Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres
Portia de Rossi Talks About Marriage to Ellen DeGeneres
Portia de Rossi talks love and marriage to Ellen DeGeneres at the ABC TCA press conference for her upcoming new comedy series, “Better Off Ted.”
Do you think Ellen will pop up on your show?
Portia: I think there is more chance of me popping up on her show. Unfortunately, I say unfortunately because it seems like a very awkward kind of interview. She will make it flawless. I am happy to talk about the show, so I am happy to go on her show and talk about it, I just hope she won’t ask any personal questions. That is off limits.
But she knows all the answers?
Portia: No, she doesn’t. (laughs)
What are you going to do for your wedding anniversary [August 17]?
Portia: It is going to be something that I can do for Ellen, because she took care of the anniversary of us being together last year and it was amazing. I want to do something special, so if you have any ideas, let me know.
How has marriage changed your life?
Portia: It is a very different way of being together. There is a peace to it and a sense of togetherness we didn’t have before. I didn’t realize it would change as much as it has, but it is so lovely.
What was unexpected about marriage?
Portia: The ability to get married legally and to have my family, my mother especially, when I say the word wife, because it is legal and so there is that kind of formality to it, that makes it very lovely. We are very much a partnership and team. That wasn’t surprising, but the emotions that went with that as a gay woman — that I would be that relieved to have my mother be present at the ceremony and bless the union and to call Ellen her daughter-in-law.
Any plans for Valentine’s Day?
Portia: A lot of pressure today. I tell you what happens with our lives. We have our anniversary of when we got together, then we have Christmas, her birthday, my birthday and then Valentine’s day and by the end of that whole thing, we are exhausted and broke.
Why did you decide to become vegans?
Portia: We just made that shift in our lives. The benefit of it is weight loss. For her more than me. Her body responded to it very well. It is amazing. We are just both very happy. It feels like such a compassionate choice. We are such animal lovers, why stop short of cows and chickens? It didn’t make any sense.
When Ellen and I first got together I was wearing fur and Ellen was wearing very expensive Italian calfskin leather. She was giving me a hard time about wearing the fur and I said, “Why is a fox any more important than a cow?” We took that idea and went all the way with it. We are doing what we can. We still have some leather.
Source: etonline.com
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