Ellen DeGeneres is making a quick exit from the United States — seemingly for good.
The 66-year-old talk show host, comedian and actress has moved to rural England, according to a new report in The Wrap.
DeGeneres is taking up roots in the UK with her wife Portia de Rossi, 51, and they reportedly have no plans to return to the US.
To underscore the apparent permanence of the move, the couple have put their Montecito mansion on the market.
A person close to the former Ellen DeGeneres Show host claimed that she and de Rossi were primarily skipping town in response to the 2024 presidential election, which saw Donald Trump win a second non-consecutive term.
DailyMail.com reached out to a former representative for DeGeneres for comment, but she no longer represents the comedian after the conclusion of her latest stand-up tour.
Ellen DeGeneres, 66, and her wife Portia de Rossi, 51, have fled the US and moved to rural England, The Wrap reported on Wednesday; pictured in 2022 in San Francisco, Calif.
DeGeneres and de Rossi have reportedly listed their Bali-inspired mansion in Montecito, California, amid their move to the UK. They purchased the home in 2019
The couple are now reportedly living in the Cotswolds, a rural portion of Southwest England that is about 100 miles from London.
The area is popular with celebrities looking to avoid the hustle and bustle of London, which would make sense for DeGeneres and Rossi, as they had already tried to avoid Los Angeles by moving out to Santa Barbara County’s Montecito, about 75 miles from LA.
Ellen and Portia will have plenty of celebrity neighbors. Among the stars with properties in the Cotswolds are David and Victoria Beckham, Kate Moss, Patrick Stewart, Elizabeth Hurley and Damien Hirst, among many others.
Kate Winslet has also had a mansion in the area at one point, though it’s unclear if she still lives there, and Hugh Grant has been rumored for years to have a small hideaway in the Cotswolds.
Sources told TMZ that DeGeneres and de Rossi had already purchased their new Cotswolds home before the 2024 presidential election.
However, after Trump’s win the married couple became ‘very disillusioned,’ and one source claimed the vowed to ‘to get the hell out’ of the US afterward.
Despite reportedly leaving the US because of the election and Donald Trump’s looming second administration, DeGeneres had plenty of reasons for a new start away from home.
Her career was tarnished — likely permanently — by accusations that she fostered a toxic workplace on the set of her eponymous daytime talk show, which aired its last episode on May 26, 2022.
A person close to DeGeneres said she and de Rossi were fleeing the US in response to the 2024 presidential election, in which former President Donald Trump won a second non-consecutive term; seen together in 2022 in Inglewood, Calif.
Ellen and Portia will have plenty of celebrity neighbors. Stars with properties in the Cotswolds include David and Victoria Beckham, Kate Moss, Patrick Stewart, Elizabeth Hurley and Damien Hirst, among many others
She delved into her persona non grata status on her stand-up special For Your Approval, which was released on Netflix in late September.
The comedian joked that she had been ‘kicked out of show business’ in the special, which featured material about how she has been spending her time since the end of her TV show.
According to The Wrap, DeGeneres and de Rossi have either pocket-listed their Bali-inspired Montecito mansion, or it will soon be listed.
The comedian and the Australian actress purchased the massive home for an eye-popping $27 million in 2019.
The mansion features five bedrooms and 10 bathrooms over 8,188 square feet.
It’s unclear what the new asking price for the mansion will be.
