Skip to main content
BBC NEWS / ENTERTAINMENT
Graphics VersionBBC Sport Home
News Front Page | Africa | Americas | Asia-Pacific | Europe | Middle East | South Asia | UK | Business | Health | Science & Environment | Technology | Entertainment | Also in the news | Have Your Say |
Entertainment Contents:  Arts & Culture

09:05 GMT, Monday, 18 August 2008 10:05 UK

DeGeneres and De Rossi wed in LA

Ellen Degeneres and Portia de Rossi

US talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has married her long-time partner, actress Portia de Rossi, according to the Associated Press news agency.

DeGeneres' publicist confirmed reports that the couple tied the knot at their Beverly Hills home on Saturday.

The presenter, 50, and De Rossi, 35, exchanged handwritten vows in a private ceremony attended by 19 guests, reported People and US magazine.

The couple have been dating since December 2004.

DeGeneres announced plans to wed on her talk show in May after the California Supreme Court overturned a state ban on same-sex marriage.

A month later, while picking up her fourth consecutive Daytime Emmy, she said she would show "a tiny bit" of the ceremony on her daytime show.

'Ecstatic'

The pair both wore clothes by designer Zac Posen and exchanged rings by Neil Lane, People reported.

US Magazine said De Rossi wore a backless, light pink dress, while DeGeneres dressed in trousers, button-up shirt and vest - all in white.

"They were hugging and kissing, and looked ecstatic," a witness told the magazine.

Both DeGeneres' mother and De Rossi's mother, who flew in from Australia, attended the ceremony.

DeGeneres made broadcast history in 1997 when her TV alter ego came out of the closet on her self-titled sitcom Ellen, becoming the first openly gay lead character on US prime-time network television.

The presenter came out herself in the same year, and was in a relationship with actress Anne Heche until 2000.



E-mail this to a friend
Related to this story:
Ellen scoops Daytime Emmy honour (21 Jun 08 |  Entertainment )
TV's Ellen to wed actress partner (17 May 08 |  Entertainment )
Strike keeps Ellen in Los Angeles (15 Nov 07 |  Entertainment )
DeGeneres rules at Daytime Emmys (16 Jun 07 |  Entertainment )
DeGeneres meets Oscar challenge (26 Feb 07 |  Entertainment )

RELATED INTERNET LINKS
US Magazine
People
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites



SEARCH BBC NEWS: 

News Front Page | Africa | Americas | Asia-Pacific | Europe | Middle East | South Asia | UK | Business | Health | Science & Environment | Technology | Entertainment | Also in the news | Have Your Say |
Entertainment Contents:  Arts & Culture

NewsWatch | Notes | Contact us | About BBC News | Profiles | History

^ Back to top | BBC Sport Home | BBC Homepage | Contact us | Help | ©