01of 09Season 4Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.Gladys Hardy, an 88-year-old viewer, became a fan favorite after the host first called her in Austin for a spirited conversation. “She told me she loved Jesus, but she drank a little. And I thought, ‘Me too,’ " DeGeneres recalls.02of 09Season 5Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.The host (and audience) fell into hysterics when Jeff Corwin’s anaconda wanted to get acquainted with DeGeneres. “I’ll never forget when that snake suddenly wrapped itself around me,” DeGeneres says. “In some states, we would be considered married.“03of 09Season 7"Taylor Swiftwas so easy to scare,” recalls DeGeneres. “All I had to do was rig the bathroom with three cameras, hide in the closet for an hour, wait for her to wander into the bathroom, then jump out and scream! Easy-peasy.“04of 09Season 9Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.When a video of Sophia Grace Brownlee, 8, and Rosie McClelland, 5, rappingNicki Minaj’s “Super Bass” went viral in 2011, DeGeneres brought them on the show to meet the singer: “In this photo I’m thinking, ‘I hope they don’t understand the lyrics.’ “05of 09Season 9Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.Kristen Bell got emotional regaling viewers about meeting a sloth. “She loves sloths so much she would cry at the thought of one,” DeGeneres says. “I have the same reaction when I think about really slow things … like traffic.“06of 09Season 10Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.DeGeneres became known for going all-out with her Halloween costumes, including one as Sofia Vergara, who surprised the host during the show. “You can’t even tell which one is Sofia and which one is me.“07of 09Season 9Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.The host challenged First LadyMichelle Obamato a push-up contest during the show. “She’ll tell you she won,” jokes DeGeneres, whose 20 push-ups lost to Obama’s 25. “But she cheats.“08of 09Season 15Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.“This was when [wife Portia de Rossi] was on my show and gave me the most amazing gift, which has become my campus in Rwanda to save the mountain gorillas,” says DeGeneres. “Either that, or she was telling me she broke the dishwasher again.“09of 09Season 15Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.“I ran into Ryan Gosling’s arms and, somehow, we ended up like this,” says DeGeneres of what became her regular greeting for the actor. “It may look silly, but if you ever get a chance to jump into Ryan Gosling’s arms, I highly recommend it.”
01of 09Season 4Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.Gladys Hardy, an 88-year-old viewer, became a fan favorite after the host first called her in Austin for a spirited conversation. “She told me she loved Jesus, but she drank a little. And I thought, ‘Me too,’ " DeGeneres recalls.
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Season 4
Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.
Gladys Hardy, an 88-year-old viewer, became a fan favorite after the host first called her in Austin for a spirited conversation. “She told me she loved Jesus, but she drank a little. And I thought, ‘Me too,’ " DeGeneres recalls.
02of 09Season 5Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.The host (and audience) fell into hysterics when Jeff Corwin’s anaconda wanted to get acquainted with DeGeneres. “I’ll never forget when that snake suddenly wrapped itself around me,” DeGeneres says. “In some states, we would be considered married.”
02of 09
Season 5
The host (and audience) fell into hysterics when Jeff Corwin’s anaconda wanted to get acquainted with DeGeneres. “I’ll never forget when that snake suddenly wrapped itself around me,” DeGeneres says. “In some states, we would be considered married.”
03of 09Season 7"Taylor Swiftwas so easy to scare,” recalls DeGeneres. “All I had to do was rig the bathroom with three cameras, hide in the closet for an hour, wait for her to wander into the bathroom, then jump out and scream! Easy-peasy.”
03of 09
Season 7
“Taylor Swiftwas so easy to scare,” recalls DeGeneres. “All I had to do was rig the bathroom with three cameras, hide in the closet for an hour, wait for her to wander into the bathroom, then jump out and scream! Easy-peasy.”
04of 09Season 9Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.When a video of Sophia Grace Brownlee, 8, and Rosie McClelland, 5, rappingNicki Minaj’s “Super Bass” went viral in 2011, DeGeneres brought them on the show to meet the singer: “In this photo I’m thinking, ‘I hope they don’t understand the lyrics.’ "
04of 09
Season 9
When a video of Sophia Grace Brownlee, 8, and Rosie McClelland, 5, rappingNicki Minaj’s “Super Bass” went viral in 2011, DeGeneres brought them on the show to meet the singer: “In this photo I’m thinking, ‘I hope they don’t understand the lyrics.’ "
05of 09Season 9Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.Kristen Bell got emotional regaling viewers about meeting a sloth. “She loves sloths so much she would cry at the thought of one,” DeGeneres says. “I have the same reaction when I think about really slow things … like traffic.”
05of 09
Kristen Bell got emotional regaling viewers about meeting a sloth. “She loves sloths so much she would cry at the thought of one,” DeGeneres says. “I have the same reaction when I think about really slow things … like traffic.”
06of 09Season 10Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.DeGeneres became known for going all-out with her Halloween costumes, including one as Sofia Vergara, who surprised the host during the show. “You can’t even tell which one is Sofia and which one is me.”
06of 09
Season 10
DeGeneres became known for going all-out with her Halloween costumes, including one as Sofia Vergara, who surprised the host during the show. “You can’t even tell which one is Sofia and which one is me.”
07of 09Season 9Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.The host challenged First LadyMichelle Obamato a push-up contest during the show. “She’ll tell you she won,” jokes DeGeneres, whose 20 push-ups lost to Obama’s 25. “But she cheats.”
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The host challenged First LadyMichelle Obamato a push-up contest during the show. “She’ll tell you she won,” jokes DeGeneres, whose 20 push-ups lost to Obama’s 25. “But she cheats.”
08of 09Season 15Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.“This was when [wife Portia de Rossi] was on my show and gave me the most amazing gift, which has become my campus in Rwanda to save the mountain gorillas,” says DeGeneres. “Either that, or she was telling me she broke the dishwasher again.”
08of 09
Season 15
“This was when [wife Portia de Rossi] was on my show and gave me the most amazing gift, which has become my campus in Rwanda to save the mountain gorillas,” says DeGeneres. “Either that, or she was telling me she broke the dishwasher again.”
09of 09Season 15Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.“I ran into Ryan Gosling’s arms and, somehow, we ended up like this,” says DeGeneres of what became her regular greeting for the actor. “It may look silly, but if you ever get a chance to jump into Ryan Gosling’s arms, I highly recommend it.”
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“I ran into Ryan Gosling’s arms and, somehow, we ended up like this,” says DeGeneres of what became her regular greeting for the actor. “It may look silly, but if you ever get a chance to jump into Ryan Gosling’s arms, I highly recommend it.”
source: people.com
