After 19 seasons, Ellen DeGeneres ended her show and shifted focus to animal conservation, completing the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund campus in Rwanda. During the pandemic, she contracted COVID-19 and experienced unexpected severe back pain, a symptom not widely recognized at the time. Ellen recovered fully and later highlighted how reduced mobility during illness or work-from-home setups may worsen back pain. Studies have shown a rise in back issues during the pandemic, though such pain can stem from various causes like flu, pneumonia, or muscle strain, not just COVID.
P3. ‘Incredibly painful,’ says Ellen DeGeneres. ‘I had no idea that was a symptom.’
