Ever since Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi made a surprising move to the UK, leaving behind virtually everything in the US besides their animals, people have wanted to know what’s going on behind closed doors. While the pair were in the US, they were buying and selling houses left and right, constantly in motion; but now, insiders claim all of that changed.
Insiders recently spoke to UsWeekly about how their lives are nowhere near the hustle and bustle it used to be, saying, “It’s a different lifestyle for her. She’s very chill and in her element.” (This totally checks out since they mainly post about lawn upkeep and what their animals are doing on the property!)
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To be fair, they did move from their original Cotswolds property, Kitesbridge Farm, into a 10,000-square-foot home called Hiaven, but that was to accommodate all of their animals, not to make a huge profit like before.
Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi in the press room for People’s Choice Awards 2017 – Press Room, Microsoft Theatre L.A. Live, Los Angeles, CA January 18, 2017. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection
For those who don’t know, DeGeneres and Rossi met back in 2001 at a Rock the Vote concert. However, they didn’t get together until 2004. When they reconnected in 2004, they split with their respective partners, and they started dating. The pair later got engaged, and married in Aug 2008.
After Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, DeGeneres and Rossi left all of their California properties behind to move to the UK, later confirming the election was the reason why.
“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,’” she said, confirming they’re done with the US. “We moved here in November, which was not the ideal time, but I saw snow for the first time in my life. We love it here. Portia flew her horses here, and I have chickens, and we had sheep for about two weeks.”
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