Last night, Ellen won the People's Choice Award for Best Talk Show Host again, and ended her rambling speech with "and to my roommate Portia, thank you very much, as well" (watch it here). Love that she made that point, and in such a humorous way.

Here are a few pics of Ellen accepting the award:

And two cute photos of Ellen and Portia de Rossi at the event: … continue reading

Ellen DeGeneres is the latest and greatest face of CoverGirl cosmetics. Awesome. Great. I could not be more stoked, honestly. Ellen has been at the absolute center of the LGBT Prop. 8 battle over the past few months and now America’s most famous and PG lesbian is the frontwoman for one of the most popular cosmetic brands around. I don’t think we could ask for a better spokesperson.

Basically, it’s pretty hard to pick Ellen apart. It’s because I love her that I am going to address this one, itty bitty, tiny issue with her: Check out what Perez Hilton posted just last week:

I tried to find it without his commentary scribed on it, but no dice. I don’t agree with everything that he speculates about but I have to admit, something looks a little off. It’s pretty much public knowledge that DeGeneres’ beautiful wife Portia de Rossi has struggled with eating disorders in the past. I wonder if, post-nuptials, the couple has lost weight together rather than the typical marital weight gain most others experience after exchanging “I Dos.” … continue reading

I’m ashamed to admit that I was part of the Arrested Development problem. I didn’t listen when people said it was the best show that nobody was watching and did not appreciate its brilliance until it was too late. Of course, I didn’t have a Neilsen Box, so I didn’t actually affect the ratings — and I eventually did my part by purchasing all three seasons on DVD — but if I had begun watching when it mattered, perhaps I could have done something to keep it on the air. At the very least, I could have cared.

But now Arrested Development is back! I don’t know if there is a screenplay or even a plot outline, but the word about town is that the producers have signed a deal and that all of the actors — except one — are set to return. The lone holdout is a mystery at this point. Apparently, several people confirmed that there is one, but nobody will say who it is.

I’m wishing with all my might that the holdout is not one of the women. While the show was enhanced by some memorable recurring women (Liza Minelli as Lucille Austero, Judy Greer as Kitty, Charlize Theron as Rita), the Bluth/Fünke women were some of the funniest, most horrifyingly appealing women on television. It would be wrong to go forward without any of the women, but if one if them is the holdout, I’m trying to imagine how it could work. … continue reading

Who's going to pay for all that vegan red velvet cake served at Ellen and Portia's wedding? Well, if the new promo for Season 6 of Nip/Tuck is any indication, Portia de Rossi isn't just sitting home writing thank-you cards and admiring her new lavender KitchenAid.

The promo, which can be seen on Portia's fan site, has a blink-and-you-missed-her clip of Ellen DeGeneres' wife reprising her role as Olivia Lord, the sexy acupuncturist who got all up in Julia McNamara's (Joely Richardson) meridian and helped her release some pent-up vital energies last season.

The brief glimpse offers no indication of how many episodes Portia will be in for Season 6 (which begins in January 2009), but suffice it to say, any screen time is a good time when a beautiful real-life lesbian plays a beautiful fictitious one.

When talking last year about taking on the role of a lesbian, Portia told the UK's Daily Mail in an interview, "I had that one moment of, 'Does this mean I'll be typecast as a lesbian? And Ellen turned to me and said, 'So what?' And I thought, 'Oh, yeah, right, so what?'" … continue reading

The People Magazine photos sure were lovely, but there's nothing better than hearing about Portia and Ellen's wedding from Ellen herself. She will be showing viewers all the goods from her ceremony and reception on tomorrow's show, as promised on her website:

As most of you know, I am now a married woman! On Tuesday, I will give you the scoop and share some intimate moments from my summer wedding to Portia, that you can only see right here! (Make sure you have plenty of tissues handy!) I'll even introduce you to my wedding planner, MINDY WEISS, who is here to give you some pointers and basic rules to ensure that you too can have the ceremony of your dreams! (Rule #1: Don't forget to tip your planner.)

If you haven't yet, make sure to take a look at Ellen's own photo album from their wedding day. In conjunction with the well wishes in the comments section, it's enough to make you tear up. Just wait until tomorrow! … continue reading

While you were busy ogling Olympic beach volleyball players, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi were finalizing their wedding plans. That's right, kids: Ellen and Portia are getting married this weekend.

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Lesbians are popping up in the darndest places. Twenty years ago you would need a magnifying glass and the best gaydar detector money could buy to find an out lesbian actress on television, never mind a show that depicted one. Nowadays we have our very own series that is based solely on the lives of gay women loving, laughing, lying, lamenting and other L-related activities; we have cable stations like Logo that give us all gay programming all the time; and more and more networks television shows are incorporating bi/lesbian characters into their programs (hat tip, Grey’s). To further our quest to conquer the world, celesbians and actresses that play some of our favorite gay women are infiltrating another frontier — television ads.

The other night while watching some reality show I can't get enough of I was treated to not one, not two, but three commercials featuring some of my most beloved ladies in entertainment today. Yes, the commercial break — that universal time when millions of people choose to get up, stretch, refill that satisfying beverage, or tend to nature’s call — is now featuring ads staring our favorite ladies trying selling us things that we may not even want. (But the point is they are there and visibility matters.)

I’m sure we have all seen Ellen’s American Express commercials by now. Her ads are as widely known as her sexuality. Ellen has built her career on knocking down barriers and starring in this ad campaign is another accomplishment to add to that list. What other out celebrity of this magnitude would be signed on by such a huge company to sell its product? Kudos to Ellen, a card carrying lesbian and our favorite American Express card member.

And this commercial is "I-wish-I-was-that-dollop-of –yogurt-on-the-end-of-that-spoon good." No, no, this commercial is "I-don’t-want-anyone-else–to-ever-sell-me-yogurt-but-Leisha good." We all heard about how yogurt is the definitive product for women, but now thanks to Leisha, Yoplait can be the definitive product for women who love women. … continue reading