Rumors have been swirling that beloved daytime talk show host Ellen Degeneres is secretly “mean” after several former employees came forward last week to share their war stories. Now, beauty vlogger Nikkie de Jager has joined the chorus.
The Dutch vlogger recently shared about her experience appearing on Ellen’s show on De Wereld Draait Door in the Netherlands.
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De Jager visited Ellen’s show back in January, where she talked about her viral coming out video.
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When asked by host Matthijs van Nieuwkerk what it was like meeting the iconic comedian, de Jager seemed to hint that DeGeneres wasn’t as friendly as she was expecting.
“It’s really nice that you came over and said hello to me,” she told van Nieuwkerk. “She didn’t.”
When pressed for details, de Jager chose her words very carefully, saying that going on Ellen’s show felt like “a whole different world.”
“What I’ve experienced here and in other countries [is] that it’s really a whole different world. It’s more distant.”
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Yet despite Ellen’s cool reception, de Jager said it was still a “huge honor” to appear on her show and that she was grateful for being given a platform to talk about being trans.
De Jager’s Dutch interview happened a few weeks ago, but it’s just now making the rounds on Reddit and YouTube controversy/discussion pages.
Ellen has not commented on the “mean” rumors.
Watch de Jager’s appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show below.
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corktownboy
she’s an angry lesbian….aren’t they all?
corktownboy
OK, this gives me a major rethink of the concept. Thank you. I was too impulsive in my blanket statement.
khan72
Do you know all lesbians ?
Den
Are all lesbians angry?
Just asking that implies at least one gay man is a fool and angry at lesbians.
Are all gay men superficial?
Are all gay people perverts?
Are all lesbians manly?
Those are the kinds of questions people like you come up with.
If your interactions with lesbians have been negative, I’m willing to bet it’s because of your bad attitude and low intellect.
yah_sure_youbetcha
I was around to see what lesbians did for gay men in the 80s. I have nothing but respect for them.
Den
Amen!
Lesbians have been among my favorite people and most loyal friends.
ricdardc1
….coming from the Moby Dick side of the GAYquarium, aren’t there Bigger Fish to Fry !
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
Maybe Chris Crocker will come back with a “Leave Ellen Alone” video like he did for Brittany Spears ten years or so ago. In the case of this trans person I say there are TWO sides to every story and I question the timing and motivation of her decision to come forward with this. I had never heard of her but I am not into panties, bras and lipstick either.
Cam
The interesting thing about this, is that unlike what normally happens when a Hollywood person is attacked, there has been zero defense of Ellen from well known people. They may not join in the attack, but the fact that they aren’t out there screaming about how nice Ellen is, is very telling.
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
You know Cam, I too was wondering why Kevin Hart isn’t coming to her rescue. The girls on The View nor The Talk are saying anything either in her defense. Something tells me that Ms. Gurl has pissed off the wrong person/people and is going to regret she didn’t apologize. Were I her partner I would renegotiate our split agreement while the going is hot. Ellen is long overdue for a tell all book.
Cam
@Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
Oh wow! You’re right! I can’t believe that Kevin Hart hasn’t repaid her defense of his homophobia by coming to her defense. How mean do you have to be, to even have people you’ve helped out give you a brush off in a moment of need???
Aires the Ram
Well, given the various and sundry comments about things we see here on Queerty, I’d say that “angry” is not the devine providence of lesbians.