Christian LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin, The Young & The
Restless) and his husband, Sid Montz have a home in New Orleans that they owned
for the past 8 years. It was unfortunately
destroyed during Hurricane Ida that hit in August-September 2021. During that time, LeBlanc was quarantining in
California, staying in hotels, rentals, and a condo while filming for the soap
opera. Meanwhile, Montz was in New
Orleans living in an Airstream “Bambi” in the backyard of their home while it’s
being worked on. They had just completed
a multi-year renovation on their Garden District home just months before Ida
hit. LeBlanc returned to New Orleans
during Mardi Gras to help lighten Montz’ workload on their home
renovation. New Orleans will always be
home for LeBlanc. While the couple have
plenty to be upset about, they realize they are luckier than most. The worst part of this whole ordeal was
that LeBlanc was not able to be with Montz when the hurricane hit due to
filming so Montz was left to do a lot of the heavy lifting such as debris
removal while the whole city had no electricity. While the renovations are taking time, the
couple is keeping their focus on what the end results will look like once
everything is completed.
Montz is a secular
Buddhist monk and art director which has helped him tremendously in finding joy
and calmness amongst the chaos. He has
put up colorful notes with uplifting Buddhist messages that the work crew
working on their home have learned to respect silence and stillness. Once their home is complete, the couple plan
on transforming the carriage house into an art studio for LeBlanc and the
stable into a yoga and meditation studio for Montz.
Fans can catch LeBlanc in the off-Broadway play “Cat On A
Hot Tin Roof” as Big Daddy at the St. Clements Theater in New York City from
July 15-August 14. The play was
originally expected to run earlier this year, but was pushed back due to the Omicron
outbreak.
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