Ellen DeGeneres is grateful Portia de Rossi is at all times by her facet – particularly throughout robust instances.
The discuss present host confronted scrutiny final yr after a number of former staff alleged a poisonous work atmosphere. The 63-year-old informed Folks journal on Wednesday for his or her first annual “Love” situation that the actress and businesswoman was a supply of energy.
“It broke my heart,” DeGeneres admitted to the outlet. “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 tied the knot in August 2008 after same-sex marriage was legalized in California.
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Portia de Rossi (L) and Ellen DeGeneres tied the knot in 2008.
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“We’ve grown together as a couple, and we really consider each other and put our relationship first,” mentioned de Rossi, 48. “By doing that, you become a lot more solid. I can’t imagine spending time with anyone but her.”
“We think the same things, say the same things at the same time, finish each other’s sandwiches – no sentences,” chimed DeGeneres. “We’re in a rhythm that’s easy.”
The pair insisted that they nonetheless discover new issues to understand about one another day by day.
“To start superficially, I love the way she looks,” mentioned DeGeneres about her spouse. “I love her brain; she’s smart. That’s really important. She’s strong. She’s confident. She’s really funny. And she’s a good dresser and a good dancer. She’s learning to cook.”
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As for de Rossi, she mentioned DeGeneres “is the kindest, most generous, most loving, loyal, trustworthy person I have ever known.”
Ellen DeGeneres addressed the scandal in Season 18 of her present.
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“She’s a very special human being,” shared de Rossi. “Some of it sometimes rubs off on me.”
“We’re lucky to have each other,” DeGeneres added.
Again in September, DeGeneres kicked off Season 18 of her present by addressing the accusations of a poisonous work atmosphere, which plagued the host’s popularity for months.
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“As you may have heard, this summer there were allegations of a toxic work environment at our show and then there was an investigation. I learned that things happened here that never should have happened,” she started.
DeGeneres continued: “I take that very seriously and I want to say I am so sorry to the people who were affected. I know that I’m in a position of privilege and power and I realized that with that comes responsibility, and I take responsibility for what happens at my show.”
“This is ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show.’ I am Ellen DeGeneres. My name is there, my name is there, my name is on underwear,” the host joked. “We have had a lot of conversations over the last few weeks about the show, our workplace and what we want for the future. We have made the necessary changes and today we are starting a new chapter.”
DeGeneres then addressed accusations that she is way totally different on-air than in individual regardless of her pledge to “be kind.”
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The phrase “be kind” was initially introduced up by the host in 2010 to deliver consciousness to Tyler Clementi, who dedicated suicide as a youngster after he was bullied for being homosexual.
“There were also articles in the press and on social media that said that I am not who I appeared to be on TV because I became known as the ‘be kind’ lady. And here’s how that happened: I started saying, ‘Be kind to one another’ after a young man named Tyler Clementi took his own life after being bullied for being gay,” DeGeneres mentioned.
She added: “I thought the world needed more kindness and it was a reminder that we all needed that, and I think we need it more than ever right now.”
Ellen DeGeneres (proper) was recognized with the coronavirus final yr.
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“Being known as the ‘be kind’ lady is a tricky position to be in. So let me give you some advice out there if anybody’s thinking of changing their title or giving yourself a nickname, do not go with the ‘be kind’ lady. Don’t do it,” DeGeneres jokingly added.
She took on a extra severe tone as she mentioned, “The truth is I am that person that you see on TV. I am that person that you see on TV. I am also a lot of other things. Sometimes I get sad, I get mad, I get anxious, I get frustrated, I get impatient. I am working on all of that. I am a work in progress. I’m especially working on the impatience thing, and it’s not going well because it’s not happening fast enough, I’ll tell you that.”
