Ellen DeGeneres: September 2008 Archives

Ellen DeGeneres says marriage to Portia de Rossi changed her life for the better.

"My heart just feels a little bit different, softer and somehow more in love," she told the Associated Press in an interview for anti-cancer messages she recently recorded. "I don't know how. But it just feels really romantic and lovely. I just feel really blessed." .

Ellen admitted that she has had to make one or two adjustments: "I keep saying 'my girlfriend,' but I have to go to 'wife,'"

Ellen has recorded a collection of phone messages doubling as health wake-up calls for women. The messages are part of October's national breast cancer awareness drive.

"I went into a studio and recorded a million different (versions): 'Hi, this is Ellen DeGeneres and your sister told me to remind you that it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month,'" she said. " 'Your teacher told me to call you,' 'Your neighbor told me to call you,' 'Your cousin,' 'Your mother.'"

Newlywed Ellen DeGeneres, who married Portia de Rossi last month, has posted this message on her show's website:

My Political Point... And I Do Have One
You know how usually I talk about cell phones or kitty cats or cheese pizza... well, this is sorta like that... without the cell phones, the cats, or the pizza.

There's a California Proposition on the ballot that's a little confusing. It's Proposition 8. It's called, "The California Marriage Protection Act" -- but don't let the name fool you. It's not protecting anyone's marriage. Not yours. Not mine.

The wording of Prop 8 is tricky. It's like if someone asked you, "You don't want dessert, right?" But you do want dessert so you say, "Yes," which really means you don't want dessert. And if you say, "No," which means you do want dessert -- it sounds like you don't. Either way, you don't get what you want. See -- confusing. Just like Prop. 8.

So, in case I haven't made myself clear, I'm FOR gay marriage. And in order to protect that right -- please VOTE NO on Proposition 8. And now that you're informed, spread the word. I'm begging you. I can't return the wedding gifts -- I love my new toaster

Ellen DeGeneres is so many things Emmy winning talk show host, American Express spokeswoman, wife to Portia de Rossi. Now Ellen is going where no 50-year-old lesbian has ever gone before: she is the newest face for CoverGirl cosmetics, it was announced this week.

How great is THAT?

Ellen talked about her new glamorous gig on her talk show Wednesday: "They're putting some lip liner on me--man they love lip liner. Man, they love lip liner. [The makeup artist] was just there for lip liner. I am very, very excited about it. It's a very cool thing, I'm honored, and the photo shoot was 'Easy, Breezy, Beautiful, CoverGirl.'"

Ellen's campaign is scheduled to debut in magazines and on television by January 2009.

NOTE: The photo is from an unrelated shoot some time ago. I just thought it was kinda cool.

I'm really glad they've done this story. We've all been so busy basking in the glow of the Ellen DeGeneres-Portia de Rossi wedding that we haven't really paused to realize that it was treated much like any other celebrity nuptials. Here is an excerpt from The Advocate's new cover piece by Michele Kort

It was an archetypal People celebrity wedding featuring two of the beautiful people, one in pants and the other in a gown, and a dreamy setting with flowers, champagne, candlelight, the whole romantic nine yards. No expense spared, no fabulous purveyor left unmentioned. (Mark's Garden! Zac Posen! Neil Lane!) The only thing missing: a groom.

And that's what was most amazing about the August 16 marriage of Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi: People and other mainstream celebrity news sources didn't treat the event much differently than they would, say, the arrival of Brangelina's next children. CNN.com did headline the word "marry" in scare quotes, but the blogosphere outcry forced the site to make a quick edit. Other than that there seemed to be no backlash from the mainstream media or public.

Here is a LINK to the story...

I can't think of a better thing to use in the fight against Proposition 8. Love is a beautiful thing...The top video is all wedding while the bottom video is Ellen on her show yesterday introducing it and reflecting on the momentous day in her life.

Newlyweds Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi were strolling on a Malibu beach and ran into Gavin Rossdale and son Kingston (mom is a very pregnant Gwen Stefani).