Ellen DeGeneresis considering leaving her hit daytime talk show,The Ellen DeGeneres Show.In a new interview with theNew York Times,the comedian, 60, opens up about her future atEllen —and the conflicting advice she’s getting from her wifePortia de Rossiand her brother Vance DeGeneres.According to theTimes,DeGeneres recently took the option to extend her contract until the summer of 2020, although she had been close to declining. While Vance thinks that his sister should continue the show because she plays a positive, unifying role in today’s socio-political climate, de Rossi wants DeGeneres to spread her creative wings.“[De Rossi] gets mad when my brother tells me I can’t stop,” DeGeneres tells theTimes.Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.Vance and Ellen DeGeneres in 1995.Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImageDe Rossi — whocelebrated 15 yearswith DeGeneres in December — believes her wife should explore more outlets for her comedy.“I just think she’s such a brilliant actress and standup that it doesn’t have to be this talk show for her creativity,” de Rossi tells theTimes. “There are other things she could tackle.”“I don’t see the end of her show as her career ending,” she adds.ShutterstockRELATED VIDEO: Ashton Kutcher Responds toEllen DeGeneresJokingly Shaming His Son, 2, for Getting CarriedFor now, DeGeneresis returning to stand-up comedyin her Netflix specialRelatable— her first special sinceHere and Nowon HBO in 2003. The Netflix special drops on Dec. 18.“I wanted to show all of me,” DeGeneres says. “The talk show is me, but I’m also playing a character of a talk-show host. There’s a tiny, tiny bit of difference.”“She’s just a bit more complicated than she appears on the show,” de Rossi agrees. “There’s more range of emotion.“
Ellen DeGeneresis considering leaving her hit daytime talk show,The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
In a new interview with theNew York Times,the comedian, 60, opens up about her future atEllen —and the conflicting advice she’s getting from her wifePortia de Rossiand her brother Vance DeGeneres.
According to theTimes,DeGeneres recently took the option to extend her contract until the summer of 2020, although she had been close to declining. While Vance thinks that his sister should continue the show because she plays a positive, unifying role in today’s socio-political climate, de Rossi wants DeGeneres to spread her creative wings.
“[De Rossi] gets mad when my brother tells me I can’t stop,” DeGeneres tells theTimes.
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Vance and Ellen DeGeneres in 1995.Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage
De Rossi — whocelebrated 15 yearswith DeGeneres in December — believes her wife should explore more outlets for her comedy.
“I just think she’s such a brilliant actress and standup that it doesn’t have to be this talk show for her creativity,” de Rossi tells theTimes. “There are other things she could tackle.”
“I don’t see the end of her show as her career ending,” she adds.
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RELATED VIDEO: Ashton Kutcher Responds toEllen DeGeneresJokingly Shaming His Son, 2, for Getting Carried
For now, DeGeneresis returning to stand-up comedyin her Netflix specialRelatable— her first special sinceHere and Nowon HBO in 2003. The Netflix special drops on Dec. 18.
“I wanted to show all of me,” DeGeneres says. “The talk show is me, but I’m also playing a character of a talk-show host. There’s a tiny, tiny bit of difference.”
“She’s just a bit more complicated than she appears on the show,” de Rossi agrees. “There’s more range of emotion.“
source: people.com
