{"id":15074,"date":"2024-12-18T20:50:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T20:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=15074"},"modified":"2024-12-18T20:50:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T20:50:22","slug":"ellen-degeneres-reveals-dark-family-trauma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=15074","title":{"rendered":"Ellen DeGeneres reveals dark family trauma"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, Ellen DeGeneres revealed a dark family secret, hoping her unreserved admission will help others experiencing the same.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The comedian says she wishes she was protected as a vulnerable youngster and is \u201cfurious at people who don\u2019t believe.\u201d \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Louisiana-born Ellen DeGeneres took the spotlight in the late 1970s, hurdling over the bumps that got in her way.<\/p>\n

The talk show host got her big break in 1986 when she performed a stand-up routine on\u00a0The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson<\/em>, which led to more appearances on late-night shows, back-to-back club bookings and roles on TV series.<\/p>\n

From 1989 to 1990, the funnywoman, now 66, landed her first regular small-screen gig as a cast member on the short-lived sitcom\u00a0Open House<\/em>\u00a0and in 1994 she became the star of the comedy series\u00a0These Friends of Mine<\/em>, later renamed\u00a0Ellen<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was laughing out loud when I read the script. I knew what I could do with it,\u201d the popular awards show host told the\u00a0New York Times<\/a>\u00a0 in 1994. \u201cI wanted a show that everybody talks about the next day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Conversation starter<\/h2>\n

Everybody did talk the next day, and every day after. In fact, the conversation was heightened when she came out as a lesbian on\u00a0Ellen<\/em>, and in real life.<\/p>\n

The show was canceled in 1998 and though she was devastated to see it come to an end, she revealed the same year she was in a relationship with actor Anne Heche.<\/p>\n

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