Kelly Reilly, who most know as the fiery Beth Dutton from Yellowstone and Dutton Ranch, wouldn’t mind to actually live the ranch life one day… minus all of the violence and drama, of course.
The star and executive producer of the latest Yellowstone spinoff – Dutton Ranch – recently revealed that there are parts of Beth Dutton that translate to her actual life. The actress says she dreams to find peace on a ranch one day, just like the character that she’s portrayed on screen for almost a decade.
Something tells me Reilly will have an easier time making that happen than Beth will.
But the lack of peace is why Beth Dutton has to be the way that she is, and Reilly loves getting to play the badass female. She even related the beloved character to a badger, saying that she’ll stop at nothing to protect herself and her family, even if it means tearing someone throat out:
“Beth will get her teeth out. She’s like a badger! She’ll take your throat out.”
There’s no doubt about that.
In real life though, the actress behind Beth Dutton is a bit quieter and reserved. That’s one of the reasons why Kelly has such a fun time stepping into the role of Beth: they are completely opposite in many ways. But when it comes to both of their end goals, Reilly and Dutton really do align.
The 49-year-old actress says that, when she has more down time one day and isn’t rushing back and forth from England and the United States (she currently splits time between the two with her husband, Kyle Baugher), she’d love to settle in for the long haul at her ranch across the pond. Like Beth, Kelly loves being outdoors, and really appreciates being around horses.
When the time is right, Kelly Reilly wants to return to England and take care of her land and her animals herself:
“I have a little bit of land in England, and one day in my future – when I’m not busy leaving it all the time and I can be there to really look after it – I want to have a place with animals, where I’m not handing it over to somebody else to look after.
I’d want to do it myself. My dream is to fill that land with some horses and a little vineyard, because where I live in West Sussex, there are all these beautiful sparkling-wine vineyards popping up, which are amazing.”
Sounds like the dream retirement plan, does it not?
But all signs are pointing towards Kelly Reilly showing no signs of slowing down. Season 1 of Dutton Ranch was a huge success, and the series has already been picked up for a second season. There’s no official Season 2 premiere date just yet, but knowing Taylor Sheridan shows, it could be a quick turnaround for Kelly Reilly and company.
So the British actress will have to push off that “ride into the sunset of her England ranch” plan for a little bit longer.
