Ellen DeGeneres called her wife Portia de Rossi “the best thing that ever happened to me” in a gushing post shared in honor of their 20th anniversary.
’20 years ago today we began this relationship without realizing how long and beautiful this adventure would be. “You are the best thing that has ever happened to me,” his caption began.
‘You take care of me. You help me see the good in everything. You help guide me and lift me up when I feel down or down. “You are a beautiful soul who I am so grateful to have as a partner to navigate this crazy life,” the 66-year-old former talk show host wrote.
The couple recently moved to the Cotswolds region of England in an apparent effort to avoid living in the United States after Donald Trump won the presidency.
She continued: ‘My wife. My best friend. The love of my life. Thank you for being you and loving me.
“I’m so happy to be able to travel and explore the world together over the next 20 years and we’re looking forward to our first snowy Christmas.”
Ellen DeGeneres called her wife Portia de Rossi “the best thing that ever happened to me” in a gushing post in honor of their 20th anniversary.
The post contained a cute selfie of the couple posing in the countryside, perhaps their new Cotswolds community.
The couple met in 2001 in Los Angeles and began dating in 2004.
“It’s the first time I know in every cell of my being that I’m going to be with someone for the rest of my life,” Ellen said. People in November 2005.
That same year, Portia gushed about the relationship, saying it was the first time she truly felt like she had someone by her side.
‘It is a very respectful, very loving and peaceful relationship. We have a lot in common; We share the same vision of life. “I really don’t feel alone for the first time in my life,” she said. The lawyer in 2005.
The couple married in 2008 and have been buying homes, moving a lot, and sharing beloved rescue puppies ever since.
Recently, Ellen left the United States for the United Kingdom to enter ‘retirement’ with her wife Portia after her career was tarnished by allegations of toxic behavior on her now-defunct talk show.
The couple surprised their fans after they were spotted exploring their new estate in rural England, amid reports that they put their Montecito mansion on the market in response to the 2024 presidential election.
’20 years ago today we began this relationship without realizing how long and beautiful this adventure would be. “You are the best thing that has ever happened to me,” his caption began. Seen here on January 5, 2020.
‘You take care of me. You help me see the good in everything. “You help guide me and pick me up when I feel down or down,” Ellen wrote. Seen here on February 13, 2022.
“You are a beautiful soul who I am so grateful to have as a partner to navigate this crazy life,” the 66-year-old former talk show host wrote. Seen here on February 10, 2016.
But, according to inside sources, the couple had already planned to leave the states before Donald Trump won the election.
Make no mistake about it. “This is Ellen and Portia’s retirement,” an exclusive source told DailyMail.com. Neither of them have any projects in the works.
The source noted that the former talk show heavyweight has been forced to juggle a lot less work following allegations that he fostered a toxic workplace on the set of his show.
“Ellen really felt like she had made her mark on the industry, but that diminished when she was dropped for her alleged treatment of her staff,” the source added. “So for celebrities to criticize her one by one was very hurtful.”