It is 2020.

Can you believe that?

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00:00:09,878 --> 00:00:11,670 You're the best audience I've had all year.

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00:00:17,172 --> 00:00:19,380 I had to think about it, but when I thought about it,

you are.

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We actually are--

I'll let you in on a little secret at home.

We're taping this show before New Year's, but it's airing

after New Year's.

So we'll talk about the Golden Globes, which was so fun.

That was yesterday, but today is this day.

So we'll talk about the Golden Globes tomorrow.

And what a night it was.

But it hasn't happened yet, but it

will have happened by the time we tape tomorrow's show.

[LAUGHTER]

Is everyone confused?

Yes!

That's my job.

[LAUGHTER]

A lot of people make resolutions for the new year.

How many of you already made the resolutions for the new year?

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Most of you.

It's hard to keep the resolutions,

but luckily, one of my New Year's resolutions

is to help you keep your resolutions.

So I am going to randomly call names that I was curious

about to talk to.

Zeel.

Who is Zeel?

And come on down here.

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00:01:13,548 --> 00:01:14,048 Hi!

Hi.

Hello, Zeel.

Hello, Ellen.

How are you?

I'm well.

How are You?

You want to hold the microphone?

Yes.

OK, wonderful.

What is your New Year's resolution, Zeel?

I want to be able to run half a marathon by the end of 2020.

Oh, well that's a good goal.

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And do you run now?

I do.

OK.

But rarely.

[LAUGHTER]

OK.

How long have you been running rarely?

Twice a week.

For how long now?

For about a year.

A year?

Yeah.

Twice a week.

And what's the furthest you've gone?

3 miles.

OK.

So over the course of a year, you

haven't built up a little more than three miles?

[LAUGHTER]

That's the furthest I've gone.

OK, so the goal is a half marathon.

And when is that happening?

By May 2020, hopefully.

OK.

If not, I'll try again by December.

No, no.

You have to stick to something or else

you're going to keep pushing it off.

You're right.

No, you have to-- is there a half marathon happening in May?

Yes.

OK, well then that's your goal, right?

You're right.

You don't want to push it off.

You can go, "Oh, I can do it another year.

The whole point is to build yourself up."

Yeah.

Do you ever run on a treadmill?

Or what do you do?

Treadmill.

Mm-hmm.

OK, good.

All right.

Well, I don't think you're going to make.

It I feel like--

[LAUGHTER]

I don't feel the enthusiasm.

I know that you want to, but I want to--

you want to do it, right?

Yeah, absolutely.

All right, well I'm going to give you

some clothes that we sell here in The Ellen Shop and online--

Ellen Fitwear, and it'll inspire you.

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OK?

Thank you.

And some stuff.

And we're just-- whatever size that is, it's yours.

[LAUGHTER]

Give me my mic back.

[LAUGHTER]

I thought you were offering it to me.

No, you can't have this.

This will not help you at all.

[LAUGHTER]

All right.

And you can lunge back to your seat now.

I'll try.

All right?

Oh!

Give me my mic back.

[LAUGHTER]

Thank you.

Lunge.

You have to lunge back.

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00:03:15,850 --> 00:03:16,840 Nicole Reiley.

Where is Nicole Reiley?

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00:03:25,294 --> 00:03:25,877 Hello, Nicole.

Hi, Ellen.

How are you?

I'm great.

How are you?

Stand as far away from me as possible.

I know, I'm sorry.

Can I give you a hug?

Yeah, you can hug me.

Yes.

Hi.

Oh, my gosh.

OK.

Hi, Nicole.

Hi.

OK.

What is your-- come here!

I think I'm too close to you.

No, see that-- no.

This would be too close.

OK.

That would be--

I don't mind.

This isn't.

OK, where do you live?

What do you do?

I live in Laguna Niguel, California,

and work for a housing relocation company.

OK.

And what is your resolution?

My New Year's resolution is just to read more in my free time.

Oh, good.

Because you don't read right now?

[LAUGHTER]

No, not really.

[LAUGHTER]

No reading whatsoever.

You want to read a book?

Or what do you want to read?

I want to actually complete a novel.

One novel?

What's the last thing you read?

I can't even tell you.

Something early years of college.

OK.

I don't know.

Yeah.

Green Eggs and Ham, maybe?

Green Eggs and Ham, yes.

All right.

So you want to read a novel?

Yes.

Have you read Fifty Shades of Grey?

[LAUGHTER]

I've seen the movies.

Yeah.

See, again, you wait and you just see the movies,

but you didn't read the book?

No.

Andy Zenor?

All right.

Thank you.

Here.

Oh.

Read that.

[LAUGHTER]

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Just this part?

Yeah, that goes too.

[LAUGHS]

"Before I know it, he's got both of my hands

in his vise-like grip above my head,

and he's pinning me to the wall using his lips.

His other hand grabs my hair and yanks down, bringing my face up

and his lips are on mine.

My tongue tentatively strokes his and joins his

in a slow, erotic dance."

Yeah.

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Isn't that fun?

It's great.

Yeah.

See?

I think that makes all of us want to read more.

[LAUGHTER]

That's great.

Well, I've written some books.

I'm going to give you my book.

So you can start with mine, and then--

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Take my microphone.

Thank you.

All right, Nicole.

Thank you so much.

All right.

00:05:22,855 --> 00:05:25,705 [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

00:05:29,243 --> 00:05:30,659 Put that back in my dressing room.

[LAUGHTER]

Where is Destiny?

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00:05:40,617 --> 00:05:41,117 Hi, Destiny.

Can I give you a hug?

Yes.

Hi, Destiny.

How are you?

I'm good.

How are you?

Good.

Do you feel like it was your destiny to be here with me?

Yeah, I do.

[LAUGHTER]

Oh, boy.

I get it a lot.

All right.

I get it a lot.

I know you do.

That's why I did it.

[LAUGHTER]

All right.

And what is your resolution?

To spend less money at Target for my husband's sake.

Oh.

It's not even for me.

No, you're doing it for his sake.

I am.

He thinks you spend too much money.

Yeah.

OK, it's really rude.

How often do you go to Target?

Like four or five times a week.

It's a lot.

I know.

Yeah.

I know.

[LAUGHS]

What do--

I forget things each time, and then I

accumulate more every time I go.

I doubt that.

[LAUGHTER]

What are you buying there?

What do you go and buy?

Clothes.

You forget that you bought clothes.

Shoes, diapers.

Well, diapers are important, right?

Yeah.

Yeah.

But clothes, that's something that you can probably stop--

Food.

Food, milk.

Yeah, food, milk.

Yeah, OK.

[LAUGHTER]

All right.

[LAUGHS]

You're just all of a sudden thinking of things to tell me.

Food and milk.

Yeah.

[LAUGHTER]

I've got one milk.

I buy milk.

All right.

So you want to stop spending less money,

stop going to Target.

But I can't help you with that.

You're going to have to do that on your own.

But I can help you stop spending your own money.

So I'll give you a Target gift card.

Thank you!

So it feels less--

Thank you.

I'm enabling you.

Thank you.

Well, even better.