Ellen DeGeneres has relocated to the English countryside, according to a source who told PEOPLE.
After falling in love with a home in the United Kingdom, the former talk show presenter, whose eponymous series concluded in May 2022, relocated abroad.
“Ellen was house hunting in England at the beginning of October.” According to the source, she ultimately discovered a residence that she cherished and acquired it shortly thereafter.
Last week, Ellen and her wife, Portia de Rossi, were observed at The Farmer’s Dog, a pub in the Cotswolds that is owned by the English TV presenter and journalist Jeremy Clarkson.
“They hung out with [Clarkson’s partner, actress] Lisa Hogan and James Blunt, and The Corrs performed at the pub,” according to the information provided. The request for comment from PEOPLE was not promptly responded to by a representative of DeGeneres.
In August, the couple sold their estate in the village of Carpinteria for $96 million, according to a real estate insider in California who spoke with PEOPLE.
DeGeneres is a renowned collector of multimillion-dollar residences and possesses a number of properties in Southern California. She sold a Montecito, Calif. home for $32 million in May 2024 after restoring it, and another property in the same town that she owned for less than a year was sold for $15 million in April 2022, according to a previous report by PEOPLE.
DeGeneres disclosed that she has acquired and disposed of more than fifty properties in the 2023 edition of The Riv, a local publication. Some of her other properties include a Malibu mansion that she purchased for $12 million in 2011 and a cottage that she listed for $6 million in 2022. The latter was previously owned by Brad Pitt.
“I do not travel frequently.” Therefore, property swapping is my interpretation of travel,” she disclosed. “The scenery changes, despite the fact that I remain in the same general area, when I flip houses.” “Only from a novel perspective and in a novel location.”
Celebrities from the United Kingdom frequently acquire country estates in the Cotswolds. Elizabeth Hurley, the artist Damian Hirst, the Beckhams, Kate Moss, and former British Prime Minister David Cameron all reside in the area.
Highgrove House, the estate of King Charles, is also situated in this area.
DeGeneres withdrew from the public eye after nearly two decades on the air in response to allegations of toxic workplace behavior that were leveled against her in 2020. The Ellen DeGeneres Show concluded its 19-season run in May 2022.
The entertainer addressed her controversies for the first time in a Netflix comedy special, “Ellen’s Last Stand…Up” tour, in July 2024.
“I would like to provide you with an update on my life since our last encounter,” she stated. “I have chickens.” Oh, and I was expelled from the entertainment industry for being unkind.
DeGeneres gave a firm “no” when subsequently asked whether she would return to prominence in the future, now that she has had the opportunity to reflect on her errors.
“This will be the final occasion on which you will encounter me.” “I will be finished after my Netflix special,” she stated.