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As Ellen DeGeneres end Last remaining episode of her talk show, she celebrated the 25th anniversary of her coming out. On Thursday (April 28) The Ellen DeGeneres Showthe LGBTQ+ icon shed tears after she showed a video of the upcoming moment, telling the audience she shed tears remembering the impact she had all these years ago .
I wanted to share this moment with my audience after watching a clip of my upcoming episode. pic.twitter.com/wtC0YNMnPR
– Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) April 28, 2022
“Just have to say I’m so moved that you forget that doing something to me is selfish – everyone around me is making money off of me and thinking it’s the wrong decision because they’re still making money from me. . — and you forget when you do something, it affects a lot of other people,” she explains. Ellen then went on to say that she understands how she has helped change people’s lives, acknowledging it’s more important to her than having a successful career.
On the cover of TIME Magazine on April 14, 1997, Ellen stepped out into the world. Two weeks later, her character in the sitcom Ellen also appeared as a lesbian in an episode titled “The Puppy Episode”, turning 25 years old on April 30.
“When I showed up, people warned me it would ruin my career, and they were right for a while,” Ellen said in her opening monologue. “Actually, exactly three years, I lost my career. But look at me now”.
25 years ago, I went out into the world today on an episode of my sitcom. pic.twitter.com/kV8iPihjHG
– Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) April 28, 2022
“It really shows you the importance of who you really are and how important it is to accept others as they really are,” she continued, before adding some signature humour. mine. “I didn’t see a lot of people like me on television as a kid – Peppermint Patty of course,” she jokes, referring to the Peanuts character. “As soon as I saw those sensible shoes, I knew. The creator says she’s not a lesbian, but sorry.”
Ellen later expressed gratitude for the success she found with the daytime format. “Many people don’t think this show will be successful because I’m openly gay, and you’ve proven them wrong,” she told the audience. “This job has been one of the greatest honors of my life, and thank you for inviting me to your home for 19 years, and accepting me for who I am.”
“I am so grateful that I have this platform to not only give a voice to the gay community but also to all those who feel like they are not being seen,” she added. “That’s what I’m most proud of. From the bottom of my heart, I say thank you.”
