Ellen DeGeneres loves Portia de Rossi so much it "kills" her.
The talk show host and her actress wife - who she married in 2008 - feel lucky to have one another and Ellen says her feelings for her partner grow stronger every day.
Speaking in the new edition of People magazine, she said: "I love her so much it kills me.
"The tabloids had a photo of Portia not wearing her wedding ring. She goes, 'I didn't wear it because when I ride horses and I'm holding the reins, it gives me a blister!'
"The truth is, and this is corny, I fall more in love with Portia all the time. I really do. She surprises me all the time.
"It's what anyone experiences when you find that person that gets you, wants to take care of you, wants the best for you. We're really lucky because we know how rare it is."
Ellen came out as gay 17 years ago and still can't believe the reaction her revelation sparked at the time.
She said: "I thought everyone knew me and I didn't think that one little adjective was going to define me. I didn't have perspective for a while.
"Now I look at it as a movie that I saw that someone went through and I only experience the amazing life that I have right now."
The 56-year-old star is "comfortable" with her life and career now so is pleased to be hosting the 86th Annual Academy Awards on March 2.
She said: "I'm comfortable right now and it's never good to be comfortable as a performer. Hosting the Oscars is pretty much the scariest thing you can do. To me, this is right up there with bungee jumping!"

Lil' Kim's best friend will be with her when she gives birth.
The 39-year-old singer is around five months pregnant with her first child, and though rapper Mr. Papers has said he is the father of the baby, her pal Jennifer Dalton insists she is the only person who will be in the delivery room with her.
Jennifer said: "She says she has like five midwives, and I'm one of the midwives. I'm going to be in there with her when she gives birth! She has a lot of good people around her, but there is only one person allowed in the room with her and that's me! I'll fight tooth and nail for that!
The 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star has been by the side of the 'Lighters Up' singer throughout her pregnancy and says one of her most important jobs is making sure her friend can sleep well.
She told Us Weekly: "I've been helping her with everything - anything that she needs I'm there. I go with her to the doctor's appointments, the ultrasounds.
"If she has cravings, we go get it for her - certain things that she just wants and needs, I'll help her go get it.
"I have to give her all these pillows. She tucks herself in between them... She has two behind her head, one by her chest, one between her legs, two on her back -- she's just cuddled in between pillows. All you see is little Lil' Kim in the fetal position with pillows everywhere. It's very cute!"

Danielle O'Hara rushed her baby son to hospital when he stopped breathing last week.
The 30-year-old model had a medical "scare" with her youngest child, six-month-old George, when she discovered he was struggling to take in air.
Luckily, he was diagnosed with a virus when he was taken to hospital and is now on the mend.
Writing in her Closer magazine column, Danielle - who recently competed on diving TV show 'Splash!' - said: "I had a scare with George last week. He has a mat under his cot that detects if he stops breathing and it went off.
"He was OK when I got to him, but I rushed him to hospital and the doctors diagnosed him with a bad viral infection. He's feeling better, but it really shook me up."
The brunette beauty is finding home life "hard" at the moment because her soccer player husband Jamie O'Hara - with whom she has two other children, Archie, three, and Harry, two - has flown out to America for a month, and she is missing him like mad.
She said: "Jamie flew to LA last week to go to a fitness camp for a month. The decision was quite last minute but Jamie felt it was important for his football career to be in top physical condition,
"It'll be extremely hard without him though and I'm missing him loads.
"Some people might think it's odd for me and Jamie to spend such a long stretch apart, but it's not an issue - our marriage is rock solid ... and we can still Facetime each other every day to feel close."

Britain's Prince Charles joined a sword dance in Saudi Arabia last night (18.02.14).
The 65-year-old royal took part a ceremony which celebrated Arabic culture, dressed in traditional clothing, alongside the country's royal family and took part in an ardah - known as a sword dance - at a stadium in the capital, Riyadh.
This was part of the annual 17-day Janadriyah Festival and Charles' host was Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, second deputy prime minister.
Sir John Jenkins, the UK's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, previously said: "Our two kingdoms share a long friendship, going back to the foundation of the modern Saudi state. Continuity of personal relationships, essential if we are to understand each other better, have been central to this."
The royal family share a strong bond with many of the Middle Eastern countries that are ruled by the Arab royalty.
Nick Hopton, the UK's ambassador to Qatar, said: "I am delighted that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales is to visit Qatar again. This is an opportunity to showcase the strong ties between the UK and Qatar, which we value greatly."

