HOLY COW! TUBBY ELLEN GAINS 27 LBS!

Food has become a source of comfort -PALS

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STRESSED-OUT and scandal-scarred Ellen DeGeneres is binge eating her way toward an early grave, according to sources close to the disgraced daytime icon!

With her “be nice” image in tatters after allegations by multiple staffers that she presided over a toxic work environment — and her show getting spanked in the ratings by daytime chat rival Kelly Clarkson — insiders spilled 62-year-old Ellen is burying her sorrows by bingeing on junk food and milkshakes!

Friends said she’s packed on nearly 30 pounds in 30 days after Kelly beat her in the ratings for the third week in a row, and is now waddling around at a scale-smashing 172 pounds!