Grantchester star Robson Green has no interest in being a celebrity. Away from the cameras, the actor maintains an extremely private life, residing in his hometown of Hexham in Northumberland. Speaking to the Radio Times in 2017, he explained: "I live in an old ferryman's cottage that's 350 years old, and I love it. I've got Hadrian's Wall to the north and there are pheasants and deer in the garden every morning."
While Robson is absolutely in love with the historic property, his time there hasn't always been smooth sailing. The DI Geordie Keating actor previously revealed that in 2015, his home was destroyed in a flood.
"Everything precious and personal in my life, just washed away," he told Radio Times. "It was very painful, I was devastated. Not only were there salmon going down the Tyne that day, my three-piece suite was, too."
Following the tragedy, Robson has since rebuilt his home, which he now shares with his partner Zoila Brozas, whom he began dating in 2016. While the pair have no plans to marry, they've been living together since April of that year.
After meeting at the gym, Robson and Zoila kept their relationship out of the spotlight initially and were first pictured together on the set of Grantchester back in 2018. The following year, they made their red carpet debut at the ITV Palooza at The Royal Festival Hall.
The pair share a love of fishing and Robson previously spoke about Zoila's passion for the activity. "When we have time, Zoila and I will put on our waders and cast a line for trout or salmon," he said. Praising his other half, Robson added: "She's amazing. She was brought up fishing and really knows how to cook it too."
It's hardly surprising that Robson has chosen to reside in the same region where he grew up. In an interview with Reader's Digest, he explained: "Northumberland is a beautiful county. I still live there and have never been comfortable in cities. I find all that concrete too grim."
In a loving tribute to the area, Robson has even presented three seasons of his hit travel series, Tales From Northumberland, in which the Grantchester star shines a light on all that Northumberland has to offer.
Speaking to Living North in 2016, Robson said: "The sounds you hear – be it the oystercatchers, kestrels, ospreys – or spotting deer, badgers, otters, or dolphins and seals off the Northumbrian coast, people would pay a lot of money to have that on their doorstep. We're very privileged."
He added: "Northumberland has a real sense of identity. I don't think that the values of the people who live here have disappeared; they're as strong as ever. It's all about self-sufficiency and generational knowledge."