Updated: Ellen DeGeneres is ill and has had to delay her visit Australia next week.
The US star was set to visit Sydney and Melbourne early next week in a highly-publicised tour for Swisse.
A cocktail party was due to take place at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne next Tuesday night.
On Twitter she has said:
Trying to get over a bug before I go to Australia. Nobody wants to be down under the weather.
Between my humidifier & Portia making me tea non-stop, there’s so much steam coming from our house people think we picked the new Pope.
The good thing about being sick is I don’t have to miss one minute of #PopeWatch2013. Back to the Chimney Cam.
A statement from Warner Bros indicates:
“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” will delay its arrival into Australia by a few days while Ellen recovers from the flu.
Ellen will meet her fans in Sydney later next week, and will then head to Melbourne.
More announcements about the trip will be made in coming days.
Swisse has been contacted for comment.
She did tweet today that she was flying out of the States tomorrow so it looks as though its happening.
@Craig: “And if you haven’t heard of Ellen then what cave have you been in the last 10 or more years?”
My ‘cave’? New Zealand, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, India, South Africa, Canada, USA, South America, Italy, UK, UAE, Hawaii, Baltic states …… basically having a life. Well you did ask!
Same here, I don’t watch her every day but if someone I like is on I will watch it. I find her rather funny.
I thought Ellen was one of the highest rating daytime shows here? And if you haven’t heard of Ellen then what cave have you been in the last 10 or more years?
I record them for the interviews, often just FF to the main people I want to see.
Next week re-runs as scheduled on Nine so it will be interesting to see if she comes here late and just stays a few days longer?
Such a lot of publicity for someone with miniscule ratings in Australia. I am not a fan of these cheesey chatty american daytime crappy shows. They make me wanna spew. And what is worse is the way folk and the media fawn all over these mini celebs…ugh….ugh
Who is she?
I have heard of Swisse. Didn’t they supply the Australian Olympic Team? Hmmm.
She has the flu, you can’t fly with the flu, the air pressure can harm your ear drums.
This is all a hoax, she’s already in Melbourne staying in the grand Hyatt.
Yeah I was looking forward to Jennifer Love Hewitt today and Joel McHale Monday.
Maybe Portia de Rossi should have taken over for a few days
Its a shame. Ellen has been in repeats since Wednesday our time. She must be really sick not to do her shows.
Explains the re-run with Kaley yesterday, Halle Berry was meant to be on in a new show. I’m sure she’ll make it, maybe a weeks delay or less since she’s not actually doing any shows from here.
Lol find it so ironic that her Swisse vitamin funded trip has to be delayed due to sickness!
So this is why Arena and Nine have been showing old episodes. I hope she’s still coming.
for the love of god, take some meds and get on the bloody plane. If your well enough to send witty tweets, your well enough travel.
Perhaps she should have taken more Swisse?
She’s not dying. Just get on the plane and suck it up.
Makes you wonder about the efficacy of Swisse.
Uh oh, the logistics involved to put this together would be enormous. Will be a disaster if she doesnt make it. . .
PS good scoop David