Who Is Ellen DeGeneres’ Wife Portia de Rossi and Why Are They Moving to the UK?
- Ellen DeGeneres suffered a fall from grace when a toxic workplace claim gained traction in the media.
- Her show that ran for 19 seasons came to an end, forcing DeGeneres to recede from the spotlight.
- After Trump's reelection, DeGeneres has seemingly moved to the UK with her wife Portia de Rossi.
Nobody came close to hosting a talk show like Ellen DeGeneres. She remained unparalleled as a host who knew how to have fun and make her guests feel at ease. Moreover, DeGeneres remained a fan-favorite celebrity for the longest time until controversy hit. Claims of toxicity at her workplace came to light with many fans noticing how she used to bully people while interviewing them.
Thus, her beloved chat show came to an end after 19 seasons. Along with her wife Portia de Rossi, DeGeneres moved away from the spotlight and did not make waves in the industry anymore. However, with the turn of events followed by the American elections, things seem to have taken a wild turn for the couple. Read on to know more.
Who is Portia de Rossi?
Born as Amanda Lee Rogers in 1973, Portia de Rossi is a film actress. She used to be active in the late 1990s where she played Nelle Porter on the American drama series Ally McBeal. Not just that, Rossi has also starred as Lindsay Bluth Fünke on the American sitcom Arrested Development, and Elizabeth North on the American political thriller series Scandal.
Though the actress is open to returning for Arrested Development, Rossi has officially retired from acting and enjoys a blissful life away from the gawking media. Rossi was afraid of how the world would view her since she identified as a lesbian but with time, she came to accept her true self and wished to live her best life. She married talk show host Ellen DeGeneres in 2008 and the couple has been together ever since.
How did Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres meet?
The couple met backstage at an awards show where they hit it off immediately. Their meeting was allegedly what caused Rossi to break up with her then-girlfriend Francesca Gregorini. Rossi and DeGeneres began dating soon after and got engaged in 2008 after the host popped the question.
Rossi and DeGeneres got hitched in an intimate ceremony that took place in their Beverly Hills home, attended only by close friends and family.
Have Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi left the USA?
When Donald Trump won the American Presidential elections for a second term, DeGeneres and Rossi decided it was time to “get the hell out,” as per The Wrap. The couple is starting afresh in a rural Cotswold region of the United Kingdom after having left their California house which will soon be up for sale.
DeGeneres supported Kamala Harris for Presidentship and never wavered from expressing her views on the same. The couple reportedly decided to move out of America as Trump’s outrageous policies and actions might affect the country in the future.
They have consolidated their future and took such a drastic step after a lot of thought. Neither DeGeneres nor Rossi have made a comment on the move yet but their social media seems to be filled with posts from their new home already.
Rossi and DeGeneres are not the only celebrities making an exit from the country after Trump’s election. Eva Longoria, America Ferrera, and Sophie Turner have vowed to leave America behind and relocate to other countries soon.
Will Ellen DeGeneres return to Television?
Amidst the scandalous claims that DeGeneres perpetuated toxicity at her workplace, the show which ran for 19 seasons and was loved by fans worldwide, DeGeneres’ fall from fame was inevitable. The TV celebrity chose to recede from the spotlight and let the storm pass. Many people thought she would make a comeback soon and make things right again.
However, DeGeneres revealed that her Netflix special For Your Approval was her last project on screen. She told the audience how she felt after the controversy,
[I’m] just a multifaceted person with different feelings and emotions, and I can be happy and sad and compassionate or frustrated. I have OCD and ADD. I’m honest. I’m generous. I’m sensitive and thoughtful. But I’m tough and I’m impatient and I’m demanding. I’m direct. I’m a strong woman.
With her move to the UK with her wife, DeGeneres will reportedly do something other than being in entertainment as she is moving on. Such claims hint at DeGeneres’ final goodbye to not just being on TV but also to America.
