Ellen DeGeneres says she misses TV and considers UK work

Ellen DeGeneres said she misses television and is thinking about doing something on British screens, but did not announce a programme or confirm plans for a return. Speaking on The Graham Norton Show, the comedian said she had little happening professionally and missed working with writers and an audience. She added that she thinks about doing work in the UK, then joked that getting on television there seemed easy, pointing to programmes about pottery, sewing and people watching television. Her remarks signal interest rather than a confirmed project. She did not identify a broadcaster, format or production plan. DeGeneres ended her long-running daytime programme, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, in 2022 after 19 seasons. The show had faced allegations of a toxic workplace in 2020; the claims were allegations, not findings established in the interview. DeGeneres also reflected on the reception to her coming out as a lesbian in 1997, when her sitcom character came out as well. She said she felt honoured by the positive response in London, contrasting it with the reaction in the United States. The comments offered a personal account of that period and did not include a new announcement...