Rudimental aim to "outdo" other performers at the BRITs tonight (19.02.14).
The band - made up of Amir Amor, Piers Agget, Kesi Dryden and DJ Locksmith - are up for three awards and will also take to the stage at London's O2 Arena, joining the likes of Katy Perry, Beyonce, Ellie Goulding, Lorde and Arctic Monkeys.
Amir told The Sun newspaper: "It's a massive line-up. We're going to try to outdo everyone else. We're going to play live and play to our strengths ... we're not gonna have pole dancers or whatever."
Band mate Piers added: "We're playing 'Waiting All Night' and there'll be a 'wow factor'. We'll push the music and the fact that we play everything live."
'Waiting All Night' is up for Best Single at the ceremony, while they are also nominated for Best Group and Best Album for their successful debut, 'Home'.
But they realise they have some stiff competition, going up against One Direction for Best Group, along with Disclosure, Arctic Monkeys and Bastille.
Rudimental are still hopeful and say they are taking the ceremony seriously this year and intend to leave the drinking until the after party.
Amir admits: "At these kind of things the nerves kick in and you have one glass of champagne, then two, three, four, five. We're gonna be doing a little after party, like us and Disclosure. A mash-up boat party.
"We've done so many gigs together and we've seen each other grow, and we play their tunes in our DJ sets."
Later this year, the band will be working on their second album and heading out on the road, touring in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Piers added: "We've been jamming and there are some ideas that we're excited about. There's a funk feel so far - so Amir's got to learn some slap bass."

John Newman wants to take on Jake Bugg in a game of table tennis.
The 'Love Me Again' hitmaker, who will go up against the musician in the Best Male Solo Artist category at the BRITs tonight (19.02.14), claims he only wants to compete with him when it comes to ping-pong.
He told the Metro newspaper: "I've heard Jake's really good at table tennis and I want to play him. I don't want to smack him or fight him. I'd just quite like to play against him. I can hold my own. I could smash his a**e around the table!"
John, 23, feels "fortunate" to be nominated along with Jake, Tom Odell, James Blake and David Bowie, and insists Jake is the only BRIT rival he would dare confront.
He continued: "I wouldn't want to take on James Blake. He is a quiet guy. Or Tom Odell - I love Tom Odell, he's lovely. And David Bowie! Imagine punching Bowie. It would be the most surreal moment of your life and the biggest regret ever."
John insists he wouldn't be bitter if Jake, 19, won the award at London's O2 Arena because he feels he hasn't yet had the recognition he deserves.
He said: "Jake hasn't been credited for the brilliant work he has done yet.
"It is a tough category. I just see it as I am new blood and I feel fortunate to be nominated."
John is also up for Best Single for 'Love Me Again' and Best Video for the same song and said he never stops writing new songs.
He added: "I don't like to stop song-writing or expressing myself and being creative - that's why I do what I do.
"I don't understand how people say, 'I'm writing a new album' - because surely you should write all the time? That way, you'll have more practice, and can make an album with better material."

Lucas Till and Jane Levy are being targeted to star in 'Monster Trucks'.
Though Paramount have not yet officially green-lit the film - which has a budget of $100 million - the 'X-Men' actor and 'Suburgatory' star are said to be at the top of a wish-list for the lead roles in the film, which the studio hope will be the beginning of a multi-movie franchise, The Wrap reports.
The project is based on the popular Hasbro toy range and is described as a "cross between 'The Goonies' and 'Transformers'."
If they sign on for the film, Till's character would play a "bad boy with a good heart", while Levy would play a girl who is "what one might imagine Tina Fey was like in high school."
Till would have faced competition for the lead role from Dylan Minnette and Nick Robinson, but they signed on for rival projects 'Goosebumps' and 'Jurassic World' respectively.
Production on 'Monster Trucks' - which is being directed by 'Ice Age' filmmaker Chris Wedge - is scheduled to begin this summer.
'Kung Fu Panda' writers Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger have written the script, and Mary Parent will produce through her Disruption Entertainment banner.
'Monster Trucks' is scheduled for release on May 29 2015.

Roger Deakins will not be working on Bond 24.
The 64-year-old cinematographer who worked on 2012's 'Skyfall' will not team up with director Sam Mendes on the forthcoming 007 film, Hitflix's Kristopher Tapley has revealed.
He wrote on Twitter: "At dinner with Deakins last night I learned some news that makes me sad: He won't be shooting the next Bond. (sic)"
Deakins previously worked with Mendes on biographical drama 'Jarhead' and American drama 'Revolutionary Road'.
The 24th film in the 'James Bond' series will see Daniel Craig return as the fictional British spy with John Logan writing the script.
'Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom' star Naomie Harris and 'The Invisible Woman' star Ralph Fiennes are set to reprise their roles as MI6 field agent Moneypenny and M respectively, in the movie.
Deakins has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography eleven times previously, and is in the line up this year for his work on Denis Villeneuve's 'Prisoners'.

