Earlier this month, I did a live Q&A at the Hard Rock Hotel
in Florida.
Thousands of fans came to see me.
So I had my writer Adam go talk to some of them
before the show.
And here's what happened.
Hi, I'm here at the Hard Rock Hotel in Florida
where Ellen is about to do her Q&A live.
The one, the only, Ellen!
[APPLAUSE]
Now, I notice, show us what you have here.
I have a tattoo of Ellen.
That's my hero.
Are there any other celebrities that you
want to get a tattoo of?
No
No.
Just Ellen.
Just Ellen, yeah, that's it.
Yeah.
And then you're probably freaking out right now.
Because I'm Kevin the Cashier from the show?
They're starstruck, clearly.
They can't believe it.
You're the best.
We're great fans of Ellen.
But we love you.
You're--
They love me.
You're so handsome!
Oh, thank you so much!
Look at those eyes!
They match mine.
But you're wonderful, really.
And I love how you wrap presents and stuff.
And you're so serious when you do it.
Thank you.
You're here to see Ellen's Q&A tonight?
Absolutely.
She's the best, the best for the whole world.
God bless her!
Everybody said, coming by myself?
I said, yeah, of course, it's Ellen.
Are you guys going to hang out after this?
Have you made friends?
I'll be at the bar.
I don't know.
You'll be at the bar.
You and me both, sister.
I'll see you there, blue eyes.
Yep.
Hey, I love Ellen DeGeneres.
Listen, Ellen, I love you.
And let me tell you something.
I'm from Miami.
And I saw you when you walked down there.
And you were just all with your--
That's how she walks.
She does.
Around the office, she walks through the office.
A lot of attitude.
Listen, I love it.
And I love you.
Cool.
Oh, God, they're pushing me, they're pushing me.
Here's some more people.
Here we have some more people.
Hello, what's your name?
Marissa.
Oh, my God, I'm shaking.
You're shaking?
Is that because of Ellen or because of me?
Both.
OK, good.
I shake like a Chihuahua.
I'm sorry.
Shake like a Chihuahua.
Does that happen a lot?
No, just when I talk to Ellen.
Just when you talk to Ellen.
What are you guys hoping to hear Ellen talk about tonight?
Oh, my God, anything.
I would just watch her breathe if she wanted me to.
I don't care.
So long story short, I went through breast cancer.
And I used to watch her on the show.
And I used to make jokes about how she was my best friend.
Uh-huh.
Oh, sorry.
No, not at all, not at all.
We love to hear stories like this.
I'm glad that she's able to help.
So I posted a picture of myself bald.
Nobody's ever seen me bald.
My husband said, there's no way in hell you're doing that.
I said-- oh, can I say that-- yes, yes, I am doing that.
And he said, there's no way.
But when it got posted, he said holy whatever.
And I said--
What do you mean by "whatever."
Holy what?
Listen, listen, I got a mouth like a sailor.
We can bleep it.
I keep it clean for my career.
What did he say?
Holy what?
Holy [BLEEP]!
See?
There we go.
Then he said, you're out of your [BLEEP] mind.
Well, I'm glad you could make it tonight.
Is this going to be your first time seeing her live?
Yes, and I said, I'll just share oxygen with her.
That's fine.
Oh, let me see your shoes here.
And I'm wearing these ridiculous shoes for her!
Crocs!
We've got Crocs with socks here.
And my girlfriend made this shirt!
Look!
And your girlfriend made this shirt,
"making the world a better place one heart at a time."
We're so glad to hear stories like yours.
And you're making knockoff Ellen items.
So you'll hearing from our lawyer.
We love you, Ellen!