Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi are still enjoying their time across the pond. A source confirms to Us Weekly that DeGeneres, 68, and de Rossi, 53, purchased a $27.4 million home in Montecito, California, in November 2025. "They are still planning to live full-time in the U.K. but will spend a few months of the year in Montecito," the insider shares of DeGeneres and de Rossi, who tied the knot in 2008. Us Weekly reached out to DeGeneres and de Rossi's reps for comment. What to Know About Ellen DeGeneres' Life in England With Wife Portia DeGeneres and de Rossi relocated to the English countryside in 2024. One year later, DeGeneres opened up about their decision during a live conversation with English broadcaster Richard Bacon. At the time, DeGeneres confirmed that she and de Rossi moved to the U.K. because of President Donald Trump's reelection. While DeGeneres and de Rossi were initially planning on spending three or four months out of the year in the U.K. at a "part-time house," the couple changed their plans. Getty Images "We got here the day before the election and woke up to lots of texts from our friends with crying emojis, and I was like, 'He got in,'" DeGeneres recalled of Trump, 79. "And we're like, 'We're staying here.'" DeGeneres shared that her quieter lifestyle with de Rossi is "absolutely beautiful." Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi Have Moved to England: Report "We're just not used to seeing this kind of beauty. The villages and the towns and the architecture - everything you see is charming and it's just a simpler way of life," DeGeneres said. "It's clean. Everything here is just better - the way animals are treated, people are polite. I just love it here." She continued, "We moved here in November, which was not the ideal time, but I saw snow for the first time in my life. We love it here. Portia flew her horses here, and I have chickens, and we had sheep for about two weeks." In Us' cover story from August 2025, sources shared that DeGeneres' new home - which she and de Rossi bought for a reported $26 million - is 10,000 square-feet and called Hiaven. "It's a different lifestyle for her," an insider said at the time. "She's very chill and in her element." Ellen DeGeneres Confirms Real Reason Why She Moved to the U.K. Permanently The source noted that DeGeneres had been "farming and gardening and taking care of her animals," adding, "Those close to her have never seen her happier." In October 2025, DeGeneres shared a glimpse inside the couple's home via Instagram as their puppy Sport and dog Kid were seen running around the living room. In the clip, DeGeneres showed the ceiling-high windows with a view of the Cotswolds and the living room, which features a large area rug and a glass table. Across from the windows, a dining room table sat in front of a staircase. "Sport teaches Kid how to play. They've finally figured it out. We've all been sad since losing Augie," DeGeneres wrote over the video, referring to the pair's dog who died in May 2025. "Sport has brought so much joy into the house and it makes us so happy to see Kid play again, even though he has a very unique style of play."