Devastating news for Ellen DeGeneres

A bad month for Ellen DeGeneres suddenly became a whole lot worse when she confirmed to viewers the devastating news that her father had passed away.

The 59-year-old kept a brave face when sharing the news with her viewers.

This week, at the age of 92, my father Elliott DeGeneres passed away. He lived a good long life. It wasn’t unexpected. I was able to say goodbye. pic.twitter.com/L0zEJJNPrq — Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) January 11, 2018

"Before we go to break, there’s something else I want to talk about," she said.

"I mentioned yesterday when I was talking about all the mudslides that are going on in my community of Montecito, which is heartbreaking, I said that I had a lot going on in my life. In addition to what’s going on in Montecito, I lost my dad this week."

"That is my dad, Elliot. That’s me when I was, I don’t know how old I was, but I do remember that picture. He was 92-years-old, he had a good long life, and he lived his life exactly how he wanted."

My dad and me. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/ovNJzOnOMs — Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) January 12, 2018

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Ellen added Elliot was "was very proud" of the life she had led.

"He loved this show and he was a kind man, very accepting man. There was not one bone of judgment in his body."

Our thoughts are with Ellen and Portia as they deal with this loss.