Ellen DeGeneres has announced the final episode of her titular talk show is in sight, and she’ll be celebrating with the likes of Kim Kardashian, Michelle Obama and many more.
The 64-year-old comedian has seen over 4,000 guests appear on her Emmy-award winning talk show, but after 19 seasons, the last ever episode will premiere on Thursday May 26.
Considering every single A-lister from Beyonce to Jennifer Aniston has appeared on the programme, it will be ending the same way it started – with a bang!
Channing Tatum, Zac Efron, Serena Williams, Jennifer Garner, Adam Levine, Gwen Stefani, David Letterman and Ellen’s wife Portia de Rossi complete the star-studded line-up.
Confirming the news on social media, the Finding Dory actress shared a compilation of her welcoming Hollywood’s elite along with the caption: ‘My final episode airs on May 26. I’m going to miss this.’
The ending date also marks a year since Ellen confirmed the news to end her talk show, after a string of ‘toxic workplace’ allegations came to light.
The Ellen Show, which made its debut in 2003, was hit with intense backlash in July 2020 as former employees voiced that the set was filled with racism, fear, and intimidation.
Despite the scrutiny that followed, Ellen vowed that the claims made in the summer didn’t contribute to her decision in ending the series.
‘It almost impacted the show. It was very hurtful to me,’ she said.
‘But if I was quitting the show because of that, I wouldn’t have come back this season. So, it’s not why I’m stopping.
‘But it was hard because I was sitting at home, it was summer, and I see a story that people have to chew gum before they talk to me and I’m like, “Okay, this is hilarious,” she added.
The controversial statements reportedly affected her season 18 comeback with an insider telling Mail Online that her ratings have ‘been truly appalling’ since reports emerged over a ‘hostile atmosphere’ behind the scenes.
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The Ellen Show airs weekdays at 2pm on ITV2 and the final episode airs on May 26.
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