Ellen DeGeneres fought again tears as she made her remaining entrance onto the Ellen Degeneres Present stage for the Could 26 present. A preview for the episode was launched hours earlier than the present aired. It started with a montage of Ellen strolling onstage all through the previous 18 seasons of her present, and ended together with her final stroll out.
The gang clapped and cheered for about 45 seconds, whereas Ellen took within the second. At one level, she may very well be seen with tears in her eyes as she struggled to start speaking. She put her hand to her chest to acknowledge that she was touched by the gang’s applause. Ellen’s spouse, Portia de Rossi, was proudly cheering her on from the entrance row.
Ellen’s remaining present will characteristic appearances from Jennifer Aniston, P!nk and Billie Eilish, who will all assist the comedienne shut this unbelievable chapter. The Ellen DeGeneres Present started again in Sept. 2003. Earlier than that, Ellen was a sitcom actress. She famously got here out as a lesbian throughout the peak of her present, Ellen‘s, success in 1997.
In Could 2021, Ellen introduced that the next nineteenth season of her present could be its final, so followers have recognized today was coming for greater than a 12 months. For her final season, Ellen had a few of her closest pals and beloved company seem on the present for remaining interviews. Within the fall, The Kelly Clarkson Present will fill Ellen’s time slot on NBC owned tv stations.
The present’s ending got here following a controversial 2020 for Ellen and her group, when varied staff alleged that the discuss present was a “poisonous office” setting. Ellen apologized to her workers amidst the disaster and investigation into the claims started. Ellen additionally addressed the state of affairs publicly throughout the season 18 premiere of her present in 2020.
Throughout summer time 2022, The Ellen DeGeneres Present will proceed to air new episodes with visitor hosts. Re-runs that includes Ellen herself can even run in syndication.
