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The talk show host spoke to The Hollywood Reporter saying the upcoming 19th season will be its last.

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00:00Ellen DeGeneres is signing off of Daytime.

00:03The talk show host spoke to The Hollywood Reporter,

00:05saying that The Ellen Show's upcoming 19th season will be its last.

00:09Discussing the move publicly for the first time, she told THR,

00:13when you're a creative person, you constantly need to be challenged.

00:16And as great as this show is, and as fun as it is, it's just not a challenge anymore.

00:20The decision which fell to DeGeneres is said to have been several years in the making,

00:24saying, I was going to stop after season 16.

00:27That was going to be my last season.

00:29They wanted to sign for four more years.

00:31And adding, that's been the plan all along.

00:34And everyone kept saying, even when I signed, you know, that's going to be 19.

00:38Don't you want to just go to 20? It's a good number.

00:40So is 19.

00:42Throughout the years, The Ellen DeGeneres Show has been widely praised for delivering a mid-date jolt of joy

00:46with its mix of dancing, games, nearly $70 million in charitable donations,

00:52and more than $300 million in audience giveaways.

00:55However, despite many successful years of The Ellen Show under her belt,

00:58this past year was not without its own controversy.

01:01The show was hit with toxic workplace allegations in a July 2020 BuzzFeed News expose,

01:07which prompted an internal investigation and the dismissal of key executives.

01:11Of the allegations, the host said,

01:12it, quote, destroyed me, but added, it was not the reason for her stepping down from daytime.

01:17It almost impacted the show.

01:19It was very hurtful to me.

01:20I mean, very.

01:21But if I was quitting the show because of that, I wouldn't have come back this season.

01:25DeGeneres also has plans to speak to her fans more in-depth about her departure.

01:30The host is set to sit down with longtime pal and daytime predecessor Oprah Winfrey

01:34to discuss the news on Ellen's May 13th show.

01:37For an in-depth look at this story, head to the article on THR.com.

01:40For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.