Thank you so much.
Pinch me, please.
Someone pinch me right now.
Welcome to The Ellen Show.
I am your host, Brooke Baldwin.
Thank you so much.
You may know me as a CNN News anchor.
Although, it might be hard to recognize me because I'm
usually sitting behind the news desk.
So allow me to introduce you to my legs.
By the way, this is the first time
I have put on heels in a year.
Andi, thank you for letting me raid your closet.
The red, your eyes, very nice.
So for the past 13 years, CNN has
been the place I call home mainly
because I sleep in the studio.
You, guys, New York City is crazy expensive.
As a news anchor, I'm usually talking about other people--
boring.
I'm kidding.
I totally love it.
I love what I do.
I love everything about it.
But I am thrilled to get a chance to talk about myself.
So let me tell you a little bit.
I am from Atlanta, Georgia--
ATL, yes.
And I actually binged-watched Gilmore Girls just to get me
through this past year.
Lorelei Gilmore, love you.
Love the show, Lauren Graham, my hero.
And I also have-- you may not know this about me.
I have a 17-year-old at home.
Yes, 17.
Do you want to see a photo?
OK, take a look.
Take a look.
Oh.
This is my pug.
This is Pugsley, my first and only dog I've ever had.
He told me he'll be living for forever.
He's 17 and 1/2.
And recently, I made some news of my own
when I announced that I will be leaving CNN.
I know.
It's been a long time.
It's been a privilege to have this job.
But the way I'm describing it to people
is it's kind of like I feel like I'm about to do a back flip off
the high dive.
I'm just hoping there is water in the pool.
Wish me luck.
It was, obviously, a huge, huge decision,
and I put a lot of thought into it.
But here is what I didn't put a lot of thought into.
What I'm actually going to do next.
I do love the WNBA.
Maybe I was thinking I could play some professional hoops,
join the WNBA.
So I happened to notice, there's a hoop over there, Pete.
Here we go.
If I get it in, I'm joining the league.
In heels, guys, in heels.
And a whiff.
Maybe that's not in my future at all.
I actually, honestly, don't know what I'm going to do.
I was actually hoping you all, audience,
can help me figure that out.
So this is all on you, the rest of my life.
No pressure.
OK?
So before the show.
I asked the audience to send me some ideas.
Thank you.
All right, Sandy Harmon, where are you?
Here I am.
Sandy Harmon.
Oh, Sandy.
Hi.
I saw you busting a move backstage.
You got some moves.
Thanks.
Really impressed.
Yeah.
I got it.
Thanks.
But this is about me.
This is about me, Sandy.
This is about figuring out what I'm
doing with the rest of my life.
And so we asked what I should do.
And here's your suggestion.
How about starting a food truck?
Thumbs up.
Listen, I'm a big fan of food.
I'm a really good orderer.
It's a really interesting idea.
But the only problem is, I am not at all a great cook.
But-- I know, I know-- hold on.
I was thinking if I could come up with a catchy name for said
food truck, this could work.
So hang with me and let me know.
Thumbs up or thumbs down some of these ideas, OK?
Yeah.
How about Brooke Baldwin's Breaking Noodles.
Sandy's like.
That could work.
OK.
You're being generous.
I appreciate it.
How about, This Just In, Your Mouth.
Oh, that's a good one.
Hi, I want to be able to go back to my job before I leave it.
I don't know if that's going to work out so well.
That's a little naughty.
Thank you so much for that.
Kelly Brown.
Kelly Brown, where are you?
Hey, Kelly.
Your suggestion, for me, Kelly, I
should hike in a straight line across the US for charity.
I'm a fan of hiking, I hiked Kilimanjaro,
I dragged my husband on a hiking honeymoon,
but here's the deal, Kelly--
Wow.
It's a great idea unless I run into a lake or a mountain
range or a highway or swampland or Hooters like, it's America.
I don't know.
I'm going to have to get back to you.
I'm going to get back to you.
I'm going to think about that.
And Jordan Nazinger.
Jordan.
Hey.
Hey, enthusiasm.
Love it.
It's the Ellen Show.
I expect it.
Here's your suggestion.
You say, as far as what I should do with the rest of my life,
I should drink some tequila--
loving already-- eat copious amounts of tacos,
and have a dance party.
Will you join me in the dancing and the tequila?
Yes.
Sure.
All of it.
Of all the ideas that I've ever heard,
and I've heard a lot so far, I am
so down if I could just figure out a way to get paid for that.
I'm totally in.
You got me, sister?
Yes.
OK.
Everyone, thank you so much.
Thank you so much for all those suggestions
and wish me luck on my next chapter.
Now, I am excited--
speaking of dancing-- to get the dance party started.
Y'all, give it up for tWitch.