Ellen DeGeneres confirmed during her first UK public appearance in Cheltenham that she and wife Portia de Rossi permanently relocated to England following Donald Trump’s re-election. She stated they decided to settle in the UK the day after the election results, citing concerns about America’s political direction and threats to LGBTQ+ rights. DeGeneres praised life in the UK as ‘cleaner’ and ‘better’, with more polite people and better animal welfare standards. The comedian also addressed considering remarriage in England due to moves in some US states to reverse same-sex marriage rights. She acknowledged past workplace allegations about her talk show, describing herself as ‘blunt’ but dismissing much criticism as exaggerated clickbait.