Ellen DeGeneres debuts brand new look as star gives glimpse into quiet UK farm life

The ousted, former talk show host has given fans insight into her quiet life on a UK farm, as she debuted her new hair transformation.

Ellen DeGeneres has given fans a glimpse into her new life on a UK farm, as she also showed off her new hairstyle.

A recent Instagram video posted by the former talk show host shows DeGeneres attempting to mow the lawn at her new home in the UK in a video shot by her wife, Australian actress Portia de Rossi.

“Portia thought it would be fun to film my first time on the mower,” DeGeneres wrote in the caption. “She was right.”

The video starts off with DeGeneres on a ride-on mower successfully mowing a small flat portion of her lawn, with the words “How it started” written on the screen.

In the next clip, DeGeneres – who could be seen sporting longer, brown hair compared to her usual bleach blonde – struggled to drive the lawnmower up a hill, and the on-screen caption changed to “How it ended.” The video showed DeGeneres sitting on the mower as someone assists her by pushing the machine from the back.

MORE: Secret fortune - ‘Toxic’ Ellen’s last laugh

De Rossi can be heard struggling to hold back her laughter from behind the camera as she recorded the whole ordeal.

The Hollywood couple first made headlines when they reportedly moved to the UK in November 2024 after Donald Trump was elected president. They sold one of their homes in Montecito, California, in August 2024 and sold their second home in the city in March.

Shortly after news of the couple’s big move broke, the two were spotted out with a group of friends at The Farmer’s Dog in the Cotswolds, a countryside region in England. It is unclear where in the UK they relocated to, but they are rumoured to live in the English countryside.

MORE: Ellen DeGeneres’ $6m loss in Trump flee fail

DeGeneres is not the only comedian who left after President Trump won the election. In a TikTok video shared in March 2025, Rosie O’Donnell shared she left the country and moved to Ireland on January 15, five days before Trump’s inauguration.

In the video, O’Donnell explained she “was someone who never thought I would move to another country,” but she thought it was best for her and her young child.

“I miss my other kids,” she added of her five grown children. “I miss my friends. I miss many things about life there at home. And I’m trying to find a home here in this beautiful country. And when it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights there in America, that’s when we will consider coming back.”

Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres have set up a new life in the UK. Picture: Valerie Macon/AFP

When speaking with US Weekly in April, O’Donnell shared that she was “shocked” to find out the reason DeGeneres chose to flee the country.

“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. “I’ve been a political person my whole life. Not better or worse. It’s just a different way to be in the world.

“I was very clear about the reason why I was leaving, and I don’t think it came as a surprise to anyone. We’re not really in each other’s worlds, and it’s been kind of awkward, but you know what? I wish her the best. I wish that she has peace and love in her life and that she is OK.”

This story originally appeared on Fox News and was reproduced with permission

Originally published as Ellen DeGeneres debuts brand new look as star gives glimpse into quiet UK farm life