Los Angeles: Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres struggled to hold back tears as she face-timed with media mogul Oprah Winfrey to discuss the Montecito mudslides that have brought deadly destruction to their neighbourhood in Santa Barbara County, California. The death toll from mudslides stands at 17. DeGeneres, 59, became emotional during an episode of her daytime talk show as she shared how she and her wife Portia de Rossi were forced to evacuate from their home, reports people.com.
"This room is always so full of positivity and love and today I really need it. So many times over the past 15 years people have come up to me and say to me that when they're going through a tough time this show helps them through it. Today, I need you because there's a lot going on in my life right now," she told the audience and viewers.
Winfrey too shared with the studio audience what her own home looks like, reports people.com.