Overview
- DeGeneres told Graham Norton that she “really misses being on TV” and said she “think[s] about doing stuff here” during her appearance on The Graham Norton Show on 16 October 2026.
- The 68-year-old has been living in the Cotswolds since 2024 after moving to the U.K. with her wife Portia de Rossi and has kept a relatively low public profile while exploring stand‑up and local life.
- Her long-running Ellen DeGeneres Show ended in 2022 following 19 seasons and public fallout from 2020 allegations that former staff described a toxic on‑set atmosphere involving racism, fear, intimidation and failures to address harassment.
- DeGeneres recalled that U.K. audiences warmly received her 1997 coming-out moment and joked that British TV’s many format shows make it “pretty easy to get on TV,” citing programmes like The Great Pottery Throwdown, The Great British Sewing Bee and Gogglebox.
- No specific projects or contracts have been announced, and any comeback would be shaped by producers’ interest, UK formats that favour light, personality‑led shows, and the ongoing public conversation about her past workplace controversy.