Ellen DeGeneres moves to the UK countryside and is ‘never coming back’ to US as she lists $27m Montecito mansion

ELLEN DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi have moved to England and are reportedly "never coming back" to the US.

The former talk show host, 66, and 51-year-old Portia have already relocated to the Cotswolds, a rural region in the south of the UK.

It is said that Preseident Trump's recent election sparked the move, with Ellen's $27million Montecito mansion being listed for sale.

Ellen and Portia first met in 2000 and got married eight years later.

In 2020 Ellen was accused by former staff and visitors on her talk show of promoting a toxic work environment.

She's since joked about being "kicked out of show business" - no doubt another factor that contributed to the decision to leave the US.

Ellen recently appeared in a Netflix comedy special, during which she said: "I decided to take up gardening.

"I got chickens. Let me see what else I can tell you about that’s been going on…

"Oh yeah, I got kicked out of show business… Yeah, the ‘Be kind’ girl wasn’t kind. That was the headline."

In May Ellen announced her "final" stand-up tour, telling fans: "Here it is!

"These are the cities and dates for my final stand-up tour. Pre-sale starts tomorrow May 30th at 10am local time with code CHICKEN. Get your tickets at ellenshop.com/tour."

Ellen addressed the claims in September 2020, during her Season 18 opening monologue.

During the speech, she stated, "As you may have heard, this summer, there were allegations of a toxic work environment at our show, and then there was an investigation

"I learned that things happened here that never should have happened."

She continued, "I take that very seriously and I want to say I am so sorry to the people who were affected."

Later Ellen mentioned, "There were also articles in the press and on social media that said, I am not who I appear to be on TV because I became known as the Be Kind lady."

She explained, "Being known as the Be Kind lady is a tricky position to be in... the truth is, I am that person that you see on TV. I am also a lot of other things.

"Sometimes I get sad. I get mad. I get anxious. I get frustrated. I get impatient, and I am working on all of that. I am a work in progress."

Ellen then quipped, "I'm especially working on the impatience thing, and it's not going well because it's not going fast enough."

Ellen's talk show ended in 2022 after 19 seasons.