Ellen DeGeneres admits she lost self-esteem after losing a TV show – World

Ellen DeGeneres was the queen of talk shows on American television, after Oprah Winfrey. But the actress turned presenter, and one of the most popular, fell out of favor after the toxic environment behind the scenes of ‘Ellen’ was revealed. The format ended in 2022.

Now, Ellen DeGeneres talks for the first time about climbing to the moon and crashing down with a bang. During a stand up comedy performance last week, she said that the program’s abrupt end ruined her self-esteem. But the actress blames sexism for the way she ended up criticized.

“This industry goes to extremes. People either adore and idolize us or hate us, and the latter make more noise”, he assumed, quoted by ‘Rolling Stone’. “It’s the second time I’ve been fired from show business”, she assures, also referring to the first time she found herself without work after coming out of the closet, in the 90s.

“I couldn’t do anything to think it wasn’t personal. I just thought this wasn’t how I wanted to end my career,” he said. She added: “I’m making jokes about what happened, but I’m really devastated.”