Ellen DeGeneres has relocated to the UK following the recent election results that will see Donald Trump become only the second president in US history to serve two non-consecutive terms.
A whole host of celebrities have been linked with moves away from the US in the wake of Trump’s victory, but it appears comedian DeGeneres is among the small few prepared to actually put her money where her mouth is, so to speak.
Reports claim the once-popular talk show host and her wife Portia de Rossi – of Arrested Development fame – have ditched their home in Montecito, California (if the area sounds familiar, that’s where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle now reside) in favor of England.
Where does Ellen live?
It’s said that the couple have chosen to move to the Cotswolds, a district located in South West England that also homes the likes of David and Victoria Beckham, actor Hugh Grant, and model Kate Moss.
DeGeneres has endured a tough few years following allegations of bullying and a toxic environment on the set of the wildly popular Ellen DeGeneres Show. The 66-year-old issued a statement on the matter in wake of the claims taking responsibility for the negative culture, but by that point significant damage had been done to her otherwise squeaky-clean image.
As of 2024, Ellen had pledged to leave show business behind following one final standup special named For Your Approval. Given that she is now retired from the industry – on paper, in any case – perhaps it’s not all that surprising to learn that she and her partner are relocating… yet the reported reason is sure to stoke the fires of controversy.
As already mentioned, Ellen’s decision to up sticks and leave the US is said to hang on the fact that Donald Trump won the recent election. TMZ claimed that DeGeneres and de Rossi had already purchased their Cotswolds home prior to the election, but a source said they wanted to “get the hell out” of American after Trump’s victory.
What’s more, an anonymous source told the Wrap that the pair will “never” return.