Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi Are Selling Their Country Estate

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The asking price for the couple’s property is around $30 million, while other celebrities, like Adam Levine and Tony Parker, also have put their homes up for sale.

Ellen DeGeneres, the comedian and longtime TV host, and her wife, the actress Portia de Rossi, have listed their country estate in England’s Cotswolds region, just a year after buying it. Their asking price is 22.5 million British pounds, or around $30 million.

The couple had purchased the 43-acre property, located in Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, and known as Kitesbridge Farm, in the spring of 2024, then spent the next few months on renovations. The estate comprises several structures, including the 18th-century main house and a guesthouse. There is also a separate “party barn” with a pub for entertaining and a building that contains an indoor pool, gym and shower facilities. » | Vivian Marino | Vivian Marino writes about prominent residential sales and exclusive listings. | Friday, August 1, 2025

‘Everything Here Is Just Better’: Ellen DeGeneres Confirms She Moved to the UK because of Donald Trump

THE GUARDIAN: US comedian and Portia de Rossi have stayed in the UK since Trump’s re-election, and are considering getting married again in case the US overturns same-sex marriage

Ellen DeGeneres has confirmed that she moved to the UK because of Donald Trump, saying, “Everything here is just better”.

At a conversation event on Sunday at Cheltenham’s Everyman theatre – the comedian’s first public appearance since leaving the US – broadcaster Richard Bacon asked DeGeneres if it was true Trump had spurred her decision to relocate.

“Yes,” she said. “We got here the day before the election and woke up to lots of texts from our friends with crying emojis, and I was like, ‘He got in.’ And we’re like, ‘We’re staying here.’”

DeGeneres moved with her wife, Portia de Rossi, to a house in the Cotswolds in 2024 after her long-running talkshow ended and she embarked on a “final comedy tour” around the US.

At the time, her move was described as permanent. A source told industry publication The Wrap that DeGeneres was “never coming back” and was motivated by Trump, though DeGeneres herself had not confirmed the reasoning until now.

DeGeneres told Bacon that her new home was “beautiful”. » | Michael Sun | Monday, July 21, 2025

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Approves Nicolas Sarkozy's 2017 Presidential Bid

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has thrown her support behind her husband
Nicolas Sarkozy's comeback plan

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy rubber stamps husband Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to run for re-election as president in 2017, stating it would be good for France

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has thrown her support behind her husband Nicolas Sarkozy's comeback plan, saying it would be good for France if he ran for the presidency in 2017.

The 46-year old supermodel-turned-singer who married Mr Sarkozy in 2008 told a US chat show host that while she was not personally keen on him returning to frontline politics, she would support him if that was his wish.

"I want him to be happy and I care about my country," she told Ellen DeGeneres, the talk-show host.

Looking slightly embarrassed, as Mr Sarkozy was in the audience, she added: "As a woman I wish he wasn't going back. But as a French citizen, yes. He never stops me doing anything I like. He just encourages me. So I don't see myself saying 'don't do it'." Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy was in New York to promote her fourth album, Little French Songs. » | Henry Samuel, Paris | Wednesday, April 30, 2014

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