Ellen DeGeneres Debuts Gray Hair Transformation After Return From U.K.

Ellen DeGeneres is back on her old stomping grounds.

Two months after making headlines with her and wife Portia de Rossi‘s reported move to England, the former talk show host was spotted stepping out in Montecito, Calif., where the couple had sold off multiples homes last year.

While the seaside town is familiar territory for Ellen, she looked almost unrecognizable with gray hair during the Jan. 14 outing. However, the comedian stuck to her casual style, sporting a dark pullover, blue jeans and white sneakers.

So, does this stateside sighting mean Ellen is making a return to Hollywood? Not quite.

“This is the last time you’re going to see me,” she told the crowd in July during a comedy show in Santa Rosa, Calif., per SFGate. “After my Netflix special, I’m done.”

And in her For Your Approval special, released in September, the comedian addressed her fallout from the public spotlight amid allegations of a toxic work environment at The Ellen DeGeneres Show.