Ellen DeGeneres reveals why she's moved in with Courteney Cox - and it's nothing to do with her marriage

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Ellen DeGeneres is currently living with Friends star Courteney Cox - but she insists it's nothing to do with her marriage to Portia de Rossi.

The 63-year-old comic invited her longtime pal on The Ellen DeGeneres Show as part of Thursday's episode and discussed their newfound arrangement.

While introducing Cox, 56, DeGeneres referred to the Cougar Town star as her "landlord", which the actress promptly corrected.

"I don't consider me a landlord, I consider myself your roommate," she said, as DeGeneres agreed, saying: "Yes, we're roommates. We don't see each other a lot, but we're roommates."

Check out part of the interview below:

The talk show host then went on to clarify: "I should explain. I'm not having marital troubles. I'm not out of my house because I'm — I'm not living with Courteney Cox because I'm kicked out of my house.

"We sold our house here in Beverly Hills and I needed a place to stay. [Cox was] kind enough to say, 'Yes, stay at my house'."

Cox then hilariously went on to brand her friend a "terrible roommate".

Explaining herself, she told the comedian: "Well, Ellen, let's just put it this way: first of all, you know, you're my style guru. So, I was nervous about you staying here, being that I haven't redone it. I haven't been there in a year."

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Courteney Cox and Ellen DeGeneres attend the 21st Annual People's Choice Awards in 1995. Credit: Barry King / Alamy

She went on: "So, I had it cleaned and I moved everything off the right side of the bathroom so you'd have your space in the drawers. I was just really ready for you and then my assistant went there the next day after you left and [I asked her], 'How does it look? Is it okay?'

"And she's like, 'It looks great.' I said, 'Show me around,' and it was like, all of a sudden, 'Wait a minute. Ellen's toothbrush is on my side.' I was like, 'Well, where is my makeup?' So, essentially, you're a terrible roommate. You took over my side and your side."

DeGeneres then blamed her wife Portia de Rossi, telling Cox: "I only have one side and she happened to be there one night."

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