearts, and our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected, especially those who have lost their homes or loved ones.
‘We are immensely grateful to the brave firefighters and first responders who are risking their lives to protect others. Please stay safe and look after each other during this devastating time. Victoria x.’
Tamara Ecclestone has shared her terror after receiving the ‘worst phone call ever’ from her sister Petra during the wildfires.
Tamara Ecclestone has shared her terror after receiving the ‘worst phone call ever’ from her sister Petra during the Los Angeles wildfires
Tamara shared the moment she received the news that her family had been forced to flee their home from the fires ripping across the city
On Wednesday, Petra’s real estate agent husband Sam Palmer has said they were ‘praying for a miracle’ as the Pacific Palisades veers closer to their $30.5M home
The F1 heiress, 40, said that she was ‘stunned’ by what is happening in Hollywood as she posted about her devastation on her Instagram page on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Petra‘s real estate agent husband Sam Palmer has said they were ‘praying for a miracle’ as the Pacific Palisades veers closer to their $30.5M home.
Sharing a terrifying update on Instagram, Sam said their house was in ‘god’s hands’ as they watched the fire, from their television, head to their area. It is currently unclear how affected their home has been.
Petra and Sam have since checked into the Beverly Hilton Hotel with their children and pets where they are are hunkering down into the fires are under control.
Tamara shared the moment she received the news that her family had been forced to flee their home from the fires ripping across the city.
Sharing a photograph of a firefighter at the blaze, she wrote: ‘The worst phone call I have ever received from my sister. I am still stunned at what is happening. My heart breaks for everyone that has been affected.’
Apocalyptic scenes of 120ft flames engulfing multi-million dollar homes stunned the world y as wildfires tore through one of Hollywood’s most exclusive enclaves.
Stars such as Petra, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Star Wars’ Mark Hamill, American actor James Woods were forced to flee as rampaging wildfires ripped through Pacific Palisades, burning everything in their path.
Just last year Patsy admitted she would ‘never live in the UK again’ as she lives out her ‘dream life’ in Malibu
The former EastEnders star, who moved to the US with her husband Richard Merkell in 2014, said that ‘pinches herself every morning
Thanking her fans for their support last night, Petra wrote on her Instagram Story: ‘Thank you to everyone checking in. My heart goes out to everyone in LA…
‘Our friends and all those in the Pacific Palisades, Malibu, also impacted by the wildfires. Hoping for a miracle that our will be ok.
Just last year Patsy admitted she would ‘never live in the UK again’ as she lives out her ‘dream life’ in Malibu.
The former EastEnders star, who moved to the US with her husband Richard Merkell in 2014, said that ‘pinches herself every morning.’
Speaking to DJ Lorcan and DJ YUKI on their podcast Shuffle Skip Repeat on the actress opened up about her life by the ocean.
Patsy said: ‘It’s beautiful we live in our own little bubble, Malibu is it’s own little place, we very much keep ourselves to ourselves and we have a lot of English friends.
‘I pinch myself every morning when I wake up and see the ocean it’s like a dream. But I’ve created that.’
She continued: ‘I don’t think I would live in England again. I would like to experience something else in life but I’m not too sure if I will.
‘I’m very happy and grateful for where I am so I’m not going anywhere fast. I don’t know what that might look like. It just depends on life and where it goes. I just think do what makes you happy.’
Recalling a fun night out in Malibu, she exclaimed: ‘I met all my idols in one night. I was the only one dancing, and then I got a tip on the shoulder and it was Pharrell Williams.
‘He asked if I wanted to dance with him. I got to meet Mary J Blige and Dr Dre that night as well. It was amazing, I’m just so grateful.’
Patsy has been living in the States with her children and husband Richard, after they relocated in 2014.
Hollywood Boulevard has been evacuated with 100,000 people told to flee with six wildfires raging as the apocalyptic skies of Los Angeles continue to fill with smoke.
Two new blazes broke out overnight in the Hollywood Hills and Studio City – forcing first responders to redeploy their already-scarce resources to the burnt landscape.
The National Guard has been deployed and could send in military personnel to assist, amid revelations that heroic firefighters are ‘triaging’ homes and neighborhoods.
The LA Fire Department issued an evacuation order for people in an area within Hollywood Boulevard to the south, Mulholland Drive to the north, the 101 Freeway to the east and Laurel Canyon Boulevard to the west – all iconic addresses in showbiz.
The latest fires mean huge swathes of iconic southern California real estate from Malibu to Santa Monica, and from Pacific Palisades to Runyon Canyon, are ablaze – impacting millions caught off guard by the unprecedented spread and carnage.
At least five people have lost their lives in the disaster so far – with 2,000 structures obliterated and thousands of people left with nothing but ash across the city.
More than 130,000 people are under evacuation orders while Mandy Moore, Cary Elwes and Paris Hilton are among the stars who said they had lost homes. Billy Crystal and his wife Janice lost their home of 45 years in the Palisades Fire.
