Ellen DeGeneres reveals she and Aussie wife Portia de Rossi 'moved to the UK because of Trump' and plan to stay 'for good'
The 67-year-old comedian made the candid admission during a live conversation with BBC broadcaster Richard Bacon at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham on Sunday.
DeGeneres explained the pair initially planned to spend just a few months each year in the UK and purchased what they believed would be a "part-time house" in the Cotswolds in 2024.
But the couple decided to stay put after Trump defeated Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the latest US election.
"We got here the day before the election and woke up to lots of texts from our friends with crying emojis, and I was like, 'He got in'," she recalled.
"And we're like, 'We're staying here'."
The Finding Nemo star also hinted that she and de Rossi, 52, may remarry in the UK, after tying the knot in Los Angeles back in August 2008.
"The Baptist Church in America is trying to reverse gay marriage," she said.
"They're trying to literally stop it from happening in the future and possibly reverse it. Portia and I are already looking into it, and if they do that, we're going to get married here."
She continued: "I wish we were at a place where it was not scary for people to be who they are. I wish that we lived in a society where everybody could accept other people and their differences."
DeGeneres' revelation follows a wave of celebrity moves out of the US, including fellow comedian and Trump hater Rosie O'Donnell, who recently relocated to Ireland with her 12-year-old child.
"Good for you @Rosie," DeGeneres wrote on Instagram last week, alongside a screenshot of Trump's Truth Social post claiming he was "giving serious consideration" to revoking his long-time nemesis's US citizenship.
More recently, DeGeneres publicly condemned the Trump administration's move to shut down The Trevor Project, a national suicide prevention service for LGBTQ+ youth.
"I helped launch the Trevor Project over 30 years ago. What kind of person would do this?" she posted on Instagram on Saturday.
When she's not hitting out at Trump or sharing throwbacks from her now-cancelled daytime show, DeGeneres has been delighting her 135 million Instagram followers with snaps of her new life in the British countryside.
"Everything here is just better- the way animals are treated, people are polite. I just love it here," she told Bacon.
"We moved here in November, which was not the ideal time, but I saw snow for the first time in my life. We love it here. Portia flew her horses here, and I have chickens, and we had sheep for about two weeks."
The couple initially moved into a £15 million (about AUD$30 million) estate in the Cotswolds, but their 43-acre property was hit by severe flooding shortly after their arrival.
They have since relocated just around the corner, into a modern mansion boasting sweeping views of the countryside.
The 10,000-square-foot home includes a cinema, gym, steam room, outdoor infinity pool and a striking open-plan kitchen with a hanging fireplace.
The master suite features a vast walk-in wardrobe and dual en-suites, while four additional bedrooms also have private bathrooms.
While DeGeneres and de Rossi appear thrilled with their new home, the bold design hasn't won everyone over.
"Does not belong in the Cotswolds," one user commented under a Luxury Listings post showcasing the property, earning more than 200 likes (at time of writing).
Another wrote: "I'd rather have a gorgeous traditional Cotswolds manor that pays tribute to the history of the area," with over 700 likes.
"That house doesn't reflect the Cotswolds whatsoever. Shame it got planning permission," added another critic.
A fourth remarked: "I'm sorry you move to the Cotswolds and THAT is what you live in? No way."
But others were quick to defend the contemporary build, with one fan writing: "Completely utterly exquisite!!!!" and another saying: "This is stunning and I get it on all levels."
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