Ellen Degeneres Touches Down In Sydney

[icyfroth]

All Sydney is agog today with Ellen's visit:

ELLEN DeGeneres and her crew have checked into her penthouse suite in Sydney's prestigious Intercontinental Hotel.

The US TV talk show host earlier arrived at Sydney Airport to the delight of hundreds of screaming Aussie fans.

The US talkshow queen stopped to groove along with the "Ellen choir" as she walked into the international arrivals lounge with wife, Portia.

Ellen stopped and chatted to fans before being swept into waiting black vans swamped by her fans.

Even embattled Prime Minister Julia Gillard got in on the act.

Ms Gillard tweeted: "Welcome to Australia @TheEllenShow. Hope you get to see as much as possible of our beautiful country. JG"

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/ellen-degeneres-checks-into-intercontinental-hotel-in...

There's a fair bit going on in Sydney this weekend. 

The new Greenpeace ship "Rainbow Warrior" is in Sydney on Sunday, on her "Save the Barrier Reef" tour. As a Greenpeace supporter I would have loved to go on board for a look, but we will be travelling out of Sydney this Sunday. Bad planning 😞

I believe Sir Bob Geldof is also gracing us with his presence, I heard him interviewed on the radio this morning. 

[soul_art]

much better than a tree and a bunch of leaves I bet !

[joz*garage]

t is a big deal joz Hmpf!

well, i must admit i didnt know you could navigate that way, but i doubt i'd ever use it

[*new2vintage]

Ellen Degenerate ?

[vampire-teddy]

i like ellen and portia.  i think ellen has certainly helped the cause for acceptance for G& L people.  she has her own personal tour guide in portia.  these visit by top celebrities must also do wonders for Australian tourism because it shows others how beautiful our country is.

[azureline**]

My nephew has been at the Opera House for 2 hours already, waiting to see her at 12.

[clair.de.lune]

They're going to a pub in Geelong, apparently.... I wonder which one?