Since Ellen has fled the US, she has lived in two country homes – but the first one was far from the couple’s dream home and finally the couples have found happiness in their new home… and sheep
Ellen DeGeneres, 67, quietly moved to the UK after Donald Trump’s re-election in 2024, ditching her $96million (£71million) California estate for the rolling hills of the Cotswolds.
While Ellen and Portia originally snapped up a sprawling 43-acre farmhouse, things didn’t go to plan. The luxury mansion bought as a dream escape was reportedly hit with epic flooding, and locals say nearby roads were left five feet under water. The couple are also said to have struggled with tight country roads, even needing to detour a mile and a half just to get around traffic bollards.
Now, they’ve moved to a second property perched on higher ground in Oxfordshire and the new spot already seems like a better match – no flooding, fewer detours and as fans have seen this week, plenty of space for sheep to roam.. or sneak inside
This week, we got a peek inside as Ellen shared a sweet snap of Portia photographing a rainbow from their hilltop garden. Captioning the photo, she gushed: “My wife, a rainbow, and my wife taking a photograph of a rainbow.”
She’s also been showing off their growing animal family including their new sheep, who’ve made themselves very at home.
In a recent Instagram video, four sheep were seen wandering through the couple’s open-plan home, startling their tiny dog. “They’re inside?” Portia can be heard asking, to which Ellen calmly replies, “Yeah, they’re inside.”
Another clip, filmed by Portia, shows one of the sheep named Bernie strolling indoors. “Oh no, Bernie, you can’t be in here,” she laughs, gently guiding her back out.
Just days earlier, Ellen posted footage of the sheep barging into the chicken coop. “That’s not your food! Get out of there,” she scolded, chasing them off camera.
But while the couple are embracing rural life – chickens and all. However not everything’s gone unnoticed. Ellen was recently roasted by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane at a star-studded charity gala, where he joked: “She left right after the election… now she’s the nicest person in France.”
But not quite accurate, she’s actually set up home in the English countryside.
Ellen previously hit back at claims she’s “mean,” telling fans during a stand-up show: “I can be demanding and tough… but I’m not mean.”
Despite the storms, the pair seem to be settling into village life with their new £15 million hilltop home offering sweeping views, a sustainable drainage system, and hopefully fewer surprises.
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