Daytime TV host Ellen DeGeneres is definitely living up to her name!
Recently celebrating her 60th birthday, rather than being the one surprised with gifts, it was DeGeneres the one to pull out the mind-blowing gifts.
Those lucky enough to be part of the audience for the host’s 60th birthday celebration on The Ellen DeGeneres Show received the biggest prize she has ever handed out: a whopping $1 million.
“There’s no better way for me to celebrate my birthday than to share it with people like you,” said the host and added, “everybody in the audience is here for a special reason. All season long, I partnered with Cheerios to encourage people to do ‘One Million Acts of Good’ and if you’re here in my audience, you helped us reach that goal.”
A comedian at heart, DeGeneres did have some fun with her audience of do-gooders at first, telling them that a “special surprise gift” is waiting for those with a Cheerios box under their seat. As it happened, everyone in the audience had one.
“You’re all gonna share this gift. It’s the biggest gift I have ever given anybody ever, and I hope you continue to pay it forward and share all the good. Hold on to your Cheerios because all of you are splitting $1 million!”
Not too shabby for an afternoon spent on the Ellen DeGeneres Show.
