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Ellen DeGeneres really helped Wanda Sykes on her coming-out journey.
On TuesdayтАЩs тАЬEllen DeGeneres ShowтАЭ, the comedian joins in virtually and looks back on her 18 years of appearing on the talk show.
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тАЬIтАЩve been on every season,┬аand so I definitely┬аhave to be around for the last broadcast,тАЭ Sykes says.
Sykes also talks about how being on тАЬEllenтАЭ actually helped her come out as gay to her parents.
тАЬYou were the first one to really be тАШout-outтАЩ like that, and it helped so many of us. It normalized things,тАЭ she explains. тАЬAnd you know, it just helped with my parents having a hard time to deal with it and all, and then their friends coming up to them and saying, тАШOh, my God, we love Ellen. And we love when WandaтАЩs on тАЬEllenтАЭ.’тАЭ
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She adds, тАЬIt makes a difference, and┬аyou made a big difference.┬аAnd weтАЩre always, always┬аgrateful for what you did.тАЭ
