After 19 seasons, Ellen DeGeneres signed off from her talk show yesterday. The Ellen DeGeneres Show’s final episode kicked off with the opening from her very first show, back in September 2003, before flashing back through the openings from all 19 seasons. Ellen closed out the show by thanking her staff, notably executive producers Mary Connelly and Andy Lassner, as well as her longtime chief of staff, Craig Peralta, before addressing her devoted audience. “If I’ve done anything in the past 19 years, I hope I’ve inspired you to be yourself. Your true, authentic self,” she shared. “And if someone is brave enough to tell you who they are, be brave enough to support them, even if you don’t understand. They’re showing you who they are, and that is the biggest gift anybody can ever give you.” “By opening your heart and your mind, you’re gonna be that much more compassionate. And compassion is what makes the world a better place,” she added. “Thank you so much for being on this journey with me. I feel the love and I send it back to you. Bye.”
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