Ellen DeGeneres has officially severed her ties with Hollywood and the United States by selling her final U.S. property—a two-bedroom, two-bathroom Spanish bungalow in Montecito, California—for $5.2 million. This sale marks the end of her extensive real estate holdings in the U.S. DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, relocated to the Cotswolds in the United Kingdom in late 2024, reportedly in response to Donald Trump’s re-election. They purchased an $18 million farmhouse in the English countryside, joining a community that includes celebrities like David and Victoria Beckham and members of the British royal family .
Since their move, the couple has faced challenges with local neighbors over property extensions at their new home, including concerns about potential flood risks and disturbances to Roman ruins . Despite these issues, DeGeneres has expressed contentment with their new life in the UK. She has also announced her retirement from the entertainment industry following the end of her talk show in 2022 and her final stand-up tour .
With the sale of her last U.S. property and her relocation to the UK, DeGeneres has made a definitive shift away from her previous life in Hollywood and the United States.