Ellen DeGeneres Tests Positive for COVID-19
- Bold Magazine
- Dec 13, 2020
- 2 min read

Ellen DeGeneres has tested positive for COVID-19, the television personality revealed Thursday afternoon. DeGeneres, 62, does not appear to have serious symptoms, but she will be isolating until after the holidays as a precaution.
“Hi Everyone, I wanted to let you all know that I tested positive for COVID-19,” she wrote in a note shared to Twitter. “Fortunately, I’m feeling fine right now. Anyone who has been in contact with me has been notified, and I am following proper CDC guidelines. I’ll see you all again after the holidays. Please stay healthy and safe.”
Since September, DeGeneres has hosted her daytime talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, live from the studio. Guests have appeared both virtually and in person. Yesterday, Hamilton star Leslie Odom Jr. joined DeGeneres in person to present the show’s annual 12 Days of Giveaways event, which was then on its eleventh day.
According to Variety, a spokesperson for Telepictures, The Ellen DeGeneres Show‘s production company, says that production on the daytime show has been “paused” until January. Until then, The Ellen DeGeneres Show will likely air re-runs during its syndicated time slot.
