Ellen DeGeneres revealed, during her first public appearance in the United Kingdom since leaving the US, that she and her wife, Portia de Rossi, have decided to move after Donald Trump’s reelection: “Everything here is simply better.”
Ellen DeGeneres broke the silence about the change to the UK. The American humorist confirmed that Donald Trump’s reelection weighed on the decision.
In the first public appearance since leaving the US, Ellen was questioned in a public event about change.
“We arrived here [ao Reino Unido] the day before the elections. We woke up with a series of messages from our friends with emojis crying, and I thought: ‘He won’ ” .
That’s when they decided: “Let’s stay here”.
Ellen DeGeneres and the woman, Portia de Rossi, changed For Cotswolds in 2024, after the end of the talk show.
The comedian described the new life as “beautiful”.
“Everything here is simply better – the way animals are treated, people are polite. I just love to be here”he said.
Degeneres ponders to marry the woman again
Ellen DeGeneres expressed Concern with LGBTQ+ rights in the United Statesmentioning efforts of certain religious groups to reverse same -sex marriage. And he suggested that if this happens, she and his wife plan to marry again in the United Kingdom.
“I would like to live in a place where it was not scary for people to be who they are. I would like to live in a society where everyone accepted others and their differences. Until then, I think we can still say that there is a huge progress,” he added.
The end of the talk show and the complaints of “toxic environment”
DeGeneres also approached, on Sunday, the scandal that marked the end of his talk show after 19 seasons in 2022.
By 2020, former employees accused her of Create a toxic work environment. The comedian apologized to the team and the public. THE He went on with an investigation, resulting in the departure of three executives. But the program He never recovered and ended up coming to an end after a major drop in hearings.
“It happened that any article that appeared, criticized for being bad. (…) How do I handle it without looking victim, or always complaining about me? ”questioned on Sunday.
The humorist argues that her personality was misunderstood, ensuring being a “direct person, very frank “. For the American, the way the talk show ended was “dESAGRATED “.