{"id":566798,"date":"2026-02-04T23:51:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T23:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/566798\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T23:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T23:51:18","slug":"ellen-degeneres-reportedly-bought-a-california-home-because-she-grew-tired-of-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/566798\/","title":{"rendered":"Ellen DeGeneres Reportedly Bought A California Home Because She “Grew Tired” Of The UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

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According to People, the former talk show host and her wife have purchased<\/a> a new home in Montecito, California.\"Ellen<\/p>\n

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The two previously lived in California but reportedly sold<\/a> their home in August 2024. They later bought a property in the Cotswolds, England \u2014 which Ellen has said was originally meant to be a “a part-time house,” but they decided to stay after Donald Trump’s reelection in November 2024.\"Ellen<\/p>\n

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“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<\/a> at an event in July 2025, per the BBC. “And we’re like, ‘We’re staying here.'”\"Ellen<\/p>\n

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Ellen added, “We love it here… Everything here is just better \u2014 the way animals are treated, people are polite. I just love it here.”\"Portia<\/p>\n

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Still, a real estate source told People that Ellen eventually “grew tired” of the UK \u2014 though that doesn’t mean she’s moving back to the US full-time.\"Ellen<\/p>\n

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“She’s not moving back to the U.S.,” a source said, adding that Ellen will “continue to split her time between both the U.K. and Montecito, [Calif.].”\"Ellen<\/p>\n

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As for why, the source said the couple is “missing the California weather and horse scene.”\"Portia<\/p>\n

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“Portia loves polo and her horses,” they added of the former actor who’s an avid horse lover.\"Portia<\/p>\n

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Details about the Montecito property<\/a> are limited, but Realtor.com reports the home costs $27.4 million.BuzzFeed has reached out to representatives for Ellen for comment.<\/p>\n

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