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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Everything here is just better': Ellen DeGeneres confirms she moved to the UK because of Donald Trump
Ellen DeGeneres has confirmed that she moved to the UK because of Donald Trump, saying, 'Everything here is just better'. At a conversation event on Sunday at Cheltenham's Everyman theatre – the comedian's first public appearance since leaving the US – broadcaster Richard Bacon asked DeGeneres if it was true Trump had spurred her decision to relocate. 'Yes,' she said. '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.' And we're like, 'We're staying here.'' DeGeneres moved with her wife, Portia de Rossi, to a house in the Cotswolds in 2024 after her long-running talkshow ended and she embarked on a 'final comedy tour' around the US. At the time, her move was described as permanent. A source told industry publication The Wrap that DeGeneres was 'never coming back' and was motivated by Trump, though DeGeneres herself had not confirmed the reasoning until now. DeGeneres told Bacon that her new home was 'beautiful'. 'It's clean,' she raved. 'Everything here is just better – the way animals are treated, people are polite. I just love it here.' She also expressed concern for LGBTQ+ rights in the US, hinting that she and De Rossi may get married again in the UK. 'The Baptist Church in America is trying to reverse gay marriage,' DeGeneres said, referencing an overwhelming vote by southern Baptists in June to endorse a resolution that would seek to overturn same-sex marriage in the US. 'They're trying to literally stop it from happening in the future and possibly reverse it,' DeGeneres continued. 'Portia and I are already looking into it, and if they do that, we're going to get married here.' Later in the talk, she added, '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. So until we're there, I think there's a hard place to say we have huge progress.' At the event, DeGeneres also addressed the scandal that had dogged the end of her daytime talkshow Ellen after 19 seasons in 2022. In 2020, former employees accused DeGeneres of fostering a toxic work environment. She apologised to her staff and to the audience, and an internal investigation by parent company Warner led to the departure of three executives – but the show never quite recovered and ended amid declining ratings. Related: Ellen DeGeneres walks away from her talkshow empire and leaves behind a mixed legacy DeGeneres had previously commented on the controversy in her 2024 US tour, saying she was 'kicked out of show business' for being 'mean'. On Sunday, she made similar comments on stage. 'No matter what, any article that came up, it was like, 'She's mean',' DeGeneres said. 'How do I deal with this without sounding like a victim or 'poor me' or complaining? But I wanted to address it.' She said she had been misconstrued. 'I'm a direct person, and I'm very blunt, and I guess sometimes that means that ... I'm mean?' DeGeneres concluded that it was 'certainly an unpleasant way to end' her talkshow.
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Ellen DeGeneres wants to revive her career because she's 'a bit bored'
Ellen DeGeneres is hoping to revive her career because she's "a bit bored". The TV host's long-running series The Ellen DeGeneres Show ended in 2022 after 19 seasons on-air and she is now living in the UK countryside with her wife Portia de Rossi after they moved to the Cotswolds from California in November and Ellen revealed she's busy looking after her menagerie of farm animals which includes horses, sheep and chickens, but she's thinking about what to do next. Speaking to TV presenter Richard Bacon during her In Conversation with Ellen DeGeneres event at Cheltenham's Everyman theatre, Ellen explained: "I mean, I wish it [the talk show format worked], because I would do the same thing here [in the UK]. "I would love to do that again, but I just feel like people are watching on their phones, or people aren't really paying attention as much to televisions, because we're so inundated with with information and entertainment." Ellen added: "[I'll pick my next career move] very carefully. I just don't know what that is yet. I want to have fun, I want to do something. I do like my chickens but I'm a little bit bored." Ellen's TV show ended following a slew of allegations about a "toxic" atmosphere onset - which prompted an on-air apology from the star - but she fears she will forever be painted as "mean". She explained: "It's as simple as, I'm a direct person, and I'm very blunt, and I guess sometimes that means that ... I'm mean? ... "How dare us [women] have any kind of mood, or you can't be anything other than nice and sweet and kind and submissive and complacent ... "I don't think I can say anything that's ever going to get rid of that [reputation] or dispel it, which is hurtful to me. I hate it. I hate that people think that I'm that because I know who I am and I know that I'm an empathetic, compassionate person ... "[It] certainly an unpleasant way to end [the talk show]."
