Talk-show tears: ELLEN'S SECOND CHANCE

THE MALIGNED TV HOST PROMISES TO DO BETTER

- Judy Kean

Just months after being accused of being mean to her staff, Ellen DeGeneres has thanked them profusely after winning a top TV award.

The host’s self-titled programme was named best daytime talk show – voted for by the public – at the E! People’s Choice Awards and she didn’t hesitate to express her gratitude towards the 250 people who work on it.

“I’m not only accepting this award for myself, I’m accepting it on the behalf of my amazing crew, my amazing staff, who make this show possible,” Ellen said. “They show up every single day, they give 100 percent of themselves, 100 percent of the time.”