Ellen DeGeneres Shows Off Gray Hair Transformation as She Returns to Montecito Following Her U.K. Move

Mar. 15, 2025

Ellen DeGeneres on Jan. 14.Photo:JISH / BACKGRID

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Ellen DeGeneresis embracing her grays.

The former host ofThe Ellen DeGeneres Showrecently returned to Montecito, Calif., and on Jan. 14, she was seen sporting gray hair after growing out her signature blonde locks.

DeGeneres, 66, and wifePortia de Rossirelocated to the U.K. countryside at the end of 2024 afterfinding “a house she loved,” a source told PEOPLE in November. Upon moving to England, it was revealed the DeGeneres had welcomed the hair transformation along with her new locale.

Now that she’s back stateside, it appears the look is here to stay.

Ellen DeGeneres on Jan. 14.JISH / BACKGRID

DeGeneresfirst showed off the mane changein November. In a jointInstagrampost from British pub The Farmer’s Dog and singer-songwriter Natalie Imbruglia, DeGeneres could be seen enjoying an intimate live music performance alongside her wife and friends.

The clip showed Imbruglia and friends singing along to the music before panning to DeGeneres and de Rossi, 51, who waved to the camera. Instead of her signature platinum blonde hair, the comedian was rocking a shorter, darker look, presumably her natural color.

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“They hung out with [Clarkson’s partner, actress] Lisa Hogan and James Blunt, and The Corrs performed at the pub,” a source told PEOPLE at the time of DeGeneres' appearance at the pub.

A real estate insider in California told PEOPLE that the couple sold their estate in the town of Carpinteria in August for $96 million.

source: people.com