Ellen DeGeneres facing fresh troubles in new UK home

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi fled the US to start a new life in England – but it’s not been without drama.

Ellen DeGeneres is reportedly in a row with neighbours over a fence and extension at her new $30m home in the Cotswolds area of the UK.

The former chat-show host has alleged been accused of creating a flood risk as well as disturbing Roman ruins.

Ellen, 67, and her wife Portia de Rossi, 52, reportedly made a “technical breach” when they built a single-storey extension to the property, a source told the Daily Mail.

They moved to their stunning Cotswolds farmhouse in November 2024, upon hearing the news that President Trump would be stepping back into The White House.

While the couple have been enjoying their slice of the English countryside, their nesting has ruffled the feathers of their local parish councillors – including Cllr Rosie Pearson.

Ellen (left) and wife Portia made the move to the UK late last year. Picture: Kelly Sullivan/Getty

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Rosie, the youngest of the late Viscount Cowdray’s six children, contacted local planning enforcement officers over fears that Ellen’s building work would “increase flood risk in the village”.

The showbiz couple’s $30 million house is also within spitting distance of Roman ruins, which also worried the councillors.

A note from the parish council minutes said: “The onus is on the owner to report any historic remains uncovered.”

It adds: “Concern was expressed by residents that the hedge and wire fence could increase flood risk in the village’ if rubbish was swept down and ‘caught on the fence’, thereby ‘limiting flow across the field.”

Ellen and Portia (right) have traded life in Montecito with neighbours Oprah (centre) and Harry and Meghan (left) for a new home in the UK.

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A spokesperson told MailOnline that the Roman ruins are more than 200 yards from Ellen’s property and that the work was “completed to a high standard”.

The former talk-show host “quit” America after President Trump stepped back into power.

She has reportedly said that she is “never going back” to the US.

According to The Wrap, President Trump’s recent election sparked the move, and Ellen’s $US 27 million Montecito mansion is quietly on the market.

In 2020, Ellen was accused by former staff and visitors on her talk show of promoting a toxic work environment.

She’s since joked about being “kicked out of show business”.

Ellen’s move came after a bumpy few years in Hollywood for the former talk show queen. Picture: AP

Ellen recently appeared in a Netflix comedy special, during which she said: “I decided to take up gardening.

“I got chickens. Let me see what else I can tell you about that’s been going on …

“Oh yeah, I got kicked out of show business … Yeah, the ‘Be kind’ girl wasn’t kind. That was the headline.”

The comedy show, For Your Approval, was described as the star’s farewell to the industry.

Ellen announced her “final” stand-up tour in May, and has since made the jump to the British countryside, swapping out the high-life for hillsides.

Other celebrities who live luxuriously in the Cotswolds include Kate Moss, Amanda Holden, and the Beckhams.

Taylor Swift even rented out a pad there during her phenomenally popular Eras Tour.

This story originally appeared on The Sun and is republished here with permission.

Originally published as Ellen DeGeneres facing fresh troubles in new UK home