Lara Worthington and husband Sam ditch the US for Australia

Lara Worthington and her actor husband Sam have joined a growing number of Hollywood stars fleeing the US for the safe haven of Australia.

Lara and Sam Worthington are home for good after recently returning to Sydney from their base in Los Angeles.

The couple flew home to Australia after several years in the US as he prepares to begin rehearsals for the Sydney Theatre Company production of Wesley Enoch directed dark comedy, Appropriate.

Avatar star Worthington, 44, will play Bo, alongside his onstage wife, Lucy Bell as Rachael and Mandy McElhinney as Bo’s sister, Toni.

Actor Sam Worthington and wife Lara have moved back to Australia. Picture: Getty

The production is set to open in March and will mark Worthington’s return to Sydney after a more than 20 year break.

Mother-of-three Lara, 33, shared a beachside snap in Sydney on Instagram this week which prompted a series of “welcome home” messages from friends and fans.

Confidential has contacted the couple for comment.

Lara features on the cover of the current issue of Marie Claire magazine, in which she discusses life as a mum to three children with her Hollywood husband.

The 33-year-old is mum to Rocket, four, Racer, three, and a newborn, River.

The family is understood to be undergoing mandatory hotel quarantine.

Lara Worthington posted this picture of a beach in Sydney on Monday https://www.instagram.com/p/CKK_4H1s92S/

“We work together really well,” she told the magazine of the couple’s relationship. “We’re lucky we have each other … I think that’s why we keep having more kids because it’s a very enjoyable family.

“We’re happy, and the kids are happy, and Sam is super present. We’re a very tight-knit family.

“Sam and I are not those people that are like, ‘Oh let’s leave the kids with someone and go away, you and me, for the weekend.’ We’re totally the opposite. We’re all in.”

Before marriage and going by her maiden name of Bingle, Worthington is still most famous for fronting the controversial 2006 Tourism Australia campaign So Where The Bloody Hell Are You?

She is also known for her past relationship with cricket great Michael Clarke.

The Worthington join a long list of celebrities who have recently moved to Australia during the pandemic including Zac Efron and Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen.