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Ellen DeGeneres Confirms Trump’s Re-Election Prompted Cotswolds Move

Her first public remarks in Cheltenham highlight her embrace of Cotswolds life alongside warnings of potential rollbacks to US marriage equality

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Ellen DeGeneres speaks onstage during the Michelle Obama: "The Light We Carry" tour at Warner Theatre on Nov. 15, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
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American comedian, television host, actress, writer, producer, and LGBT activist, Ellen DeGeneres was in Toronto's Scotiabank Arena for a moderated Q&A titled "A Conversation with Ellen DeGeneres" in Toronto, on March 3, 2019.

Overview

  • DeGeneres acknowledged on stage in Cheltenham that Donald Trump’s 2024 victory led her and Portia de Rossi to make their English home permanent
  • She said the couple had bought what they intended as a part-time house in November 2024 and decided the day after the election to stay year-round
  • The comedian praised the Cotswolds for its rural simplicity, polite residents and the way animals are treated, calling the region “absolutely beautiful”
  • Citing moves by the Southern Baptist Convention to challenge same-sex marriage, she revealed she and de Rossi are exploring the possibility of renewing their vows in the UK
  • Reflecting on past allegations of a toxic workplace on her talk show, DeGeneres described herself as “direct” and “blunt” and hinted that her next project will move away from the traditional talk-show format