Ellen DeGeneres didn’t win the primary impression rose from Ali Fedotowsky.
“The Bachelorette” alums Fedotowsky and Kaitlyn Bristowe obtained candid about the comic whereas on the latter’s “Off the Vine” podcast final month.
“Did you ever meet Ellen DeGeneres? Was she nice or no?” Bristowe, 39, requested, to which Fedotowsky, 40, responded, “She made me feel pretty not great.”
Elaborating on her encounter with DeGeneres, the mom-of-two clarified, “It’s not that she was mean, per se, she just made me feel stupid.”
Fedotowsky recalled her look on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” which began shaky earlier than the interview even started.
“I was so excited to be on the show. I don’t think she’s a bad person, I just think that sometimes when you do a job like that all day every single day for years, you’re just kind of over it. One, she’s talking to people who are crafted,” the truth star defined.
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Noting her place on the discuss present was that of a younger woman in her twenties, Fedotowsky continued, “Here I am, this 24-year-old, famous for no reason, [I come] on her show, she’s probably like, I’ve got to talk to one of these idiots again.”
“I went on the show and I was dancing, you know how everyone comes out dancing? I was trying to be funny and personable. Instead of laughing with me, she was laughing at me. You know what I mean? So, I felt really stupid.”
Regardless of Fedotowsky not revealing which episode she’s referring to, clips have resurfaced on-line.
One video, specifically, is from a 2010 interview and features a portion the place DeGeneres jokingly asks the ABC vet if she’s “drunk” throughout their chat.
The comic hosted “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” for 19 seasons, from its begin in 2003 to its controversial finish in 2023. Rumors of a poisonous work atmosphere ran rampant over the previous few years, which precipitated the present to go off-air earlier than its twentieth season.
Final 12 months, within the closing stand-up particular of her profession, DeGeneres touched on the controversies, claiming she was “kicked out of show business” after studies alleged the star wasn’t as pleasant in actual life as her on-air persona.
“Yeah, the ‘be kind’ girl wasn’t kind, that was the headline. Here’s the problem, I’m a comedian who got a talk show and I ended the show every day by saying, ‘Be kind to one another,’” she mentioned. “Had I ended my show by saying, ‘Go f–k yourselves,’ people would’ve been pleasantly surprised to find out I’m kind.”
Earlier than her particular, DeGeneres additionally shared she was “done” with fame.
“This is the last time you’re going to see me. After my Netflix special, I’m done,” she mentioned throughout her comedy present in Santa Rosa, Calif., in July.
When a fan requested if she’ll voice Dory in “Finding Nemo” and “Finding Dory” once more, she replied, “No, I’m going bye-bye, remember.”
Not solely did DeGeneres step out of the highlight, however she additionally moved throughout the pond together with her spouse, Portia de Rossi.
The couple just lately bought a property within the Cotswolds, about two hours outdoors of London, and are allegedly making an attempt to settle there completely following Donald Trump’s election win.
