I'M EXCITED TO HAVE YOU BACK.

AND YOU HAD A BIRTHDAY SINCE YOU'VE BEEN HERE.

YOU'RE EIGHT YEARS OLD NOW, RIGHT?

- I KNOW. EIGHT.

AND I DON'T EVEN FEEL ONE BIT DIFFERENT.

LIKE, NO, LIKE, I STILL FEEL LIKE I'M SEVEN,

BUT WHEN I WAS SIX AND GOING INTO SEVEN,

I FELT, LIKE--OH, MY GOSH, I DON'T FEEL ONE BIT DIFFERENT.

NO, I HAD FELT DIFFERENT

WHEN I WAS SIX TURNING TO SEVEN, I MEANT.

I WAS TALKING ABOUT WHEN I TURNED SEVEN TO EIGHT,

I DIDN'T FEEL ONE BIT DIFFERENT.

- RIGHT. - IS THIS YOUR CD?

- YEAH, THAT'S-- - IT'S VERY COOL.

- YEAH. - I WISH I HAD THIS.

- YEAH.

I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU. DO YOU WANT THAT?

I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU. OKAY, YEAH, I'LL GIVE YOU THAT.

I'LL GIVE YOU WHATEVER YOU WANT. - OH, THANK YOU.

- YOU JUST LET ME KNOW.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ALWAYS DRESSED SO STYLISH,

AND I SAW PICTURES OF YOU AND YOUR BROTHER,

AND IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'VE ALWAYS DRESSED STYLISH, RIGHT?

- [chuckles]

- LOOK AT WHEN Y'ALL WERE YOUNGER.

- [laughs] YEAH.

YEAH, THAT WAS MY THROWBACK THURSDAY ON TWITTER.

[laughter]

ON TWITTER, THAT WAS MY THROWBACK THURSDAY.

RIGHT THERE.

[cheers and applause]

- ANOTHER ONE. OKAY.

WELL, WHAT?

I'M JUST HAPPY TO SEE YOU. I FEEL THE SAME WAY.

- I'M HAPPY TO SEE YOU. IS YOUR HAIR STILL SUPER SOFT?

IT STILL DOES. IT STILL DOES. IT DOES.

- YEAH. YEAH.

- LIKE, USUALLY, WHEN THEY HAVE HAIR GEL ON,

IT WAS SOFT.

IT USUALLY FEELS A DIFFERENT WAY.

LIKE, MY--LIKE, MY COUSIN--

I SAID, "YOUR HAIR FEELS DIFFERENT.

WHY IS THAT?"

AND HE SAID, "I HAVE HAIR GEL."

AND YOUR HAIR DIDN'T FEEL DIFFERENT,

SO HAIR GEL JUST CAME TO MY MIND,

SO I SAID IT'D BE JUST THE WAY YOU ARE

TO NOT PUT ON ANY HAIR GEL THE FIRST TIME,

SO AND THEN AFTER THAT, YOU SAID, "IT'S TOO LATE,"

AND I WAS LIKE, "YOU HAVE HAIR GEL?"

[laughter]

LIKE, HOW? HOW CAN IT BE?

- [laughs]

HEY, LET'S TALK ABOUT WHO YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON, BESIDES ME.

YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON ME, I KNOW. - I KNOW.

- WHO ELSE-- - YOU ARE LIKE THE--

[giggles, stammering]

VERY, VERY PRETTY. - UH-HUH.

- WHERE DID YOU GET THE JEAN FABRIC SHIRT?

[laughter]

OKAY, I KNOW WHO IT IS. LET ME TELL YOU.

- YEAH, TELL ME WHO YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON.

- MY PRINCESS SOPHIA GRACE BROWNLEE.

- SOPHIA GRACE. HE LOVES SOPHIA GRACE.

AND SHE'S FOLLOWING YOU ON TWITTER.

- YEAH, THAT'S EVEN MORE EXCITING.

LIKE, I CHECK OUR ACCOUNTS. IT SAYS, "FOLLOWS YOU."

AHH!

I'M LIKE, "OKAY, WHY DIDN'T I FOLLOW HER?

"SHE FOLLOWED ME. WAIT, WAIT.

