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Roseanne Barr has embraced a quieter life in Texas.
The actress, 72, is enjoying her time as a grandmother, drives a tractor, and uses a chainsaw to trim trees, according to her son Jake Pentland, who discussed his famous mom in a new interview with Us Weekly.
Seven years after ABC canceled her revived TV comedy series, Roseanne, over a series of racist tweets, the star is focusing on family life.
'My mom lives with me, my wife and my two daughters. She's the best grandma,' Jake, 47, shared.
'We have 30 acres and live up in what they call "Hill Country." Roseanne also drives the tractor often, which allows her to mow the lawn. She drives around. She occasionally runs into trees, but just keeps the yard up,' he added.
Roseanne, who previously lived in Hawaii, also wields a chainsaw to trim tree branches so they 'don’t hit the kids.'
Roseanne Barr, 72, has embraced a quieter life in Texas, where she's been enjoying her time as a grandmother
The star now drives a tractor (pictured), and uses a chainsaw to trim trees, according to her son Jake Pentland, who discussed his famous mom in a new interview with Us Weekly
When she's not busy looking after her grandkids, Roseanne works in the garden where she grows peppers.
He also revealed Roseanne has been doing 'a weekly podcast' with him, sharing it brings them 'a lot of joy.'
Jake shared that his mom might return to TV 'soon' and has been writing scripts.
'You might just see her on TV again soon. You never know,' he said.
Though she's enjoying her life in Texas, Jake said Roseanne is 'considering a move' to Palm Beach, Florida in the future.
She has a lot of friends 'in the heart of the city' and when she's there she's 'walking a lot, slowing down a little, but not too much.'
However, he added it probably won't happen until late fall or even a year from now, and that they have some upcoming projects to complete before she relocates.
The comedian has been sharing glimpses of her life on Instagram. Last October, she shared a clip of her effortlessly maneuvering a red tractor.
The doting grandmother has also been sharing adorable snaps with her grandkids.
Aside from her podcast, she also recently filmed a Netflix project called Kill Tony in Austin, Texas.
Seven years after ABC canceled her revived TV comedy series, Roseanne, over a series of racist tweets, the star is focusing on family life; pictured with Jake and her granddaughters
'My mom lives with me, my wife and my two daughters. She's the best grandma,' Jake shared
Jake explained that his mom 'drives the tractor often, which allows her to mow the lawn,' adding, 'She occasionally runs into trees'; they are pictured in 2024
The doting grandma also wields a chainsaw to trim tree branches so they 'don’t hit the kids'
Roseanne shares Jake, as well as daughters Jennifer and Jessica, with ex-husband Bill Pentland, to whom she was married from 1974 until 1990.
She's also mom to son Buck Thomas, with ex-husband Ben Thomas. Roseanne also had daughter Brandi Brown when she was 17, and placed her for adoption, with the two later reuniting.
Roseanne's life has drastically changed since her 2019 firing from her self-titled sitcom following a comment deemed by some as racist.
'It cost me everything. I wish I worded it better,' Roseanne said on Sean Hannity’s Fox News Channel show in July 2018.
Since then, her focus has shifted to podcasting and comedy shows.
In January, Roseanne revealed she is ready for her TV comeback.
She teased her return to the small screen with a new comedy series, which she wrote with TV producer Allan Stephan, best known for his work on HBO's Arli$ and Roseanne.
According to Variety, the show, which will be four to six episodes starring Barr, is said to be a 'cross between The Roseanne Show and The Sopranos.'
The Emmy winner also revealed to the outlet that the series will center on a 'small-town farmer in Alabama who is saving the United States from drug gangs and China.'
The protagonist will also apparently dabble in 'growing and selling drugs like cannabis and magic mushrooms.'
'It's silly and out there,' she raved. '[It will contain] very offensive ideas and a lot of swearing. I live with my daughter and her husband and their six children on a farm. And they have goats running through their house and stuff.'
Barr noted it was loosely based on her 'life as a farmer in Hawaii.'
This will mark her first acting gig since getting axed over her remarks about former White House adviser Valerie Jarrett, which the network called 'repugnant and inconsistent' with their values.
In one of her highly offensive tweets, she referred to Jarrett as the offspring of the 'Muslim Brotherhood & Planet of the Apes.'
After receiving substantial backlash, she deleted the post and apologized to Jarrett.
Roseanne's life has drastically changed since her 2019 firing from her self-titled reboot sitcom, following a comment deemed by some as racist (seen with John Goodman in 2017 still)
Barr was fired from the show after posting an offensive Tweet about former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett (pictured in 2018)
In one of her highly offensive tweets, she referred to Jarrett as the offspring of the 'Muslim Brotherhood & Planet of the Apes'
Barr quickly apologized for the tweet
'I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans,' she tweeted. 'I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks. I should have known better. Forgive me-my joke was in bad taste.'
Months later as she sat down for her first TV interview since getting fired for the tweet, Barr reflected on how the tweet cost her 'everything.'
Barr insisted that she felt her tweet was mischaracterized and that she had apologized enough for her actions.
'I feel like I have apologized and explained and asked for forgiveness and made recompense,' she said.
Later she stated: 'I'm not a racist and the people who voted for Trump, they're not racist either, and Trump isn't a racist, sorry. We just have a different opinion.'
