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Ellen DeGeneres has marked her 14th wedding anniversary to wife Portia de Rossi.
The 64-year-old television host tied the knot with the 49-year-old Australian-American actress in California in 2008, and took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a tribute. ‘It’s good to be loved. It’s profound to be understood,’ said the star in her caption. ‘I love you, @portiaderossi. ‘Happy 14!’
This comes days after her ex-girlfriend Anne Heche died when she was taken off life support following her fiery car crash in Mar Vista, California where she drove into a house.
14 years of love: Ellen DeGeneres has marked her 14th wedding anniversary to wife Portia de Rossi; seen in 2015
Good life: ‘It’s good to be loved. It’s profound to be understood,’ said the star in her caption. ‘I love you, @portiaderossi. ‘Happy 14!’
In the Instagram post, Ellen shared a cute video.
It was a mash up of the funniest moments from their times on her former program, The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
The two appear very much in love as they hold hands and compete to grab apples. They are also seen on a game show,
The comedienne previously hailed Portia as her ‘rock.’
Ellen credited her wife with helping to ‘keep [her] going’ after former employees of her talk show accused the show’s producers – who were later sacked – of creating a toxic work environment in 2020.
So much love: The 64-year-old television host tied the knot with the 49-year-old Australian-American actress in California in 2008, and took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a tribute
She said: ‘It broke my heart; I couldn’t have gone through everything I went through without her.
‘It was a horrible time in my life, and she was a rock. She kept me going and tried to help me put things in perspective.’
The couple have ‘grown together’ and now know exactly how to make each other feel comfortable.
Portia added: ‘We’ve grown together as a couple, and we really consider each other and put our relationship first. By doing that, you become a lot more solid. I can’t imagine spending time with anyone but her.’
Well paired: In the Instagram post, Ellen shared a cute video. It was a mash up of the funniest moments from their times on her former program, The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Seen in 2016
Ellen added: ‘We think the same things, say the same things at the same time, finish each other’s sandwiches – no, sentences. We’re in a rhythm that’s easy.’
Ellen shared kind comments after Anne died.
‘This is a sad day,’ said DeGeneres. ‘I’m sending Anne’s children, family and friends all of my love,’ added the comedienne.
She dated Heche from 1997 to 2000.
Meanwhile, Heche’s memoir is selling for almost $750 (£620) following her tragic death.
The late actress – who died on Sunday aged 53 nine days after being critically injured in a car crash – released her book Call Me Crazy in 2001, and its price has soared among collectors and fans following her passing.
As reported by Entertainment Tonight, the book – which was first published by Scribner almost 21 years ago and cost $26 (£21) – is being sold a ‘collectible’ on Amazon.
Yin and Yang: The two appear very much in love as they hold hands and compete to grab apples. They are also seen on a game show. Seen in 2021
Depending on the seller, the memoir on offer for between $739 (£611) and $949 (£785).
Although one Amazon seller describes the book as ‘inscribed’ by Heche – which would explain the high price – the book is being listed for hundreds of pounds by private sellers on other websites.
The memoir focuses on the star’s struggles with mental health as she tried to deal with life in the spotlight, plus the trauma she suffered after childhood abuse, as well as her high profile past romance with DeGeneres.
Sad goodbye: This comes days after her ex-girlfriend Anne Heche died when she was taken off life support following her fiery car crash in Mar Vista, California where she drove into a house. Seen in 1997
In an interview with the ‘Behind the Velvet Rope’ podcast – which has been released posthumously, Heche revealed she was keen to write a new book Call Me Sane.
The planned tome – which she described as ‘the flip side’ of Call Me Crazy – would have dealt with her life journey as she battled past trauma and abuse, while offering other people advice to help them do the same in their own lives.
She explained: ‘It’s the practice of how to get over abuse and how to start the process of living in love with yourself that engaged with others, and living in love with kindness so you can bring yourself to others in a full capacity.’
The podcast was recorded in January but was not released until Tuesday, two days after her death.
The Donnie Brasco star was declared ‘legally dead according to California law’ on Friday after suffering a severe anoxic brain injury but her family wanted to wait until organ donor matches had been found before turning off her life support.