Anne Heche insisted ‘nothing could ever satisfy’ ex Ellen Degeneres in final interview

Hollywood actress Anne Heche, who has been officially declared dead following a horror car accident, claimed she could never satisfy ex-girlfriend Ellen Degeneres despite giving up her career and her friends during their three-year relationship

Anne Heche claimed that she reached out to former girlfriend Ellen Degeneres 'every day of her life' to make peace with the talk-show host following their shock split in 2000 - but nothing could 'satisfy her soul'.

In a 2021 interview, which marked her last chat about her former relationship with Ellen, Anne revealed that she was tormented for years after her breakup with the talk-show host.

Ellen, 64, and actress Anne, 53, dated between the years of 1997 and 2000 after coming out, but their relationship took a turn for the worst after the millennium when Anne's mental health began to deteriorate.

Lifting the lid on her widely-reported on romance with Ellen, Anne told Perez Hilton in a YouTube interview that she felt relived to have finally been asked to speak about their time together.

When asked if she ever reached out to Ellen following their split, Anne told: "You know what, every day of my life I reached out to her. I think that it was a very difficult thing for her to trust that I was a woman who could fall in love with a woman, without being gay.

In 2021, Anne gave her last interview about her relationship with Ellen Degeneres

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"I think there was a lot to process, so I tried to make the process as simple as possible by quitting Hollywood, moving to Ohio, growing gardens, starting to write and direct with her - which I did in Sharon Stone's movie of all things called Misconception.

"But nothing would satisfy her soul," Anne concluded.

When asked when Anne knew the time had come to break things off with Ellen after their fiery three-year romance, the actress admitted that it was a 'slow roll.

Anne said in the interview: "I think it was a slow roll. When you come to understand the truth of another - I wanted desperately to have that relationship be the love of my life. That was my Cinderella story.

"But what happened was that I was shut out from things that I cared about and in order to make her feel like she was being loved, I would erase those things from my past such as acting and replace them with things that I thought would give her a foundation."

Anne went on: "As we got further and further away from me being able to be in public the way that would please her, I began getting further and further away from my friends and my friendships. And one of the things that concerned me very much was that I beginning to feel shut off and shut down and shut away.

"I told Ellen that I needed to have friends, she said that she did not want a girlfriend that needed that, and that is the day I left."

The Mirror have reached out to Ellen's representatives for comment.

It comes after talk-show host Ellen revealed the pair had not spoken in years this week.

Ellen DeGeneres brok her silence on Anne Heche following her ex's car accident

The TV host was spotted out with a friend at True Lune restart in Santa Barbara, California on Monday, where she wished her ex-girlfriend well amid her devastating condition.

Anne has been in a critical condition in hospital following the car accident, which saw her smash into a building while under the influence of cocaine.

Following the crash, Ellen was spotted out and about and quizzed about her former partner's harrowing condition.

In a video shared by the Daily Mail, she was asked if she has spoken to Anne since the accident.

"No," Ellen said as she shook her head. "I have not. We're not in touch with each other so I wouldn't know."

The cameraman was then heard asking: "Do you wanna send her any well wishes?"

"Sure," Ellen said. "I don't want anyone to be hurt."

It comes after Anne was officially declared brain dead on Friday morning and the star's devastated family are waiting to have her life support turned off, one week after her horror car crash.

The actress' family revealed she is being kept on life support to see if her organs are viable to be donated as they paid a heartbreaking tribute to the 'courageous' 53-year-old.

Anne is in a coma after suffering a severe anoxic brain injury, which is caused by a sustained lack of oxygen to the brain.

Her family released a statement on Thursday, revealing the actress has suffered a severe anoxic brain injury and isn't expected to survive.

They said in a statement: "Unfortunately, due to her accident, Anne Heche suffered a severe anoxic brain injury and remains in a coma, in critical condition. She is not expected to survive."

They continued to say there are plans in place to possibly donate the star's organs, adding: "It has long been her choice to donate her organs and she is being kept on life support to determine if any are viable."

Anne suffered horror injuries after the tragic car crash

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"Anne had a huge heart and touched everyone she met with her generous spirit. More than her extraordinary talent, she saw spreading kindness and joy as her life's work - especially moving the needle for acceptance of who you love.

"She will be remembered for her courageous honesty and dearly missed for her light."

The horror incident occurred a week ago on the morning of August 5 in the Mar Vista neighbourhood of Los Angeles.

It is reported she crashed her car twice – first into an apartment complex and then a second time into another home.

Anne is best known for her roles in hit films such as Donnie Brasco, Cedar Rapids, Six Days And Seven Nights and the 1998 Psycho remake.

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