Girl Thing think their former mentor Simon Cowell will change as a person now he has become a dad.
The five-piece group have all become mothers since the band split in 2001 and believe Simon - who put them together - will become a more caring person now he and his partner Lauren Silverman have welcomed baby son Eric into the world.
Band member Michelle Barber told BANG Showbiz: "Being a parent might mellow him out a bit more. I imagine he'll rule the roost very strictly and his child will probably be very well behaved. He should get a bit of tact, he's a bit tactless, Simon. Sometimes telling kids exactly how it is, isn't always the best thing."
Jodi Albert believes Simon has already proven his parenting abilities when he mentored Girl Thing - who have reformed for TV series 'The Big Reunion' and whose music will be on 'The Big Reunion 2014 Official Album', which is out on March 3 - and all of his other groups, including her husband Kian Egan's former band Westlife.
She said: "I think he's going to be a wonderful father, I really do. He's such a caring person. He has a very strong business head and certain persona, but he's a real sweetheart and he's a real caring person.
"That was the whole thing for me in Girl Thing. As much as our story went the way it went that wasn't ever to Simon's detriment because he was always very supportive and he really gave us everything and he gave me my first ever break in the industry and I'll always be grateful to him for that.
"If we get to see baby Eric at some point soon I will definitely get him a present. I've got good taste!"
Linzi Martin - who is also joined in the group by Anika Bostelaar and Nikki Stuart - thinks little Eric will open up emotions in 'The X Factor' mogul that he has never felt before.
She said: "I think when you become a parent for the first time, it kind of takes your breath a little bit because it's so overwhelming. I personally think he's going to get some feelings that he probably never knew he had, I really do. I think he's going to embrace it and I think he's going to be a fantastic dad."

Randy Jackson thinks Simon Cowell will return to US TV in a "different, new way".
The 'American Idol' star, who served on the singing competition's judging panel with Simon for nine years, is certain the music mogul will return to American screens better than ever despite the cancellation of the US version of 'The X Factor' recently.
Randy said of the rival show's axe: "I think he's such an amazing talented guy and he helped to born what that is. I'm sure he's plotting his US return in a different, new way. He's a real creator. Never count him out."
The music manager, who is now a mentor to the contestants on 'Idol', would also welcome Simon, 54, back to the show's judging panel with open arms.
He enthused: "He is my dear friend for life. He's one of the greatest to ever do it. So, of course ... I mean, are you kidding? It would be amazing."
Randy, 57, also weighed in on the axe of 'X Factor' USA and feels 'Idol' - which is now in its thirteenth season - is still on the air because it produces more recording artists than any other show.
He explained: "We're the only show that can say we have successful contestants from this format. No other show on TV that's a singing competition can really, really say that. So, that's the test of how well it's done. And I think the idea of finding the best undiscovered talent that really needs a shot is what this show has really done and it continues to do it successfully."
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Dominic Cooper "really went for it" in sex scenes for 'Fleming'.
The 'Mamma Mia!' star has taken on the role of James Bond creator Ian Fleming in the new series alongside 'Sherlock' actress Lara Pulver, and the actor claims the pair put everything into their performances.
He said: "When sex scenes help the development of the story or the character, you have to throw yourself into them. You have to be brave and very trusting of who you're doing them with - and you have to really go for it."
The 35-year-old actor stars in the Sky Atlantic show - which is based on the author's life as a Naval Intelligence Officer during World War II and also features his wife Ann, who is played by Lara - and he says they often had to do more than one take of the steamy sex scenes.
He told The Sun newspaper: "If it was too much and didn't feel right or if it was too aggressive or without any emotional content, we'd just change it. You have to give a good performance or it will look painful and not real."
Dominic also admitted that although he'd struggle to say no if he was offered the role of James Bond himself, he doesn't know whether he'd be able to live up to the role.
He added: "It's a huge job and would be huge shoes to step into. But it would change the course of your life and career for ever ... Everyone wants to be James Bond. It's an amazing franchise."

Charlie Sheen wants Brooke Mueller to move back into her Beverly Hills home.
The 'Anger Management' star - who has been locked in a bitter custody war with Brooke over four-year-old twins Bob and Max - previously announced he intended to sell the Mulholland Estates mansion, which he bought for her and is situated close to his own home, but he has now relented as he wants to keep the boys nearby when she regains custody of them.
A source told RadarOnline.com: "Charlie now wants Brooke to move back into the house after she regains custody of the boys.
"It's important to Charlie that the boys be in the same neighbourhood and close by. So, he is no longer threatening to sell the house. Brooke stays in the house during her custodial visits with the twins and she is looking forward to moving back in."
Charlie previously wanted to sell the $4.8 million house - where the twins are currently living with their uncle Scott Mueller - and it was expected Brooke would be out the house before the end of last year.
A source previously said: "Charlie knows someone that is extremely interested in buying the house. He hasn't formally listed the house for sale, because he is hoping to just do a private sale, without having the bother of putting it on the market.
"Brooke might be out of the house by the end of the year. If Charlie's potential buyer backs out, he will formally list it. The house will likely sell very quickly because inventory is extremely low, and Mulholland Estates is a very desirable place to live."
Brooke - who has been to rehab 20 times - lost custody of the twins in May last year when she was put under involuntary psychiatric hold, stemming from an alleged drug overdose.
Bob and Max were being looked after by another of Charlie's ex-wives, Denise Richards, until they displayed violent behaviour to her own children, and were placed in the care of Brooke's brother Scott.
Charlie - who married Brooke in 2008 before divorcing her in 2011 - also has a grown-up daughter Cassandra from a previous relationship and daughters Sam, nine, and Lola, eight, with Denise. He recently got engaged to girlfriend Brett Rossi.