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Ellen DeGeneres shares double rainbow pic from her new Cotswolds home after ditching the US for England

Chasing rainbows.

Ellen DeGeneres took to Instagram on Monday to share a rare glimpse of her life in England after ditching the US last year.

“3 things that make me happy,” DeGeneres, 67, wrote alongside a picture of her wife, Portia de Rossi, taking a picture of a double rainbow across the English countryside. “My Wife. A Rainbow. And my wife taking a photograph of a Rainbow.”

Ellen DeGeneres standing on a path with a double rainbow in the background at her new Cotswolds home
Ellen DeGeneres shared this picture of her wife, Portia de Rossi, and a double rainbow on Instagram on Monday, April 21. Ellen DeGeneres/Instagram
Ellen Degeneres and Portia Di Rossi taking a selfie in the UK, celebrating their 20th anniversary
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi moved to an $18 million farmhouse in the Cotswolds, in South West England, late last year. @ellendegeneres/Instagram

The former talk show host’s touching photo of de Rossi, 52, and the double rainbow was flooded with comments from fans and followers of the famous couple.

“Aw how lovely,” one fan wrote. “I hope ur settling into the UK.”

“Nothing tops this,” added another, “love, light, and a rainbow.”

Ellen DeGeneres in a blue jacket, waving to the audience as she walks onstage during the Michelle Obama: The Light We Carry Tour in Washington, DC.
Scores of fans commented on Ellen DeGeneres’ Instagram post on Monday, April 21. Getty Images for Live Nation

“It’s the Pope sliding along the double rainbow and having fun, like the little kid he was at heart,” a third Instagram follower wrote, referencing the death of Pope Francis at 88 on Monday morning. “Heaven is Happy He’s Home.”

“We’ve had lots of beautiful rainbows in the Cotswolds today,” yet another fan of DeGeneres commented.

DeGeneres and her “Arrested Development” alum wife allegedly fled the US for England shortly after President Donald Trump won his re-election bid in November 2024.

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi posing for a picture at Arianna Huffington's 'Thrive' book party in Beverly Hills, California
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi sold their Montecito, Calif., home last month. Getty Images

Although neither the comedian nor de Rossi ever publicly revealed the reason for their sudden move to the UK, the couple did sell their two-bedroom, two-bathroom home in Montecito, Calif., last month after asking nearly $5 million for the property.

DeGeneres and de Rossi have since settled into a sprawling $18 million farmhouse in the Cotswolds, a ritzy neighborhood in the affluent area of South West England where other A-listers like David and Victoria Beckham, Kate Moss and Hugh Grant also own homes.

The couple celebrated 20 years together at their new Cotswold home on March 19, and DeGeneres shared a sweet snap of herself and de Rossi with the South West England sky in the background.

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi attending Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on February 13, 2022
The couple, seen here in February 2022, celebrated 20 years together at their new Cotswolds home on March 19. Getty Images for Roc Nation
Silhouettes of Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi celebrating their 20-year anniversary in the U.K.
The comedian shared this pic of her and her wife on their 20th anniversary last month. Ellen DeGeneres/Instagram

“20 years together,” the former television host wrote. “Happy to be with you everywhere and always.”

But the pair’s UK move hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows, because DeGeneres and de Rossi allegedly clashed with some of their new Cotswolds neighbors over an extension “breach” at their multimillion-dollar home.

Meanwhile, some Cotswolds residents reportedly spotted DeGeneres at a UK hotspot shortly after she and de Rossi decided to pack up and move across the pond.

Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres posing together backstage at the People's Choice Awards 2017 in Los Angeles, California
Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres posing together backstage at the People’s Choice Awards in 2017 in Los Angeles, Calif. REUTERS

“She was with two female friends walking from the car park towards the buildings where the clubhouse is – we passed on a stone bridge over a stream,” a source told Us Weekly. “She was dressed in a country casual way.”

“She was super understated and no one was really paying much attention to her,” the resident added, “but then you just don’t expect to see Ellen there as it’s more a haunt of UK celebrities.”

Although the person said that DeGeneres is “still famous,” she added that the comedian is “definitely a lot less well-known” in the UK.

“People know who she is, but the thing about the Cotswolds is no one gives a f–k if you’re Kate Moss or the farmer’s wife,” they said.