{"id":172601,"date":"2025-09-27T08:44:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T08:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/172601\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T08:44:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T08:44:08","slug":"ellen-degeneres-fights-back-tears-over-death-of-frequent-talk-show-guest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/172601\/","title":{"rendered":"Ellen DeGeneres Fights Back Tears Over Death of Frequent Talk Show Guest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ellen Degeneres fought back tears as she delivered a tribute to Tayt Andersen, a frequent guest of her daytime talk show who charted his lifelong heart condition on his visits to see her.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a very special guest on the show several times, and his name is Tayt,\u201d DeGeneres said in an Instagram video Friday. \u201cHe thought that I was his girlfriend, so I told him he was my boyfriend, which shocked my wife.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Anderson died Friday at age 19 after a lifelong battle with heart disease. He was born without the left side of his heart and endured several open heart surgeries in order to save his life. To commemorate his death, DeGeneres tearily shared a montage of his many visits.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Ellen DeGeneres Show\u201d provided comfort for Andersen as a young boy in the hospital, his mom said in one clip from the show, and the nurses would even schedule therapy sessions around his afternoon viewings.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a very special little human being, just brought joy and life and laughter into every room that he was in, and I will miss him,\u201d DeGeneres said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love you Tayt. I love you Chrissy. You touched so many lives,\u201d the comedian captioned the post.<\/p>\n

Anderson\u2019s family revealed that last weekend he fought \u201cone last battle\u201d and passed away peacefully Friday morning. His mother Chrissy commented on Degeneres\u2019 Instagram.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe love you so much thank you for being his girlfriend you gave him so much strength,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

The nearly three-minute tribute played clips from Anderson\u2019s several appearances on the show. \u201cThere aren\u2019t too many people who have a heart as good as yours,\u201d DeGeneres said in one clip. \u201cBut if you want to get another heart, that\u2019s OK with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Andersen family posted a carousel of images of Tayt\u2019s final days to Instagram Friday, delivering the news of his passing. Anderson was 19 years old. His family captioned the post with the #JustKeepSwimming, the \u201cFinding Nemo\u201d mantra from DeGeneres\u2019 character Dory.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur hearts are absolutely shattered as we share the news we never wanted to write: Our sweet, strong warrior, Tayt, was released from his bodily prison early this morning, at 1:30 a.m. CT, surrounded by the fierce love of his family,\u201d his family wrote in an Instagram statement. \u201cWhile our souls feel shattered and lost by this unimaginable grief, we are so thankful that Tayt is finally free. No more pain, no more appointments, no more treatments.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYesterday, we spent the day calling and FaceTiming family so they could say their goodbyes. We made sure to get his handprint\u2014a small way to hold on to him\u2014 we watched his favorite movies, read his favorite stories,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cWe knew Tayt\u2019s time was limited but we honestly just weren\u2019t ready to lose him.\u201d<\/p>\n

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