Ellen DeGeneres Forks Out $14.3 Million To Buy Back Her Former Californian Mansion

Ellen DeGeneres might be famous for her several TV shows and career in the limelight, but it seems the talk show host and comedian can’t help but spend her money on several properties. Now, Ellen DeGeneres has forked out $14.3 million to buy back her former Californian mansion.

Of course, this is just one of the many homes the star has to her name, but what made her head back to somewhere she had already put on the market? It seems some people can’t let go of the past - and know there is a reason they fell in love with somewhere in the first place.

Ellen DeGeneres was left feeling nostalgic

Have you ever lived in a house that you want to keep as yours for the rest of your life? While some of us are lucky enough to hold onto these gems, others have to face the music and learn how to say goodbye. It seemed that Ellen DeGeneres was one of the latter. That was until recent developments meant that she could take a step back in time to the days of 2017 when Ellen was living in Rancho San Leandro. 

She decided to cut all ties with Los Angeles

In May 2021, it was announced that ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ was in its final season. The show is set to end in the last half of 2021, leaving many fans wondering if the star of it all has another project up her sleeve. Whatever the case, it seems that Ellen DeGeneres is cutting ties with Los Angeles as she hopes to rekindle days gone by. How? Ellen has recently sold her Beverly Hills mansion for $45 million, leaving her with a small profit from the $42.5 million she paid in 2019.

Ellen DeGeneres made a considerable profit

In 2017, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi spent a whopping $7.2 million on Rancho San Leandro, a home they seemed to fall in love with. However, the passion didn’t last as the couple spent the next year renovating the Californian mansion before flipping it for $11 million in May 2018. Sean Rad, the co-founder of Tinder, was the one lucky enough to get his hands on the property but put it up for sale in 2019 for $12.7 million. 

The mansion comes with plenty of space

Although Sean Rad put the mansion up for sale, few buyers were interested in the Californian estate. Instead, Ellen Degeneres forked out $14.3 million to buy back her former home. It seems that Ellen couldn’t stay away, especially given that she sold the mansion less than four years before buying it back. Thankfully, Ellen has got a lot for her money, as the single-story mansion comes with one bedroom and one bathroom spread over 3,100-square-feet. 

There are extensive grounds

It’s not just the mansion itself that caught Ellen DeGeneres’ eye in the first place. It turns out the ranch also comes with around six acres and several outbuildings. The home is found along a private drive and was built back in the 1850s. The courtyard is just one of the many features that make the outside space at Rancho San Leandro so appealing.

Ellen DeGeneres seems to know what she likes, as the comedian was willing to pay a staggering $14.3 million to buy back her former Californian mansion. Thankfully, she hasn’t had to live without the home for long.