Ellen DeGeneres hated doing stand-up comedy.
The chat show host admits she only ever took to the stage when she was younger because she had ''no other skills''.
She said: ''It's horrible, you only do it if you have no other skills to fall back on.''
Ellen now wants to be a design icon.
The
56-year-old star, who is preparing to launch her new
lifestyle-and-clothing brand, E.D., early next year, says she plans to
become a full-time designer when her self-titled series eventually comes
to an end.
She told Vogue magazine: ''When I someday decide to stop doing the show, my entire focus is going to be design.''
The
comedienne and her wife, Portia de Rossi, are worth an estimated $200
million, but Ellen insists she didn't grow up rich and believes everyone
should have access to amazing furniture.
She
said: ''I still understand that everyone should be able to have great
design in their home, so let me do it in a more accessible way.
''When I think about decorating, that's when I start to meditate.''
The
star - who regularly buys houses and revamps them before selling them
for a profit - also claims she's made as much money from flipping
properties as she has from her chosen career.
But
Portia is eager to move to a farm in the future even though they
already have three cats, three dogs, three horses and are both vegan.
She said: ''I really am a farm girl. I would love sheep and goats, and I'd really like chickens. We need to get a farm.''