Ellen DeGeneres rocks new look at 66, shows off brunette hair in UK Pub

Ellen DeGeneres is not shying away from experimenting even at 66! The American comedian, actor, writer, producer and talk show host debuted a fresh new look following her reported move to the UK over the U.S. election results.
Ellen DeGeneres, who mostly goes by Ellen, was spotted showing off short brunette hair while at UK pub The Farmer's Dog in a video shared to Instagram recently. The 66-year-old smiled as she sat alongside wife Portia de Rossi (51) at Burford, U.K. pub The Farmer’s Dog, owned by U.K. talk show host Jeremy Clarkson. The video, taken by Jeremy’s girlfriend Lisa Hogan, showed Ellen sporting a more natural brown colour without bangs. The clip showed ‘Torn’ singer Natalie Imbruglia, actress Lisa Hogan and friends singing along to the music before it panned to Ellen and Portia who waved to the camera.


The sighting of Ellen comes amid reports that she, along with wife Portia moved to England from the U.S. following Donald Trump's presidential election win. Though they reportedly purchased their home in the Cotswolds — which is in South West England, about 2 hours from London — prior to the election, it seemed to be a driving force in the move. The former talk show host had been vocal in her support for Vice President Kamala Harris, donating thousands of dollars to her campaign, and endorsing her on social media.

It’s not the first time the Emmy winner talk show host has spiced up her signature hairstyle. Ellen previously sported a new hairdo in 2020, doing her hair in a slicked back pompadour fashion on an episode of her talk show. A year earlier, she also hosted the show with a noticeably different cut, citing an unexpected hair colouring fiasco. Ellen explained it during an episode of her talk show in 2019, saying, “When you have short hair, you have to colour it often, cause my hair grows really fast. I'm constantly colouring it, so it always looks different when you watch the show. Some days it's a different tone. Today it’s really different.” Ellen explained that she used a different hairstylist than usual, but their efforts to speed up the colouring process backfired—rather badly.
Ellen further explained how she went about the hair colours and said, “It was basically many colours, I couldn’t even pinpoint what colour it was. It was like orange and pink and purple… I had the Pride flag on me.”
However, the comedian and talk show host admitted that her hair went through sever damage due to the constant chemical treatment. She mentioned, “My hair was falling out. Like literally, I would touch my head and hair was falling out. I think my hair was so embarrassed, it didn't want anything to do with my head and said, ‘I'm getting out of here.’”
Fortunately, Ellen revealed that she was able to rectify the issue with an at-home appointment, but she had to take extra caution to prevent further hair damage.

'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' was an American first-run syndicated talk show that was hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. On the show, Ellen DeGeneres used to talk to celebrities and interacted with the audience in her own inimitable way, besides witnessing performances by comedic, musical and cinematic personalities. The show ran for nineteen seasons from September 8, 2003, to May 26, 2022, in which it broadcast 3,339 episodes.

Ellen’s lifestyle change comes two years after ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ finale episode that aired in mid 2022. ‘The Ellen Show’ aired for 19 seasons and concluded in May, 2022. The show came to a close following toxic workplace accusations made against the host in 2020. In her July 2024 Netflix comedy special, "Ellen’s Last Stand…Up" tour, the comedian and talk show host addressed the controversy and announced her departure from show business, and said, “Let me catch you up on what’s been going on with me since you last saw me. I got chickens. Oh yeah, and I got kicked out of show business for being mean.” She later announced she would not return to fame, declaring, “This is the last time you’re going to see me. After my Netflix special, I’m done.”