Watch Jennifer Aniston get extra emotional over Ellen’s final season as she remembers the gift she brought as the show’s very first guest.
The Morning Show star is helping to kick off the final season of The Ellen DeGeneres Show next week, and according to a new sneak peek, she barely makes it to her seat before the tissues come out.
“What the hell?” she says as she sits down. “This isn’t supposed to be emotional. God dang it!”
Jennifer, as she explains, hasn’t “been out” in two years, and thinks the last time she was on a talk show in person was when she guest hosted in early 2020. And not only that, but Jen was the talk show’s first guest ever back in 2003, so clearly the show holds a special place in her heart.
However, she’s got a little bone to pick with her friend. When Jen appeared on the first show in 2003, she gifted Ellen with a welcome mat that said “Welcome.” Ellen put it on the side of the stage, and promised she’d keep it there forever.
Ellen’s farewell season kicks off on Monday, Sept. 13 with Jimmy Kimmel and NICU nurses from Ochsner Baptist Hospital in New Orleans to talk about Hurricane Ida. Jennifer’s interview will air Tuesday, Sept. 14, and the first week will also feature interviews with Kim Kardashian, Tiffany Haddish, Imagine Dragons and Charli and Dixie D’Amelio.
