Looks like Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are picking up right where they left off in the U.S.—only now, they’re flipping multimillion-dollar estates in the Cotswolds instead of Montecito. Just months after snapping up a dreamy 43-acre estate in England’s celeb-loved countryside, the couple is putting it back on the market for a cool $30 million with Andrew Barnes of United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty. That’s right: they bought it, overhauled it, lived in it for about a month, and now they’re moving on.
The rural property, tucked down a long private driveway and known as Kitesbridge Farm, blends 18th-century charm with sleek, modern updates. Think rustic stone walls and soaring ceilings alongside sculptural forms and tons of natural light, all wrapped around a central courtyard.
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The secluded stone farmhouse was given a total overhaul in just 10 weeks.
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The main house has six bedrooms, including a luxe primary suite with marble finishes, two dressing rooms, and French doors that open to a private garden. There’s also a giant eat-in kitchen, a handful of grand yet cozy sitting rooms, and a separate guest cottage for friends, staff, or whoever’s lucky enough to get an invite.
Atop the five-car heated garage, a massive room has been converted into a casual entertainment space complete with its own bar. There’s also an indoor pool, a full gym, a kitchen garden, and even a helicopter shed among the pastoral, naturalistic landscape.
Spacious reception rooms open to the naturalistic gardens.
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The former talk show host and her actress wife bought the estate last June for about $20 million, reportedly paying more than $3 million above the asking price. Skilled and serial renovators, they wasted no time making it their own—bringing in 70 workers and finishing a soup-to-nuts renovation in just 10 weeks, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Why sell so soon after such a rapid and Herculean effort? According to DeGeneres, it all came down to horses. The couple decided to relocate to the U.K. after the 2024 election and quickly realized their four-legged family members needed more space than Kitesbridge Farm. “When we decided to live here full time, we knew that Portia couldn’t live without her horses,” DeGeneres told the newspaper. “We needed a home that had a horse facility and pastures for them.”
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The fireside primary suite includes two dressing rooms.
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So, they upgraded. Their new place—just 30 minutes away—is a sprawling, ultramodern compound in Oxfordshire, with Japanese-inspired landscaping and all the space their herd could want. It’s a major departure from the cozy English farmhouse vibe of Kitesbridge, but it checks all their boxes.
DeGeneres recently spilled the beans at a speaking event in Cheltenham with the British broadcaster Richard Bacon, telling the crowd: “We decided we needed a different house, and now we’re selling that house. If anyone wants a beautiful stone farmhouse—it’s available!”
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Source: Luxury - robbreport.com