News18
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Ellen DeGeneres And Portia de Rossi May Remarry In The UK Amid Uncertainty In The US
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi may remarry in the UK if the US overturns same-sex marriage. They moved to the Cotswolds after Trump's 2024 re-election. Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi are considering getting remarried in the UK if the US overturns same-sex marriage. The couple-whose move to the Cotswolds in South West England was spurred on by the re-election of President Donald Trump in 2024 – tied the knot during an intimate ceremony at their home in Los Angeles, California, in 2008. But after a vote by Southern Baptists in June to endorse a resolution that would look to overturn Obergefell v Hodges – the Supreme Court case that legalised same-sex marriage across the US in June 2015 – Ellen and Portia are 'looking into" saying 'I do" in the UK to protect their marriage. Speaking to TV presenter Richard Bacon, 49, during her In Conversation with Ellen DeGeneres event at Cheltenham's Everyman theatre on July 20, she revealed: 'The Baptist Church in America is trying to reverse gay marriage. '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. A reversal of Obergefell would not ban gay marriage, but would call 'for laws that affirm marriage between one man and one women". Later in the talk, Ellen, 67, expressed her sadness that not all societies accept people of all sexualities. She said. '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. So until we're there, I think there's a hard place to say we have huge progress." Ellen confirmed she and Portia, 52, moved to the UK because of Donald Trump, 79, being re-elected as President of the United States in November 2024. Admitting that 'everything here is just better" after leaving the Republican Party-led country, the former talk-show host said: '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.' And we're like, 'We're staying here.'" Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Time Out
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Brutalist cinema is coming back to London's iconic Barbican this summer – and the line-up rocks
If you couldn't get tickets to The Odyssey in IMAX, the Barbican has something to take your mind off the disappointment. The City of London landmark's Sculpture Court is hosting another season of outdoor cinema in August – and this unique setting will be witnessing a unique array of movies and filmmakers. On the slate are films by auteurs like David Lynch, Wes Anderson, Claire Denis, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Gina Prince-Bythewood and Koji Hashimoto. The season opens on Wednesday August 20 with David Lynch's Dune and runs for 11 days, closing on Sunday August 31 with cult musical Little Shop of Horrors. Look out for a rare screening of Caribbean dancehall drama Babymother, a film considered to be the first Black British musical, and Prince-Bythewood's influential 2000 romance Love & Basketball. Here's the line-up in full: - Dune (1984) Wed 20 Aug, 8.45pm - Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)Thu 21 Aug, 8.30pm - Love & Basketball (2000) Fri 22 Aug, 8.30pm - The Return of Godzilla (1984) Sat 23 Aug, 8.30pm - Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) Sun 24 Aug, 8.30pm - Babymother (1998) Tue 26 Aug, 8.30pm - Grave of the Fireflies (1988) Wed 27 Aug, 8.30pm - Fire of Love (2022) Thu 28 Aug, 8.30pm - Beau Travail (1998) Fri 29 Aug, 8.30pm - Björk's Cornucopia (2025) Sat 30 Aug, 8.30pm - Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Sun 31 Aug, 8.30pm Tickets are on sale now from the Barbican site, with standard seats priced £18 or £14.40 for Barbican a whole host of outdoor cinemas in (and around) London this summer, from Everyman's canal-side screen in King's Cross to . Head to our list for all the options.
Irish Examiner
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
The Beacon review: West Cork-set play hit by stormy seas at the Everyman
The Beacon, Everyman Theatre, Cork ★★★☆☆ There's no mistaking where we are with The Beacon, a bank of large video screens on the Everyman Theatre stage projecting images of a roiling ocean, and a smoke machine sending a veil of sea mist across the auditorium. It's a bold and stylish opening to this play by Dublin writer Nancy Harris, originally commissioned by Druid Theatre. The action takes place on an island off West Cork near the distinctive landmark of the title, where Beiv (Geraldine Hughes), a well-known artist, has taken up residence in her former summer home. It's not only the seas that are stormy; Beiv's son Colm (Leonard Buckley) is visiting from the US with his new wife Bonnie (Ayoola Smart) and the tensions in the parental relationship rise immediately to the surface. The mysterious death of Beiv's husband at sea has reared its head again, thanks to a prying podcaster, and to complicate matters, also present is Donal (Ross O'Donnellan) a surrogate son who has a tangled history with actual son Colm. Ross O'Donnellan and Leonard Buckley in a scene from The Beacon at the Everyman in Cork. Picture: Miki Barlok Harris is an accomplished writer with an impressive CV but she has thrown the kitchen sink at this script. Artistic selfishness, feminism, sexuality, repression, parental neglect, toxic masculinity, mental health, the prurience of true-crime podcasts, the summer home gentrification of coastal locations — there are so many topics and themes fighting for attention that none of it communicates any clear meaning, leaving the entire play struggling to find the right tone. The murder mystery sub-plot is devoid of any suspense and pacing of scenes is erratic, with Beiv not present for much of the second half, and a jarringly superfluous appearance by podcaster Ray, gamely played by Stephen O'Leary. Dialogue is stilted at times, and while O'Donnellan tries his best with the Cork accent, the modulation is distractingly awry. In contrast, Ayoola Smart, who grew up in West Cork, pulls off a very convincing American accent, complete with annoying Valley Girl intonation. The Killing Eve and Cocaine Bear star has real stage presence, the play coming alive in her sparky scenes with Bonnie. There are striking touches in the direction and staging, including the silhouetted reveals during scene changes, lighting design and the plaintive and portentous soundscape. Overall, however, the production flounders, not helped by a convoluted and downbeat ending. The Beacon is at the Everyman, Cork, until July 19
