United Kingdom, Feb. 6 -- Ellen DeGeneres isn't leaving the UK.

Although the 68-year-old TV star and her wife, Portia de Rossi, 53, recently splashed out on a $27.4 million home in Montecito, California, the couple have no plans to leave rural England where they settled in 2024.

A source told Us Weekly: "They are still planning to live full-time in the UK but will spend a few months of the year in Montecito."

Ellen and Portia - who have been married since 2008 - swapped the US for the Cotswolds in 2024, after contemplating a move for some time.

A source previously told Us Weekly: "They had visited before and looked at homes but weren't sure when they would do it. When they found the right place, they jumped on it."

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