Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi Buy Montecito Home, Will Split Time With U.K.

Overview

• PEOPLE reports the couple have purchased a residence in Montecito, California, 14 months after relocating to England.
• An insider told the outlet DeGeneres is not fully moving back to the U.S. and will divide time between Montecito and the U.K.
• Sources say they have missed the California climate and equestrian community, noting de Rossi’s love of polo and her horses.
• DeGeneres previously told the BBC their 2024 move to England followed Donald Trump’s re-election.
• The Wall Street Journal reported their first English farmhouse was listed for $30 million after renovations, and locals now report fewer recent sightings in their Cotswolds village.