House of Cards star Robin Wright has fled the U.S., slamming it as a “s--tshow,” the latest star in a steady flow of high-profile names moving to Britain and Ireland to escape American politics.

The 59-year-old has been primarily based in the U.K., renting a series of Airbnbs around the Chilterns, a coveted area of picturesque hills to the northwest of London, loved by showbiz icons like Ricky Gervais and the late Ozzy Osbourne.

In a new interview with The Times, the Forest Gump star, who won a Golden Globe for her work in House of Cards, said she was happy to be safely across the pond because “America is a s--tshow.”

She explained, “I love being in this country. There’s a freedom of self here. People are so kind. They’re living. They’re not in the car in traffic, panicked on a phone

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