Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are saying goodbye to their U.K. Farmhouse.
The former talk show host, 67, and actress, 52, revealed to The Wall Street Journal on July 22 they are listing their Cotswolds estate for about $30 million. The announcement comes less than a year after the couple relocated to England from California.
The couple purchased the estate for about $20 million in the spring of 2024 and completed extensive renovations. However, they’ve already moved into another, more contemporary home nearby to accommodate de Rossi’s animals.
“When we decided to live here full time, we knew that Portia couldn’t live without her horses,” DeGeneres told the outlet in a statement. “We needed a home that had a horse facility and pastures for them.”
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Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi pose for a picture in England.
“Discreetly set at the end of a long private driveway, Kitesbridge Farm has been beautifully reimagined over the past year to an exceptional standard,” the property’s listing reads. “The estate blends period character with sleek, modern design across 43 acres of rolling Cotswold countryside.”
Kitesbridge Farm features about 16,600 feet of living space spread across several buildings. The six-bedroom main house dates back to the 1700s and wraps around a central courtyard. It all connects to a two-bedroom guesthouse. Elsewhere on the property is a party barn with a pub, a heated swimming pool and gym.
Listing agent Andrew Barnes of the U.K. Sotheby’s International Realty told the journal when DeGeneres and de Rossi first bought the farm it was “quite tired, with a quite basic finish.” Though, it had great bones. Now, Barnes said it is one of the most expensive properties on the market in Cotswolds.
Originally, contractors estimated it would take 12 to 18 months to finish renovating the property. However, the pair brought in about 70 workers to finish it in four and a half. But, they really only lived there for one month.
Inside, interested buyers will find exposed-beam ceilings, stone walls and farmhouse-style finishings. Contrary to most period homes in the U.K., Kitesbridge features ample natural light. A contemporary flare in the form of glass walkways connects some of the buildings.
Earlier this week, DeGeneres confirmed that she and her wife moved across the pond because of the 2024 election results. English broadcaster Richard Bacon asked the comedian on July 20 whether president Donald Trump’s victory played a role in the relocation, to which she replied, “Yes,” per the BBC.
The couple “got here the day before the election,” she recalled, “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.’”
Then she went on to rave about life in the U.K.
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The Cotswolds in England
“It’s absolutely beautiful,” she said, adding she and de Rossi are “just not used to seeing this kind of beauty. The village and the town and the architecture — everything you see is charming and it’s just a simpler way of life.”
A real estate insider told PEOPLE the couple sold their California estate in August for $96 million.
“We moved here in November, which was not the ideal time, but I saw snow for the first time in my life,” the California native told Bacon. “We love it here. Portia flew her horses here, and I have chickens, and we had sheep for about two weeks.”
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The former daytime TV host is a well-known collector of multimillion-dollar homes. In a 2023 issue of The Riv, a local outlet, DeGeneres shared she has bought and sold over 50 houses.
“I don’t really travel a lot. So, house flipping is my version of travel,” she shared. “With house flipping, the scenery changes though I stay in the same general area. Only in a new place and from a new perspective.”
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