A teary-eyed Ellen DeGeneres bid farewell to her daytime audience of 19 seasons on the final episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show by asking everyone to “be your true authentic self” and to show compassion to others so the world can become a better place.After visiting with guests Jennifer Aniston, Billie Eilish and Pink, DeGeneres wrapped the final episode of her eponymous talk show, which taped in late April ahead of airing Thursday, with a heartfelt plea. “If someone is brave enough to tell you who they are, be brave enough to support them even if you don’t understand,” she said, choking up. “They are showing you who they are and that’s the biggest gift anybody can ever give you.
By opening your heart and your mind, you are going to be that much more compassionate. Compassion is what makes the world a better place. ”The final episode opened with video snippets from past seasons that showed the always jubilant host greeting her studio audience.
DeGeneres then made her final entrance to a standing and cheering crowd that included her wife Portia de Rossi and several family members.“Welcome to our very last show.
I walked out here 19 years ago and I said this is the start of a relationship. And today is not the end of a relationship, it’s more of a little break,” DeGeneres told the crowd. “You can see other talk shows now.
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