Original Air Date:
Monday, November 9, 2009
Guests:
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Portia de Rossi
Show Summary:
Oprah welcomed Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, actress Portia de Rossi, to sit down for their first interview as a married couple. The duo described meeting, what their relationship has brought to their lives, and what it means to live your personal truth as your authentic self. In addition to speaking about her personal life, Ellen also shared with Oprah the ups and downs of her career and revealed the third photo that was taken for the cover of O, The Oprah Magazine.
Special Highlights:
This episode featured the following highlights:
- Ellen sat down with Oprah for the first time in 10 years and first spoke about her new year's resolution to be on the cover of O Magazine that actually became a reality.
- Ellen's cameras went behind the scenes of the magazine photo shoot where multiple covers were taken.
- Oprah and Ellen passed out hundreds of signed issues on Michigan Avenue in Chicago a week before it was available on newsstands.
- Ellen moved on to talk about the lag in her career eight years ago where she didn't work for three years, but did a lot of soul searching.
What to Take Away from the Show:
With her career at the top, it's hard to imagine a time when Ellen didn't have much of a career at all. It was when everything in her professional life stalled that Ellen was able to ask herself the question - who are you when everything is taken away? Once she started to find her authentic self and revealed it to the world, the success started to come and the rest is history. No matter what your beliefs are surrounding Ellen's love life, it is undeniable what stepping beyond her secret to live her truth was able to bring to her spirit, energy and life.