Comedian Ellen DeGeneres has quit life in the US with a plan to settle in Britain following Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election, reports suggest.

Former talk show host DeGeneres had endorsed Trump’s Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, during the 2024 election cycle. However, her expressed wish to see Harris become the first female president of the US did not come true.

Hours after polls closed in the US on November 5, Republican candidate Trump was declared the winner after a hotly contested race that saw Harris intervene just months before Election Day after President Joe Biden dropped out.

In the few days since the result, a number of celebrities have taken to social media to share their views, with some celebrating and many others commiserating. Some stars who vowed to move abroad rather than live under the four years of a second Trump administration have yet to declare whether they will go ahead with their plans.

According to The Wrap, DeGeneres has made good on her promise by purchasing a property in the Cotswolds, a picturesque region in southwest England about a two-hour drive from London.

TMZ has further reported that DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, packed up their British properties but were “very disillusioned” by Trump’s victory and decided to “get the hell out” of the US.

Newsweek has reached out to representatives for DeGeneres and Trump via email for comment.

The Cotswolds region is a favorite with many local celebrities. Actor Jamie Dornan, former Top equipment host Jeremy Clarkson and power couple David and Victoria Beckham are among those who have bought homes in the area over the years.

Perhaps as a sign that they’ve settled into their new lives across the pond, DeGeneres, 66, and de Rossi, 51, were featured in a video recently shared to Instagram by Clarkson’s partner Lisa Hogan. In the clip, which is geotagged in the Cotswold hills, the group are shown sitting together in Clarkson’s Family Dog pub as Irish family band The Corrs perform.

Actor and singer-songwriter Natalie Imbruglia enthusiastically sings along as she stands next to a seated Hogan, who points the camera at DeGeneres and de Rossi as they wave friendly.

Former actor and screenwriter Hogan captioned the footage: “@thecorrsofficial thanks for the acoustic check and for stopping by on your night off tour! Trilled to confirm @thefarmersdogpub sounds great.”

Hogan wrapped up the caption by tagging DeGeneres, de Rossi and Imbruglia. Her partner Clarkson and singer James Blunt were also tagged, although they were not seen in the images.

Where does the couple own property?

DeGeneres and de Rossi lived in a sprawling home in posh Montecito, California, in Santa Barbara County. The glitzy city is home to several high-profile names, including Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Comedian DeGeneres reportedly purchased the property in 2019, before she and her wife made it their primary residence. According to new reports, DeGeneres and de Rossi are now making plans to put the property on the market.

In recent years, the couple had also bought and sold a number of properties in Southern California. The New York Post reported in 2021 that their various real estate transactions over the years were valued at an estimated $450 million.

According to the Los Angeles Timesthe stars sold a Beverly Crest home off-market for $8.757 million in 2022, less than a year after purchasing it for $8.5 million.

It followed the 2021 sale of a Beverly Hills mansion they bought from Maroon 5 musician Adam Levine in 2019 for $42.5 million. The couple walked away with $47 million after selling the house in 2021.

According to the Timesthey also sold a Montecito compound for $33.3 million in 2020, less than a year after buying it for $27 million.

In her 2015 book At homeDeGeneres revealed that she had purchased and renovated 15 properties over the past 25 years.

‘Evicted from show business’

A move to Britain would mark a new chapter for DeGeneres, who has effectively retired from the entertainment world. In her recent Netflix special, For your approvalDeGeneres spoke about how she was “kicked out of show business” after an avalanche of negative headlines.

DeGeneres’ image took a hit in July 2020, when Buzzfeed News published an article making numerous accusations that her show was a toxic work environment behind the scenes. She also received criticism from certain celebrities.

After her eponymous talk show came to an end in 2022, DeGeneres largely retreated from the spotlight before recording her stand-up special in Los Angeles.

During the special, which was billed as her last, DeGeneres told the audience, “I’m here because I like doing stand-up, and I miss doing stand-up, and I like making people happy, and I care what people do.” think.”

Although DeGeneres has stated that her show ended regardless of the unfavorable headlines she faced, she did talk about how much it hurt her — with a dose of deadpan humor that made her famous decades ago.

“Here’s the problem: I’m a comedian who got a talk show and I ended the show every day saying, ‘Be kind to each other.’ Yes, I know, it seemed like a good idea,” she said.

“If I had ended my show by saying, ‘Go enjoy yourself,’ people would have been pleasantly surprised to find out that I’m nice.”

“I was kicked out of show business. Yes, because I’m mean,” she further stated. “You can’t be mean in show business. They’ll kick you out. No mean people in show business.

“I’ve been kicked out before because I said I was out. No gays in show business. They’re kicking you out. You can’t be gay and be in show business. Finally they’re going to kick me out a third time because I old – mean, old and gay, the triple crown.”