DeGeneres joined fellow comedian Rosie O'Donnell in a move from the U.S. post-Trump election. O'Donnell announced in late 2024 that she had moved to Ireland, and her comments regarding her exit have reignited her longstanding feud with Trump.

"I wish that we lived in a society where everybody could accept other people and their differences," the comedian said.

DeGeneres later bought a property in the Cotswolds, spanning across parts of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire. She revealed that the initial plan was to spend three to four months in the UK along with DeRossi at what she described as their “part-time house.