‘Always knew 19 could be my final’: Ellen DeGeneres opens up about ending her speak present

By ANI
WASHINGTON: After American comic and speak present host Ellen DeGeneres introduced that her much-loved chat present is coming to an finish, the star advised her digital studio viewers that she has lengthy deliberate to wrap her present after finishing 19 seasons.

According to Variety, in ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ episode set to air Thursday, the host in her opening remarks acknowledges the information about her resolution to name it a wrap after the 2021-22 season. She started her Emmy-winning run within the daytime in 2003. “Two years ago. I signed a three-year deal. I always knew in my heart that (season) 19 would be my last. Nineteen is a great number,” she mentioned.

As she made the ultimate resolution about her Telepictures Prods. collection and spoke about her reasoning, DeGeneres’ voice broke a number of occasions. She thanked viewers for supporting the present that remodeled her life and made her a bonafide famous person.

“The past 18 years has changed my life — you all have changed my life. I’m forever grateful to all of you for watching, for laughing, for dancing, sometimes crying. This show has been the greatest experience of my life and I owe it all to you,” she mentioned.

As reported by Variety, the 63-year-old speak present host likened the upcoming passage for her to an earlier chapter of her profession that was additionally momentous, when she got here out as a lesbian on her Nineties ABC sitcom ‘Ellen’ and on the duvet of Time journal.

“In 1997 I knew it was time to come out on my sitcom and live my truth. Back then I had a vivid dream that a bird flew out of a cage and set itself free because it needed to get out of the cage. Recently I had a dream that a beautiful bird with bright red feathers whispered to me ‘You can still do stuff on Netflix.’ And that was the sign I was looking for,” acknowledged DeGeneres.

In current years, the ‘Mr Wrong’ actor’s speak present has been dealing with score declines. She has additionally taken hits to her popularity for preaching “be kind” to her viewers after allegations surfaced final yr about inappropriate behaviour on the set of her present.

Per Variety, a number of the present’s crew members had been “furious” with the present and the host over final spring amid the COVID-19 lockdown. They had been sad with the uncertainty about whether or not they could be paid whereas the present was produced remotely from DeGeneres’ house.

As DeGeneres famous herself, it is lengthy been anticipated that she would wrap up her run sooner relatively than later.

The comic hinted earlier that she’s going to star in one other comedy particular for Netflix. In 2018, she fronted ‘Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable’ for the streamer, which marked her first standup particular in 15 years and introduced her a USD 20 million paycheck.

Based at Warner Bros., DeGeneres’ A Very Good Production banner has additionally grow to be a prolific producer of unscripted collection, together with NBC’s ‘Ellen’s Game of Games,’ which she has hosted since 2017.