Ellen DeGeneres, 67, shares struggle after leaving Trump’s US for the UK
Former talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is finding the transition to British country life rather challenging after relocating to the UK.
The comedian recently shared an Instagram video showing her struggles with a seemingly simple task – mowing the lawn at her new countryside home.
The humorous clip, filmed by her wife Portia de Rossi, has given fans a glimpse into the couple’s new rural lifestyle.
“Portia thought it would be fun to film my first time on the mower,” DeGeneres wrote in the caption of her post. “She was right.”
The video reveals DeGeneres’s entertaining attempt at mastering a ride-on lawn mower.
The video begins with DeGeneres successfully mowing a flat portion of her lawn, with the caption “How it started” appearing on screen.
However, things quickly take a comedic turn when she attempts to tackle a hill.
The second part of the clip, labelled “How it ended”, shows DeGeneres struggling with the mower as someone pushes the machine from behind to assist her.
Throughout the ordeal, de Rossi can be heard trying to contain her laughter while filming her wife’s lawn mowing mishap.
The video perfectly captures DeGeneres’s adjustment challenges as she adapts to the practicalities of countryside living in Britain.
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The Hollywood couple’s move to the UK came in November 2024 following Donald Trump’s election victory.
They had begun preparing months earlier, selling one of their Montecito, California homes in August 2024.
Their second property in the city was sold in March.
“Ellen was in England house hunting in the beginning of October,” a source told People magazine at the time of their relocation.
“She ended up finding a house that she loved and purchased it shortly after.”
The couple’s decision to leave the United States after the presidential election made headlines across both countries.
Their countryside property purchase represented a significant lifestyle change for the former television personalities.
While the exact location of their new home remains undisclosed, the couple is rumoured to be living in the English countryside.
Shortly after their relocation, DeGeneres and de Rossi were spotted dining with friends at The Farmer’s Dog in the Cotswolds.
DeGeneres isn’t the only American comedian to leave following Trump’s election victory.
Rosie O’Donnell also departed the US, choosing Ireland as her new home, moving on 15 January 2025- five days before Trump’s inauguration.
She explained in a March TikTok video that she “was someone who never thought I would move to another country,” but felt it was best for her and her young child.
In an April interview with US Weekly, O’Donnell expressed surprise at DeGeneres’s decision to leave America.
“I’ve never really known Ellen to say anything political in her life, so I was surprised to read that she left because of President Trump. Like, that shocked me, actually,” O’Donnell said.
She highlighted the difference in their public personas regarding politics.
“I’ve been a political person my whole life. Not better or worse. It’s just a different way to be in the world,” she added.