Why Did Hallmark Stars Carlos And Alexa PenaVega Leave LA?

In early 2017, Carlos and Alexa announced they were moving to Hawaii in one of their YouTube vlogs. At the time, the pair had only one child, their son Ocean. Alexa told Just Jared Jr. that she and Carlos were eager to leave Los Angeles to find a place "that we can be in such peace and dive into our faith." Alexa explained that there was no need for her or Carlos to stay in LA for their careers because, in her words, "very rarely are we shooting in Los Angeles." Alexa said that Carlos loved Maui and added that she thought it would be an excellent place for their son to grow up.

A few years after their move, Carlos told People that the couple decided to leave LA because they needed a change of pace and wanted more friends who, like them, were Christian and had kids. Alexa opened up about their move to Hawaii further with Fox News, telling the publication that Carlos pushed for the move.

She stated, "Carlos was really struggling with the industry. Every audition he went on, it would get down between him and one other guy and the other guy would always get it. The rejection was just becoming too much for him." Alexa went on to explain that she did not want to leave LA but agreed to move because she ultimately "needed a heart reset."