Britney Spears, Dua Lipa among celebrities fleeing LA

Popstar Britney Spears has been forced to flee her multimillion dollar Los Angeles home. (EPA PHOTO)

Britney Spears is one of many celebrities forced to evacuate home amid the California wildfires.

The 43-year-old pop star took to Instagram to share that she was among those forced to flee her home, a mansion in Thousand Oaks worth $US7.4 million ($A12 million), and drive four hours to a hotel on Thursday and had been left without power for two days.

She wrote alongside a video of a pair of shoes: "I hope you are all doing OK ! ! ! I had to evacuate my home and I'm driving 4 hours to a hotel ! ! !"

Dua Lipa
British singer Dua Lipa said she had escaped LA after a "scary couple of days".

Dua Lipa also fled Los Angeles amid the devastating wildfires.

The Levitating hitmaker, 29, admitted it had been a “scary couple of days” and revealed that she was among those forced to evacuate an area impacted by the disaster - which has claimed 10 lives and burned thousands of homes to the ground in Southern California.

Sharing a video of the LA skyline, she wrote on her Instagram Story: “Absolutely devastating and scary couple of days in LA. Thinking of all my friends and the people of the city who had to evacuate their homes. I'll be sharing some links I find for anyone who wants to help and donate to the shelters that are currently housing a lot of displaced people.”

Reassuring her fans, she added: “I'm safe and made it out of the city. Sending my love to everyone going through this incredibly difficult time. Stay safe and take care of each other.”

The British-Albania star proceeded to share links to various places to donate, including evacuation and animal shelters, and information on how to help those affected.

The Dance The Night hitmaker bought a property in Beverly Hills in 2020.

British rocker James Bourne is also among those forced to flee his Los Angeles home.

The Busted star, 41, took to X to document what he was witnessing, describing what appeared to be “explosions” in his street, before declaring: “Ok I’m evacuating.”

Take That star Mark Owen, 52, also had to leave his home after waking to helicopters, “thick black smoke” and howling winds.

His actress wife Emma Ferguson told their fans online the hurrican-force winds and lack of rainfall meant the fire had spread "catastrophically fast".

“We woke up to helicopters, thick black smoke, winds howling, and the uncertainty that our house would survive," she said.

"We are beyond grateful to the heroes at @losangelesfiredepartment for all they do during these times. They work tirelessly to save homes and lives under catastrophic conditions.

“We see you. Climate change is real, and it’s apocalyptic when it strikes.”

Billy Crystal, Mel Gibson and Paris Hilton have all lost their homes.

Hotel heiress Hilton is mourning the loss of her Malibu beach house and revealed she watched the property burn on TV.

In a post on Instagram, Hilton wrote: "I’m standing here in what used to be our home, and the heartbreak is truly indescribable.

"When I first saw the news, I was in complete shock - I couldn’t process it. But now, standing here and seeing it with my own eyes, it feels like my heart has shattered into a million pieces."

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