Ellen DeGeneres Says She’s Happier and Healthier After Leaving America—And Has No Plans to Return

Ellen DeGeneres Says She’s Hap­pi­er and Health­i­er After Leav­ing America—And Has No Plans to Return

Ellen DeGeneres, once the queen of day­time tele­vi­sion and a house­hold name across Amer­i­ca, has revealed that her life has tak­en a dra­mat­ic turn for the bet­ter since mov­ing abroad. In a can­did state­ment this week, DeGeneres shared that both her men­tal and phys­i­cal health have improved since she left the Unit­ed States—and that she’s in no rush to come back.

“I Feel and Look Bet­ter Than Ever”

DeGeneres, 67, has kept a rel­a­tive­ly low pro­file since the end of her long-run­ning talk show, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” which wrapped up in 2022 amid con­tro­ver­sy and alle­ga­tions of a tox­ic work­place envi­ron­ment. Now, in her own words, she’s “feel­ing and look­ing bet­ter than ever” after step­ping away from the Amer­i­can spot­light.

While she declined to reveal her exact new loca­tion, DeGeneres hint­ed at a life filled with peace, pri­va­cy, and per­son­al growth. “I know that mil­lions of Amer­i­cans miss me, and I’m grate­ful for all the love and sup­port,” she said. “But I just don’t feel com­fort­able com­ing back to my home coun­try right now.”

A Dif­fi­cult Depar­ture

For years, DeGeneres was cel­e­brat­ed as one of America’s most beloved enter­tain­ers. Her sig­na­ture dance moves, infec­tious laugh­ter, and “be kind” mantra made her a sta­ple in liv­ing rooms across the nation. But behind the scenes, her final years on tele­vi­sion were marred by pub­lic scruti­ny and per­son­al chal­lenges.

Friends say that leav­ing the U.S. was not an easy deci­sion, but ulti­mate­ly, it was nec­es­sary for her well-being. “Ellen need­ed a fresh start,” a close source shared. “She’s found a new sense of hap­pi­ness and free­dom out­side of Amer­i­ca.”

Fans React

News of DeGeneres’s deci­sion has sparked a wave of reac­tions online. Many long­time fans expressed sad­ness at her absence from the Amer­i­can enter­tain­ment scene, while oth­ers voiced sup­port for her focus on self-care.

“I grew up watch­ing Ellen every after­noon. It’s sad to think she doesn’t feel wel­come here any­more,” wrote one fan on social media. Anoth­er added, “She deserves peace after every­thing she’s been through. I hope she’s tru­ly hap­py wher­ev­er she is.”

No Plans to Return

Despite the out­pour­ing of affec­tion, DeGeneres made it clear she has no imme­di­ate plans to return to the Unit­ed States. “Right now, I’m exact­ly where I need to be,” she said. “I’m tak­ing care of myself, and for the first time in a long time, I feel free.”

As Ellen DeGeneres embraces her new chap­ter far from Hol­ly­wood, her sto­ry serves as a reminder that some­times, the best way to heal is to step away and start anew—even if it means leav­ing home behind.