DOES THAT SAY SOPHIA GRACE?"

- [laughs]

- LIKE, HOW CAN IT BE? - I KNOW.

- IS YOUR EYES BLUE OR GREEN? SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T TELL.

- THEY'RE BLUE.

- OKAY, WELL, IS IT ELLEN BLUE?

- YEAH, IT'S ELLEN BLUE. THEY'RE ELLEN BLUE EYES.

- AND SO ON MY BIRTHDAY, YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I GOT.

YOU WANT TO KNOW? - YES, I DO.

- I GOT A NICKI MINAJ PINK BEATS PILL.

- I SAW A PHOTO OF THAT. THAT'S VERY COOL.

IT'S A NICKI MINAJ BEATS PILL,

AND BECAUSE IT'S HER COLOR, RIGHT?

IS THAT RIGHT?

AND WHAT ELSE IS IN YOUR HAND? WHAT ELSE DID YOU GET?

- "A HOGWARTS LIBRARY." SEE THAT? THE RED BOX?

AND THE LETTER IN MY HAND IS ACTUALLY A LETTER SAYING,

"YOU HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED TO HOGWARTS SCHOOL

OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY."

- OH, WOW. THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.

- YEAH.

- HEY.

LET'S--I HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU.

I HAVE A SURPRISE. LOOK AT THIS SCREEN RIGHT HERE.

- HI, ELIAS.

WHEN I SAW ON "ELLEN" PLAYING THE PIANO,

I THOUGHT YOU WERE JUST SO TALENTED.

IT'S AMAZING HOW YOU CAN PLAY THE PIANO LIKE THAT.

I MEAN, WHEN I COME TO "THE ELLEN SHOW" NEXT TIME,

MAYBE I CAN SING AND YOU CAN PLAY THE PIANO.

I REALLY HOPE I GET TO MEET YOU NEXT TIME

I COME ON "THE ELLEN SHOW."

BYE! MWAH!

- BYE! YOU TOO!

I HOPE SHE SEES THIS! - I KNOW.

AND YOU KNOW SOPHIA GRACE AND ROSIE

HAVE A MOVIE COMING OUT.

- I KNOW, "SOPHIA GRACE AND ROSIE'S ROYAL ADVENTURE."

I FOLLOW THEM. - YES, OKAY.

WELL, IT COMES OUT MAY 20TH,

AND SO YOU'RE GONNA BE ONE OF THE FIRST TO GET IT.

I'M GIVING YOU THEIR MOVIE.

- OH, I JUST WAS DYING TO GET IT!

- WELL, NOW YOU HAVE THAT TOO.

SO YOU HAVE A LOT OF GIFTS.

AND NOW IN EXCHANGE FOR ME GIVING YOU ALL THESE GIFTS,

YOU'RE GONNA PLAY FOR US, RIGHT?

- YEAH. - OKAY.

ELIAS...

- UM, I DIDN'T KNOW IT HAD GLITTER ON IT.

- IT DOES. - OH, THESE ARE--

I WAS--I THINK IF I HAD THESE FLOWERS,

I WOULD GIVE THEM RIGHT TO YOU.

[audience awws]

[sighs dramatically]

- [laughs]

DO YOU WANT TO PLAY PIANO NOW?

- YES, I WOULD LOVE TO PLAY PIANO NOW.

- OKAY.

[cheers and applause]

- [playing upbeat, bluesy melody]

[cheers and applause]

[speaking indistinctly]

- WELL, I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THOSE GIFTS,

AND THEN ALSO, 'CAUSE YOU ALWAYS WEAR HATS,

AND PHARRELL HAS MADE A HAT VERY, VERY FAMOUS,

SO I GOT YOU A HAT LIKE PHARRELL WEARS,

AND YOU CAN WEAR THIS WHENEVER YOU WANT.

- HERE COME BAD NEWS, TALKING THIS AND THAT.

- THAT'S RIGHT.

- WITH THE HAT! - YEP.

- OKAY, LET ME TAKE THIS ONE OFF.

- OKAY, AND YOU PUT THAT ON.

AND YOU CAN SING THE "HAPPY" SONG.

- I KNOW. BECAUSE I'M HAPPY.