Ellen Degeneres’ new mansion in the United Kingdom — the one she and her “wife” Portia de Rossi — fled to after President Trump won the election has now flooded.
The 43-acre estate, which cost several million dollars, in Cotswolds, England was hit by severe flooding caused by overflowing from a nearby river during a heavy storm.
Here’s what we know:
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NEW: Ellen DeGeneres’ UK mansion hit by floods just weeks after she fled the United States following Trump’s win.
According to the Daily Mail, DeGeneres’ 43-acre, multimillion dollar property is “swamped” from raging floods.
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The New York Post reported:
Their dreams are drenched.
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi’s English farmhouse has flooded following torrential rain, a bombshell new report claims.
ADVERTISEMENTThe couple recently purchased a multi-million pound property in the Cotswolds, about two hours outside of London, and are allegedly attempting to settle there permanently following Donald Trump’s election win.
But the 43-acre grounds are now underwater after the River Thames broke its banks in the wake of Storm Bert earlier this week, the Daily Mail reports.
Numerous roads in the Cotswolds have been left impassable after being saturated in five feet of water
Many locals are trapped in their homes, with one resident who lives near the couple telling the outlet: “The flood waters are rising by the hour. This is the worst I have seen it in years.”
The flooding comes after DeGeneres and de Rossi reportedly relocated to England in the wake of Trump’s presidential election victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.
Sources previously told the Wrap that DeGeneres and de Rossi packed up and moved to the UK and are gearing up to put their Montecito, Calif., mansion on the market to start afresh abroad.
The duo, who wed in 2008, will likely “never” return to the US on a permanent basis, one source claimed.
Separate insiders told TMZ that the duo decided to “get the hell out” of the country immediately following the president-elect’s victory, which left them feeling “very disillusioned.”
Apparently, Ellen loved the quaint farmhouse estate so much that she was prepared to overpay — by a whopping $2.5 million!
Daily Mail added:
Ellen DeGeneres’s new life in the quaint English countryside has gone dramatically wrong – after her dream home was swamped by astonishing flooding just days after she moved in.
The talk show superstar is living in an idyllic multi-million pound farmhouse in the Cotswolds after deciding to emigrate from the US in protest at Donald Trump’s election win.
But rather than enjoying a pastoral retreat, Ellen, 66, and her wife Portia De Rossi, 51, have been left at the mercy of raging floods which have engulfed their new multi-million pound mansion, MailOnline can reveal.
Dramatic images show the couple’s 43-acre property in the Cotswolds has become swamped in a torrent of flood water following the devastating impact of Storm Bert.
The couple were left virtually marooned just days after moving into their new home after a tributary of the River Thames which runs beside the property broke its banks.
It came after the area was battered by days of torrential rain and winds of up to 80mph.
Roads surrounding the hideaway have been left impassable after being deluged in five feet of water – leaving locals trapped in their homes.
One stricken resident who lives near the couple said: ‘The flood waters are rising by the hour. This is the worst I have seen it in years.’
ADVERTISEMENTThe dramatic scenes must seem a far cry from the life the couple left behind in sunny California.
According to US media, Ellen and wife Portia – who donated money to Kamala Harris’s doomed campaign – decided to ‘get the hell out’ after Trump’s election victory, apparently vowing to never go back.
They are said to have ‘fallen in love’ with the picturesque estate set in acres of rolling Cotswold countryside which also includes a helicopter pad and swimming pool.
And it appears they were so keen to make a quick getaway and land their dream property that they were prepared to pay £2.5 million more than the asking price.
Originally built as a farmhouse, it was converted into a modern luxury home more than 15 years ago but still retains its old-world charm, with the outlying barns connected to the main building via glazed passageways.
In total there are six bedrooms, and four bathrooms and council records show the previous owner installed an eco-friendly heat pump to supply heating to the house and pool.
There is also a five bay garage and a separate one bedroom cottage.
All I can say is: hope you got flood insurance!
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