Ellen DeGeneres: She’s celebrating her 20th anniversary with Portia de Rossi

Ellen DeGeneres (66) looked back on 20 years of relationship with wife Portia de Rossi (51) in a heartwarming Instagram post. of the two, she writes: “20 years ago today we began this relationship, without having any idea what a long, beautiful adventure it would be.”

DeGeneres has been dating the “Ally McBeal” star since late 2004. On May 16, 2008, the day after California’s same-sex marriage ban was lifted, the host announced on her talk show that she wanted to marry her girlfriend. Three months later, the couple married in their Beverly Hills mansion. The two renewed their wedding vows last year.

“You are the best thing that has ever happened to me in my life,” explains the presenter and comedian in her post. “You care for me. You help me see the good in everything. You help guide me and lift me up when I’m feeling bad or down.” Portia de Rossi is a “wonderful soul for whom I am so grateful that I have a partner with whom I can master this crazy life. My wife. My best friend. The love of my life.”

At the end, DeGeneres thanks her wife: “Thank you for being you and loving me. I am so happy that we will travel and explore the world together for the next 20 years and I look forward to our first snowy Christmas.” DeGeneres also uses the posting to respond to the reports of the past few days.

The former US talk show host and her wife, who are said to have moved to the Cotswolds area of ​​England after leaving the US, are said to have been affected by flooding. Their 43-acre site was flooded after the River Thames burst its banks earlier this week, the Daily Mail reported on November 30. Numerous streets in the region are therefore impassable after they were flooded with one and a half meters of water, and residents are trapped in their houses. “For anyone who is worried: Our British farmhouse was not flooded,” DeGeneres explains in her post, giving the all-clear.