Ellen DeGeneres is still working out the details of English country life.
The former daytime talk show host, 67, shared a video of her attempting to mow the massive lawn at her new U.K. home on Sunday, May 4. The short clip was recorded by her wife, Portia de Rossi, 52, from a safe distance. “Portia thought it would be fun to film my first time on the mower,” Ellen wrote in the caption. “She was right.”
De Rossi, who’s been in a relationship with DeGeneres for 20 years (married for 16), can be heard holding back giggles from behind the camera.
At the beginning of the video, captioned “How it started,” DeGeneres is maneuvering the ride-on mower confidently, but then the video jumpsto DeGeneres struggling to navigate the hilly terrain further away. With the caption, “How it ended,” the comedian received assistance from a man who ended up pushing DeGeneres along.
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Despite the lawn care snafu, the longtime couple seems to be enjoying their life in the Cotswolds.
Last month, DeGeneres shared a photo of de Rossi capturing a double rainbow from outside of their farmhouse. “[Three] things that make me happy: My Wife, A Rainbow and my wife taking a photograph of a Rainbow,” she captioned the image.
PEOPLE first reported the couple had relocated from the U.S. back in 2024, after they found a home they loved in the English countryside.
“Ellen was in England house hunting in the beginning of October,” a source told PEOPLE at the time. “She ended up finding a house that she loved and purchased it shortly after.”
DeGeneres and de Rossi have also been selling off several of their U.S. properties.
PEOPLE previously reported that DeGeneres was selling her Montecito, Calif. home in May 2024 for $32 million after restoring it. That same year, in August 2024, a California real estate insider told shared that the couple sold their Carpinteria estate for $96 million.
The Cotswolds area is known as a popular location for English A-listers to own a country getaway. King Charles’ Highgrove House estate is located there, as well as homes owned by the Beckhams, Kate Moss, Elizabeth Hurley, artist Damian Hirst, and former British Prime Minister David Cameron.
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