Ellen DeGeneres is enjoying some downtime following the final episode of her long-running talk show, . Ellen was spotted vacationing in Morocco with her wife, Portia de Rossi.
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Ellen launched in September 2003. “Twenty years ago when we were trying to sell the show, no one thought that this would work. Not because it was a different kind of show, but because I was different,” DeGeneres said. “When we started the show, I couldn’t say ‘gay.’ I was not allowed to say ‘gay.’ I say it at home a lot—you know, ‘What are we having for our gay breakfast?’ or ‘Pass the gay salt,’ ‘Has anyone seen the gay remote?’—but we couldn’t say ‘gay.’ I couldn’t say ‘we,’ because that would imply that I was with someone.
Sure couldn’t say ‘wife,’ and that’s because it wasn’t legal for gay people to get married.” “Now I say ‘wife’ all the time,” she continued, as the camera showed her spouse of nearly 15 years, Portia de Rossi.“Twenty five years ago they canceled my sitcom because they didn’t want a lesbian to be in prime time once a week,” DeGeneres recalled. “So I said ‘Okay, I’ll be in daytime every day. How ’bout that?’” She then joined her longtime DJ, tWitch, a.k.a.
Stephen Boss, for one last dance to “Best of My Love.”A trio of performers joined DeGeneres for her final episode, which was . Jennifer Aniston, the , dropped by to give DeGeneres advice about concluding an iconic series. “I got a divorce and went into therapy,” Aniston said of ending Friends after 10 seasons.
“I did a movie called The Break-Up. I just kind of leaned into the end.” Billie Eilish acknowledged the show was a regular presence in her household. “You started this show the year after I was born,” she said.
“This was in my house constantly. Every day. I would walk into the kitchen, and my mom would be watching you.” Then Pink, who wrote Ellen’s theme song, performed her 2017 hit “What About Us” after chatting with the host. The end of
.Ellen DeGeneres is enjoying some downtime following the final episode of her long-running talk show, . Ellen was spotted vacationing in Morocco with her wife, Portia de Rossi.
The Ellen DeGeneres Show kicked off to much fanfare back in 2003. In the years since, host Ellen welcomed hundreds of different guests on stage, shedding light on issues that have shaped the culture at large. Alas, after 19 full seasons, the show officially wrapped up earlier this week with an emotional and star-studded finale. Ellen DeGeneres bid farewell to her fans after taping the final show a few weeks ago, but the segment only aired yesterday, which is why folks are still talking (and crying!) about it.
Jennifer Aniston has made a joke about her marriage to Brad Pitt on the final episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.The Friends star, 53, returned to the show, which has been running for 19 years, after being the show's very first guest back in 2003. But one of the biggest talking points from her chat with Ellen, 64, Jennifer spoke about how she dealt with Friends ending, and joked that she "leaned into" ending things, including her marriage to Brad, 58. She said: “I got a divorce and went into therapy.
Gallery: Talented, beautiful. . . but ALL ALONE! These ladies are the HOTTEST single women in Hollywood (BANG Showbiz)The ‘Away We Go’ star has previously spoken about being “buddies” with the ‘Fight Club’ star, who went on to marry 46-year-old actress Angelina Jolie, with who he had six kids - Maddox, 20, Pax, 18, Zahara, 17, Shiloh, 15, and 13-year-old fraternal twins Vivienne and Knox - and since divorced.
Ellen DeGeneres delivered her final show on Thursday after 19 years. The comedian opened the series finale with a montage of her previous show entrances throughout the years before going into her monologue and reflecting on the societal progress she feels the world has made as it relates to the LGBTQ+ community of which DeGeneres has long been a part of. "20 years ago, when we were trying to sell the show, no one thought that this would work.
Ellen DeGeneres bid farewell to her eponymous daytime talk show after 19 seasons, her wife, Portia de Rossi, took the opportunity to share what the longtime talk show host has meant to her, anointing her an «icon» and «idol.»De Rossi took to Instagram on Thursday and shared a photo slideshow that included DeGeneres on the iconic magazine cover in April 1997 with the headline that read, «Yep, I'm Gay.» Some of the other pics were throwbacks to the comedian hanging out with Oprah Winfrey, R&B singer Usher and one of her first appearances on .«To my utterly beautiful, supremely talented, insanely accomplished wife on the day of your final show,» de Rossi started her caption. «I married an icon.
End of an era. Ellen DeGeneres bid her talk show and its viewers an emotional farewell after 19 seasons on the air during the final episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
The first guest on the final episode of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” was a special one. Jennifer Aniston returned to the show, which concluded its 19 season run Thursday, to help send off her friend Ellen DeGeneres. Aniston was the first guest to ever appear on DeGeneres’ talk show, and has been on the show 20 times total.
Ellen DeGeneres signed off from her eponymous talk show for the last time on Thursday.'s final episode kicked off with the opening from her very first show, back in September 2003, before flashing back through the openings from all 19 seasons.DeGeneres was clearly emotional as she walked on set for the last time, as were her friends, family and fans in the crowd — including wife Portia de Rossi, who could be seen tearing up even before the host began her monologue.A source told ET of the milestone, «Ellen's last show was emotional for her. It feels like an end of an era, but she is ready for the next chapter of her life.
Selome Hailu After 19 years in syndication, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” came to a close on Thursday with a look back, a victory lap and final guests including Jennifer Aniston, who also happened to be DeGeneres’ first all those years ago.It was announced in May 2021 that the series would end this year, coinciding with the end of DeGeneres’ contract — as well as a change in DeGeneres’ reputation due to reports of pay reduction, racism and intimidation towards crew members, though the contract was set in 2019.During the series finale, DeGeneres focused her opening monologue on how different the world is for LGBTQ+ people now than it was when the show began.“20 years ago, when we were trying to sell the show, no one thought that this would work. Not because it was a different kind of show, but because I was different,” she said.
Ellen DeGeneres has made an emotional final bow on the last episode of her chat show.The 64-year-old comedian can be seen in a sneak preview clip from the final moments of tonight’s episode being overwhelmed as she steps out in-front of her live audience for the last time. The audience gave Ellen a standing ovation as tears filled her eyes as she finished the show for the final time after 19 seasons.
Ellen DeGeneres is preparing to take a step out of the spotlight after decades hosting her self-titled talk show.The final episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show is set to air later this week, and now, the 64-year-old and her wife Portia de Rossi, are planning a trip to Africa with some of their closests friends, embarking on the next chapter of her life.“Right after the show finale airs she, Portia and her closest friends, including her brother, Vance DeGeneres and his wife, are heading to Rwanda for the opening of her gorilla campus,” a source told The Sun this week.Degeneres is set to open the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund, marking her passion project as her current career plans are up in the air. According to the insider, “She’s going to take some much-needed time off and just take a pause.”A post shared by Ellen DeGeneres (@theellenshow)Back in April, Ellen revealed that she filmed her last-ever episode of her long-running talk show, which she started hosting in 2003.