Ellen Degeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, have just flipped another million-dollar home, pushing their total of owned, and sold, properties over twenty. Since moving to the United Kingdom after President Donald Trump’s re-election in 2024, citing political disillusionment as the motivation, the couple has continued the to grow their net worth through real estate investment.
In what’s slowly becoming a significant business venture for the couple, this house flip will net them $10 million in revenue if their property Cotswold Estate, Kitesbridge Farm, sells for its newly listed price of $30 million.
A McMansion in the UK
The property, purchased by Degeneres and de Rossi in spring 2024, was only occupied briefly. The Cotswold region contains extensive history, with evidence of early prehistoric settlements. The architecture is particularly characterized by local materials and stone walls, which was drawn on in the renovations, though they added modern tinges like glass walkways between the buildings. The estate occupies 43-acres, with 16,600 square feet of living space across multiple buildings. There’s a six bedroom main house originating from the 18th century, and a two bedroom guest house, along with a gym and fitness center, heated 5-car garage, and an exclusive “party barn” that comes specially designed with its own pub.
The property was transformed in just four months, with a team of 70 workers racing ahead of the originally projected 18-month timeline to secure a fast and lucrative turnaround for Degeneres and de Rossi.The move was allegedly motivated by a need for more facilities and pastures to satisfy de Rossi’s horses, according to a statement from Sotheby’s.
Real estate Californian capital
The couple is no stranger to house flipping. They’ve been buying and renovating properties since 2003, using their combined net-worth of over $550 million to make lucrative decisions to better their properties. Before the move abroad, they were buying and selling properties in the US However, earlier this year their final American property sold for $5.2 million just days after its listing, netting them a profit of $2.3 million compared to its purchase for $2.9 million in 2020.
Though the sale in early 2025 marks the end of their American real estate holdings, Degeneres and de Rossi have earned profits in the tens of millions from their property flipping efforts. Degeneres has been explicit about her efforts as well, explaining that it’s her own form of vacation since she can’t often travel. She explains her infatuation with the fact that “…the scenery changes though I stay in the same general area. Only in a new place with a new perspective,” in a People magazine interview from 2023.
Over the last 22 years, Degeneres has spent a reported $450 million to achieve these property increases, demonstrating the necessity of investment money to build a real estate empire. Drawing on the funds accrued by her talk show empire and other investments, plus supplemental income from de Rossi following their 2008 marriage, Degeneres’ perpetual growth in net worth seems to be an unstoppable force.
Blunders and buyouts
The real estate empire that’s been slowly evolving under the couple’s nurturing couldn’t have flourished at a more necessary time. In 2021, The Ellen Show officially ended after 19 seasons. While Degeneres cited a lack of creative challenges, the public was sent reeling after various workers from the show described workplace bullying and abuse while employed. Then, Degeneres debuted a new comedy special in 2024 where she got candid about her past and said a farewell to comedy, though it received mixed reviews based on a failing to acknowledge her employee’s statements or facilitate a sense or responsibility.
The talk show star has sworn off public life, now, and moved to the English countryside. This move not only offers her an opportunity to avoid the public eye and gossip, but it seems there’s an entirely new market of properties ripe for renovations to continue to support the couple. Whether it’s in the US or the UK, Degeneres and de Rossi continue to prove the lucrative opportunities present in the real estate market. That is, if you have the money to create new value.
