Overview
- DeGeneres posted a heartfelt Instagram tribute on Aug. 16 celebrating 18 years of marriage to Portia de Rossi and shared a new photo of the pair sitting together.
- The post included a caption calling de Rossi her “favorite person” and drew congratulatory comments from celebrity friends, including Kris Jenner.
- Coverage notes the couple had recently shared photos from Botswana and Rwanda, indicating they were likely traveling in Africa around the anniversary.
- The pair met in the early 2000s, began dating in late 2004 and married in an intimate backyard ceremony on Aug. 16, 2008, with just 19 guests and custom Zac Posen outfits.
- Their anniversary comes as the couple maintain a public profile while living in the Cotswolds after moving from the U.S., a timeline that includes DeGeneres’s 2020 workplace controversy and the end of her daytime show in 2022.