Posted on 07/22/2025 10:53:37 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are packing up their picture-perfect life in the English countryside and putting their Cotswolds dream home on the market, less than a year after moving in.
The former talk show host, 67, and the Arrested Development alum, 52, revealed on July 22 to The Wall Street Journal that they are listing the storied property for about $30 million. It is a swift turn of events for a couple who only arrived in Britain last year and immediately threw themselves into a whirlwind renovation.
The pair snapped up the estate, known as Kitesbridge Farm, for roughly $20 million in the spring of 2024.
What they bought was a historic spread with beautiful bones and a tired finish. What they created, in record time, is a glossy yet character-filled compound that blends 18th century charm with modern polish. Now they have already moved a few miles away into an even sleeker home that better suits Portia’s four-legged family members. …
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Well, then, they don't know Diddly Squat.
Yep, just read that yesterday and thought of good old Ellen.
The elite rich are packing and leaving the UK, not buying mansions. Plus the natives are restless and the odds of a UK civil war are better than 50%.
Elen is about to take a financial bath and lose big.
Likely cats.
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