Overview
- DeGeneres said on Friday that she “really misses” being on TV and that she is thinking about doing television work in the UK, but offered no concrete plans.
- She and her wife Portia de Rossi moved to the Cotswolds in 2024 and have since embraced a quieter country life that DeGeneres says she enjoys.
- Her long-running Ellen DeGeneres Show ended in 2022 after 2020 allegations from former employees that described a toxic on-set atmosphere continue to shape coverage of any comeback.
- On The Graham Norton Show DeGeneres joked about the easy access to British formats such as pottery and sewing competitions and said she is exploring new project ideas without yet identifying a format.
- A return would test whether British audiences and broadcasters welcome a high-profile host who has been out of U.S. daytime TV for four years and who must reckon with changed viewing habits and lingering reputational questions.