Ellen DeGeneres celebrates her 66th birthday with a grueling workout in her home gym: 'This is what 66 looks like'
Ellen DeGeneres celebrated her 66th birthday by completing a grueling workout in her impressive home gym.
Portia De Rossi, the talk show host's wife, shared a video of Ellen's fitness session – with lots of strength training – on Instagram on Friday.
At the beginning of the clip, Ellen is seen doing dumbbell presses while asking her model husband, “Are you saying this is what 66 looks like?”
Portia responded enthusiastically by stating that the training was 'something' your 66 looks like it.'
Wearing a black T-shirt and sweatpants, DeGeneres was captured performing pull-ups and overhead presses.
Portia, 50, then wrote a loving message in the caption of her post, wishing her husband all the best on her special day.
Ellen DeGeneres celebrated her 66th birthday by completing a grueling workout in her impressive home gym
The talk show host's wife, Portia De Rossi, shared a video of Ellen's fitness session – which included plenty of strength training – on Instagram on Friday
She wrote: 'My dear wife! You continue to amaze and inspire me. Happy birthday to the strongest, sweetest, and most brilliant person I know.
“I am so lucky to be standing next to you as we share this incredible life together. I love you.'
DeGeneres and the Ally McBeal actress first met at a concert that took place in 2001.
The latter was previously married to documentary filmmaker Mel Matcalfe, and their marriage lasted from 1996 to 1999.
The comedian and the actress reconnected during a photo shoot in 2004, and they started dating that same year.
DeGeneres and De Rossi made their red carpet debut at the 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards, and the television personality hosted that year's ceremony.
The happy couple announced their engagement to the public in May and tied the knot in August.
The actress surprised the television personality in February last year by hosting a vow renewal, led by Kris Jenner.
De Rossi started expressing via Entertainment tonight that DeGeneres was the most important part of her life.
Portia, 50, then wrote a loving message in the caption of her post, wishing her husband all the best on her special day; seen in 2022
The actress surprised the television personality in February last year by hosting a vow renewal, led by Kris Jenner.
De Rossi started off by saying that DeGeneres was the most important part of her life
“I was thinking about my life and my achievements, just like you do when you have a big birthday, and it all just led back to you,” she said.
The artiste further said that she was grateful to have met her wife and tied the knot.
“I thought, what greater achievement can I ever achieve than to be loved by someone so magnificent, by someone as incredible as you,” she said.
De Rossi added: “I'm just so excited about the future where we can just do whatever we want for the rest of our lives.”