Ellen DeGeneres: Portia de Rossi "Will Be With Me Till the Day I Die"

Us Magazine - November 9, 2009 7:49 PM PST
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Ellen DeGeneres says she's found the One.

In the December issue of O: The Oprah Magazine, DeGeneres, 51, tells Oprah Winfrey that she and Portia de Rossi "are perfect for each other."

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The comedian, talk show host and American Idol judge (come this January) opens up to Winfrey about actress de Rossi, 36, with whom she's been in a relationship since 2004. "She is so beautiful and so smart and so funny," DeGeneres gushes.

"I have that sense of 'I'm done now.' I'm settled," she says. "I know that part of my life is taken care of. I've got love. I've got someone who will be with me till the day I die."

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The couple married on Aug. 16, 2008 in a small ceremony in their home; because their wedding took place before the November 2008 passage of Proposition 8 (banning gay marriage in California), a Supreme Court judgment upheld the legality of their union.

DeGeneres also talked to Winfrey about her upcoming gig alongside Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi as an American Idol judge -- replacing Paula Abdul, who left the show after its eight season.

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"They came to me, and it was a total surprise," she explains. "I like to try new things because I get bored so easily. And I like the show, so I thought it was a great idea."

The ninth season of American Idol premieres in January 2010.

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  • Cheryl
    I THINK IT'S AWESOME THAT ELLEN FOUND HER TRUE LOVE ESPECIALLY AFTER WHAT THAT PIG ANNE HECHE DID TO HER(OR HOWEVER YOU SPELL HER NAME). PORTIA AND ELLEN MAKE AN ALMOST PERFECT COUPLE AND THEY ARE BOTH BEAUTIFUL. SO, IF ANYONE HAS A PROBLEM WITH IT THEN DEAL WITH IT BECAUSE IT'S YOUR PROBLEM NOT THEIRS. THEY ARE HAPPY. ARE YOU?
    report abuseposted January 16, 2010 10:19 PM PST
  • Aleasha C
    They are so beautiful together! One of the most perfect couples I have ever seen together!
    report abuseposted November 18, 2009 4:29 AM PST
  • Margaret
    Noudidnt - The role of a psychologist is not "to find faults in others". Psychologists study individual perception, cognition, attention, emotion, motivation, personality, behavior and interpersonal relationships. They also attempt to understand the role of mental functions in individual and social behavior, while exploring the underlying physiological and neurological process
    report abuseposted November 11, 2009 2:57 PM PST
  • DotDot4202
    ugh..so bored with these lame arguments! every time a picture of ellen is posted, all the boards are covered with comments for or against gay marriage...every time jen aniston is up, people insist on talking about brad pitt and angelina jolie! time to move on people!! it's almost 2010!!
    report abuseposted November 10, 2009 11:42 PM PST
  • brown sugar
    The bible is against this. And for you Idiots out there those are Gods words not mine.
    report abuseposted November 10, 2009 11:20 PM PST
  • LadyinVirginia
    And this is news, why? I really don't need to know about E & P...they are a couple, good for them so be it but I don't consider their relationship to be truly newsworthy.
    report abuseposted November 10, 2009 11:10 PM PST
  • noudidnt
    MAUREEN....In the future, please don't use the words "sexual preference" and "squat" when talking about Ellen...now I need a sharp stick to poke my mind's eye out!!!!
    report abuseposted November 10, 2009 10:17 PM PST
  • noudidnt
    Margaret ....Psychologists spend there life finding the faults in others, so what!!!
    report abuseposted November 10, 2009 10:13 PM PST
  • Venus
    Anti-liberal person...there...hey...who are you to judge...take a good look in the mirror before you condemn someone to hell... Ego freak. Ellen you are alright, thanks for bringing smile to so many....
    report abuseposted November 10, 2009 9:32 PM PST
  • M22
    Anyone who knows what real love is and feels like knows that love has no gender.
    report abuseposted November 10, 2009 9:31 PM PST
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