Ellen DeGenereswouldn’t change a thing in her past — the good or the bad.
On Sunday, the talk show host, 61, was awarded theCarol Burnett Awardat theGolden Globesin Los Angeles, a lifetime achievement honor for contributions to television.
The recognition meant a lot to DeGeneres, who reflected on her life’s journey leading up to the big win.
“I think that I’m really happy for every single thing that happened in my life,” she told reporters after her acceptance speech. “I’m happy for the people that didn’t support me, I’m happy for the times that were the hardest times of my life, because I feel like that’s what makes you, you know?”
DeGeneres, who has hosted her populardaytime seriessince 2003, said the ups and downs in her life built her character and defined her.
“If everything is easy, you don’t really have anything to compare it to,” she said. “I’m really grateful for all the hard times, all the things that didn’t work out the way I wanted them to work out, and I feel bad for people that have everything working all the time, because that’s just not life.”
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She added: “Life doesn’t work that way so I’m just grateful for my journey — and, of course,my husband Mark.”
The fictitious spouse “Mark” who the comedian — who is married to Portia de Rossi — referred to is a callback to heracceptance speechearlier in the evening, during which DeGeneres winked at her own trailblazing efforts in LGBTQ representation.
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Saturday Night LivestarKate McKinnonpresented DeGeneres with the award,holding back tearsas she shared how much the comedian helped her process her own sexual identity as a young person.
“In 1997, when Ellen’s sitcom was at the height of its popularity, I was in my mother’s basement lifting weights in front of the mirror thinking, ‘Am I gay?’ And I was. And I still am. But that’s a very scary thing to suddenly know about yourself,” McKinnon, 36, laughed.
The 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony aired live on NBC from the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 5.
source: people.com
