U.S. comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres married her long-time partner, actress Portia de Rossi, at their home in Los Angeles on Saturday, according to People magazine.

DeGeneres, 50, and de Rossi, 35, exchanged handwritten vows in an intimate ceremony attending by 19 guests, a representative for the couple told the magazine.

The couple have been dating for about four years and have been open about their relationship, appearing at red carpet events in Hollywood together.

DeGeneres announced her plans to wed de Rossi, the former "Ally McBeal" actress, on her talk show, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," in May after California's Supreme Court overturned a state ban on same-sex marriage.

DeGeneres made broadcast history in 1997 when her TV alter ego came out of the closet on her ABC sitcom "Ellen," becoming the first openly gay lead character on U.S. prime-time network television.

She previously had a relationship with actress Anne Heche.

(Writing by Belinda Goldsmith, Editing by Alan Elsner)

as a gay person this is amazing, but it does bother me that Ellen is a man in the body of a woman, because it basically is a man marrying a woman. If Ellen LOOKED like a woman, it would be so much more epic because they would actually look like a gay couple, but they just like the run of the mill husband and wife.

Dolores (may I call you that?) you are quickly becoming my least favourite person on here and when I see your name it reminds me of this:



Quite fitting, really.

Yay, Ellen and Portia are a great couple.
I didn't realise Ellen was 50 she looks about 30!

good for them, they seem very sweet together.