Ellen Degeneres returned to TV on Monday (April 6, 2020) in a bid to keep her staff employed during the coronavirus lockdown.
The Finding Dory star hosted the long-running The Ellen DeGeneres Show from her living room, joking that all the other areas of her home were “filled with toilet paper”.
She started the show with a few words of comfort and a special message to her TV team. “I wanted to start doing my new show as soon as possible, because it’s really for people who are stuck at home, especially my staff and crew,” the 62-year-old star said. “I love them, I miss them, and the best thing I can do to support them is keep the show on the air. “I’ve always wanted to have this show as a distraction, as a break from whatever’s going on out