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After meeting backstage at a concert in 2001, DeGeneres and de Rossi formed an instant connection. However, de Rossi hadn’t yet come out as a gay woman and DeGeneres had no idea how the Ally McBeal actress felt. It took three years for the pair to finally admit their feelings to each other and from there, things moved quickly.

The pair reconnected at an event in 2004 and began dating shortly after. By the following year, DeGeneres had said that de Rossi was her soulmate. Once gay marriage became legal in California in 2008, the couple tied the knot and have since grown more and more in love.

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Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi’s Relationship Timeline

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi first connected backstage at a concert in 2001

Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres attend the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 05, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California

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It was love at first sight for Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi.

After meeting backstage at a concert in 2001, DeGeneres and de Rossi formed an instant connection. However, de Rossi hadn’t yet come out as a gay woman and DeGeneres had no idea how the Ally McBeal actress felt. It took three years for the pair to finally admit their feelings to each other and from there, things moved quickly.

The pair reconnected at an event in 2004 and began dating shortly after. By the following year, DeGeneres had said that de Rossi was her soulmate. Once gay marriage became legal in California in 2008, the couple tied the knot and have since grown more and more in love.

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“She is the kindest, most generous, most loving, loyal, trustworthy person I have ever known. She’s a very special human being. Some of it sometimes rubs off on me,” de Rossi told PEOPLE in 2021.