Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi moved to the Cotswolds after Donald Trump’s re-election and neighbours ‘heaven’t heard a single bad thing’ about the pair
Ellen DeGeneres’ neighbours have shared details about the TV star’s new life in the Cotswolds. She and her actress wife, Portia de Rossi, moved to a farm near Witney in November 2024 after the re-election of Donald Trump as President of the United States.
The former chat show host has been very open about her decision to leave the country she grew up in, as well as airing her differences with Trump’s often controversial policies.
Locals say the couple have embraced their new life in the English countryside and often mix with their neighbours at a local pub, The Farmer’s Dog. A source said: “They come in regularly, they are really chilled and very polite. They come in with their dogs, sometimes on their own and sometimes with other people.”
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The source added to People that everyone respects their privacy. “One time, they asked to sit at the corner table, presumably as it’s a bit more private. Everyone knows who she is, but they don’t bother her.”
Ellen and Portia moved to Kitesbridge Farm in the Cotswolds shortly after Donald Trump won the 2024 US presidential election, and cited his re-election as their reason for fleeing to England. She told a crowd in Cheltenham that everything “is just better” in the UK, while in America, it is “scary for people to be who they are”.
Initially, the comedian and her wife only planned to stay a few months a year in the UK, but they made the decision to stay permanently the day after the election. “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’,” she said. “And we’re like, ‘We’re staying here’.”
Before Ellen left the US, she had a talk show, which aired its last episode in 2022 after the star faced allegations from multiple employees that she helped to foster a “toxic workplace”. However, in Cheltenham, Ellen addressed these allegations and, though she admitted she could be “very blunt”, called them “clickbait”.
The Costwolds’ source said that Ellen is “so nice” and says they “haven’t heard a single bad thing” from the village about her. “[Ellen’s] so nice and very down to Earth. It’s a small village, so of course everyone gossips, but I haven’t heard a single bad thing.”
Speaking about the village, Ellen told Richard Bacon that she was “not used to seeing this kind of beauty”. “The villages and the towns and the architecture – everything you see is charming, and it’s just a simpler way of life. I just love it here,” she added. However, Kitesbridge was put up for sale recently. The original asking price of £15 million has been boosted up to £22.5 million, with the extra said to cover the cost of renovations done to the property.
Ellen and Portia have since relocated to a new build. Ellen explained: “We decided we needed a different house, and now we are selling that house. So if anyone wants a house, it’s a beautiful stone farmhouse.”
The couple are not thought to be planning to move back to the US any time soon. They are among many celebrities who have left to country after Donald Trump’s election. Fellow actress and comedian Rosie O’Donnell moved to Ireland, stating: “My personal mental health comes first, and when he was in last time, I was not doing well.”
Robin Wright has also moved to the UK, and said “America is a s*** show”. She added that she loves being in the UK because “the people are so kind”. Meanwhile, Titanic director James Cameron moved to New Zealand because he felt the US was becoming a “hollow idea”. “I think they’re hollowing it out as fast as they can for their own benefit.”
Source: Mirror
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