The Tour of a Lifetime

Local warbler Katy Perry is launching an iconic world tour with her daughter Daisy Dove in tow.

The 13-time Grammy nominated singer says it is an “adventure together” as they travel the globe.

The Montecito resident says her Lifetimes Tour will be traveling around the U.K. next year and says she loves how London is “so mature.”

The former Dos Pueblos High student will kick off her tour in Mexico in April before jetting to Australia and then performing in the U.K. in October, including London, Glasgow and Birmingham.

Katy has another U.K. engagement on Dec. 8, hosting the Jingle Box Ball at the 02 Arena, a futuristic sci-fi performance.

Movin’ Across the Pond

Montecito comedienne Ellen DeGeneres has made a quick exit from our rarefied enclave, seemingly for good, according to reports.

The 66-year-old TV talk show host has moved to the Cotswolds in rural England, says The Wrap.

DeGeneres and her actress wife Portia de Rossi, 51, are taking up roots in the U.K. and reportedly have no plans to return to the U.S., supposedly in response to the new administration at the White House in January.

The Cotswolds, about 100 miles southwest of London, is home to King Charles III at Highgrove House, as well as actress Elizabeth Hurley, former model Kate Moss, and soccer ace David Beckham and his fashion designer wife Victoria.

Ellen and Portia we’re pictured in a local pub last week owned by British TV star Jeremy Clarkson.

Stay tuned…

House Off the Market

Retired hedge funder Bruce Kovner has sold the second of his bluff-top compounds in Carpinteria for $65 million.

The billionaire chairman of CAM Capital built the 22-acre estate, which he dubbed “The Sanctuary at Loon Point” on a bluff overlooking the Pacific.

In August 2021, Kovner listed the entire Padaro Lane estate, which consists of two homes on a neighboring parcel and several vacant lots for $160 million.

Two years ago, former TV talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi, purchased two lots for $70 million, which she has since sold for $96 million.

The $65 million lot consisted of the three remaining parcels totaling 12 acres. They included a 10,902 square foot Mediterranean-style main home, as well as a guest house, a cabana and landscaped gardens with ocean views.

Built in 2018, the five-bedroom home in a gated community has a stone path connecting the bluff to Loon Point Beach, a scenic locale popular with surfers and locals.

The property was originally listed last October for $80 million and then $75 million.

The final sale price of $65 million makes it the third most expensive sale in the Santa Barbara area.

Coming Soon to a Streaming Site Near You

The 180-second trailer for Prince Harry’s Netflix show POLO has just been release prompting mixed reactions, with some excited by the realistic scenes, with others considering it elitist and promoting animal cruelty.

The series features five episodes showing the “serious rivalries” and “the intense training” those competing in the U.S. Open Polo Championships in Wellington, Florida, have to endure.

While the clip does not feature either Harry, 40, or his actress wife Meghan Markle, 43, it reveals they are “executive producers” on the production without them appearing on screen.

The duo’s titles are seen in the trailer which boasted a written credit saying, “Executive produced by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.”

It was revealed earlier this year in the U.K.’s London Daily Mail Netflix bosses were “disappointed” the series didn’t feature King Charles III’s son at all, while feasting on his good friend Ralph Lauren Polo model Nacho Figueras, 47, who is mostly unknown by the general public.

All in the Drawl

Montecito actor Jeff Bridges, 74, who was presenting Entertainer of the Year at the 2024 Country Music Awards, ended the ceremony on an embarrassing note when he mispronounced the name of the winner of the top honor.

Among the names were Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson, and Morgan Wallen, but Jeff left fans cringing when he messed up the last name of the winner – who incidentally didn’t even attend the event.

He pronounced the last name as something closer to ‘Waylon.’

Such are the joys of live broadcasts…

Sightings

Prince Harry in Vancouver, Canada, promoting his Invictus Games… Katy Perry at the Kia Forum in L.A. for Sabrina Carpenter’s concert… Kevin Costner with Julianne Moore at a Deadline event in L.A.  

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