After decades in the limelight, Ellen DeGeneres has stepped away from Hollywood life and confirmed she’s now living in the UK. The comedian and former talk show host shared the news during an event in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, revealing that she and her wife, Portia de Rossi, relocated shortly after Donald Trump was re-elected. “We moved here in November,” Ellen told the audience. “It wasn’t the ideal time, but I saw snow for the first time in my life.” The couple now resides in the serene English countryside, trading red carpets for rolling hills and quiet lanes.
Ellen described her new surroundings as peaceful, beautiful, and refreshingly simple. Their daily life includes tending to chickens and, briefly, managing a few sheep—though the sheep didn’t stay long after repeatedly escaping. Portia even flew her horses across the Atlantic. Ellen praised the UK for its cleaner environment and kinder culture. “Everything here is just better—the way animals are treated, people are polite. I just love it here,” she said. She also hinted at renewing their vows in England, especially as they grow more concerned about the political climate in the U.S. regarding same-sex rights.
Their relocation was set in motion as early as October 2024, when Ellen began house hunting in England. Just months later, they sold their luxurious California estate in Carpinteria for $96 million, adding to Ellen’s impressive real estate record. Known for flipping over 50 homes, Ellen often said that designing and selling homes was her way of “traveling without leaving.” But now, she’s finally made a real move—into the picturesque region of the Cotswolds, where other celebrities like the Beckhams and Kate Moss also reside.
Ellen has been sharing glimpses of this slower, more grounded life on social media. She posts videos of herself landscaping, rowing with Portia, and tending to animals. In one humorous clip, she joked about replacing lawnmowers with runaway sheep. Another showed her joy at a rainbow captured by Portia. Marking 20 years together in December 2024, Ellen shared a heartfelt message about their love and their future, closing with: “So happy we get to travel and explore the world together in the next 20 years — and looking forward to our first snowy Christmas.”