Who is Ellen DeGeneres’ wife Portia de Rossi?
THERE aren't many people who don't know who Ellen DeGeneres is.
In May 2021 she sensationally quit her famous talk show, with the support of her wife Portia de Rossi.
Who is Ellen DeGeneres' wife Portia de Rossi?
She was born Amanda Lee Rogers in Victoria, Australia, on January 31, 1973, which makes her 47.
At the age of 15 she took on the name Portia de Rossi.
After her first role as a young and impressionable model in the Australian film Sirens in 1994 she moved to LA.
She made her name as lawyer Nelle Porter in Ally McBeal in the 90s.
After this, Portia found legions more fans when she played Lindsay Bluth Funke in Arrested Development.
She has spoken about her sexuality, saying she was fearful of being exposed as gay while she was a young actress.
Portia is also famously married to Ellen DeGeneres.
How long have Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi been together?
The twosome first met at a party in 2000, but it wasn’t until 2004 that they would become friends.
Their relationship, which began after VH1’s Big in ’04 awards show, gave Portia the confidence she needed to publicly come out as gay.
Despite previously being linked to ex Francesca Gregorini, she told in August 2005: “I’ve had my years of being not open, many years of it.
“It’s an honour for me to do this; it’s just nice to be asked.”
The couple went on to wed in 2008.
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Do they have children?
Fans often wonder if the couple have kids together.
Despite being one of the longest-lasting couples in Hollywood, Ellen and Portia do not have any children.
Portia told in 2013: "You have to really want to have kids, and neither of us did. So it’s just going to be me and Ellen and no babies."