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TV Alert: Ellen gets personal on "Oprah"

After a self-promotion campaign that involved everything from waiting on hold at Harpo in front of a live studio audience to sending Justin Timberlake on an emissary mission, Ellen DeGeneres' quest to share the cover of O Magazine with Oprah has finally come to fruition. And today, The Oprah Winfrey Show is having "An Oprah Exclusive Event: Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi!"


Oprah revealed two of the four possible O Magazine covers at Oprah.com this morning, and revealed the final two on her show today.

Last week, the Dynamic Duo was at Water Tower Park in Chicago, handing out the magazine and signing the first 1,000 copies. I think Ellen's pretty excited about merging their collective superpowers because she's been Tweeting about it like a kid hopped up on Pixie Stix for the last 24 hours.

On today's Oprah, Ellen will be talking about her new gig at American Idol, her wedding and her home life. It's the first interview she and Portia have done together. I'm sure it will be a lot of fun and a lot of "awww"s, because that's what happens any time the two of them share a stage.

Ellen and Oprah's December issue of O Magazine hits shelves on Nov. 12.

Do you plan to tune in and/or pick up a copy of O? Which cover do you like best?

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  • maggieyeahis's picture

    Can't wait

    love Oprah and Ellen.

    "Come On Then Get These Good Done Debbies"

    BAS's picture

    I like the second one

    They seem more equal and it just looks very Ellen.

    I will probably check out the interview on Youtube or Ellen's website if it gets on there.

    Meg's picture

    Ugh

    Babies?  Is that really one of the only things in Ellen's life? 
    Sportylady's picture

    This is where...

    I wish I still had DVR.

    Does anyone know if they have full episodes online for Oprah's show?

    flor's picture

    Oprah repeats in the early am

    most if not all areas, Oprah's show repeats in the wee hours of the morning. Perhaps you can stay up and watch it then. No shows on O. website.
    FOJO's picture

    FULL OPRAH EPS here, Sportylady

    http://www.ninjavideo.net/cat/1797

    No geo-blocking (at least not for Canada *niiiiice*) and it's 100% free streaming video.

    Not all of her shows are on there but it looks like NinjaVideo.net just recently started streaming some of her shows.

    Latest one was this past Friday's.

    Check Monday evening to see if someone at that site has posted Monday's show there. Would be great if they did & I'm guessing someone might since it's two of tv's titans on that ep.

    Sportylady's picture

    Very cool-thank you!

    Very cool-thank you!
    BetweenThaLines's picture

    love it!

    I'll surely watch! That seems like a lot of fun. As for the cover, I'm going for the first one...

    BetweenThaLines

    lois_must_die's picture

    i'm not an oprah fan, AT

    i'm not an oprah fan, AT ALL, but there's not much i love more than ellen. and i've been following her "campaign" from the beginning so i will be recording oprah on monday and actually buy the issue. i've been waiting for it for months. 

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    *Kiki*'s picture

    Yay!! I was waiting for the

    Yay!! I was waiting for the cover to be shown. I love Ellen, and I cant wait for Monday, it would be great to see her and Portia together.

    I choose the second cover.

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    Lunakiss's picture

    Picking Up My Copy

    I've been waiting for this moment to pop up ever since AE.com talked about how Ellen will be on O mag.  I didn't think it was going to happen after month and month me browsing by newsstand and haven't seen her on O. I was becoming disappointed.  Thanks.  So the news is true.  

    Too bad I can't watch the episode air. I'll settle for the magazine cover.  

     

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    goblin's picture

    Airbrush much?

    Could they look more airbrushed? It looks like Oprah's stunt double on the first cover.

     

     

     

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    pjrcdn's picture

    My Thoughts too.... The

    My Thoughts too....

    The thing is the Oprah goes on about not obsessing about her size anymore..and yet...she is air brushed on the cover of her magazine...More like Hypocritcal much.

    dina.dean's picture

    ellen!

    i really dont like oprah but youd better believe i'm setting my tv to tape that show. woot! i'll definately be one of the women 'awwww'ing at her and portia :)
    ClaireUK's picture

    Wooness!

    Can't wait to see the interview! I do hate how Portia is repeatedly being refered to as "Ellen's wife Portia de Rossi". She's amazing in her own right!
    flor's picture

    Glad to see them on O together

    Either cover is a bit too goofy for my taste. I can see them wanting to be playful but there's something more goofy than cute or comical.

    Even so....I'm so glad these two women are doing this. Other two leading talk show hosts could have chosen to ignore each other or compete. This is refreshing and simply good for the heart.

    shoveya's picture

    I like the 2nd cover better,

    I like the 2nd cover better, looks very playful and you can see a front view of Ellen. Not really a big fan of both shows but it would surely be an interesting interview to watch.
    Rachel452's picture

    I can not wait!!

    I can not wait!!
    Karina's picture

    I will be watching..

    yes.. it will be a good show  with Ellen ...   

    Now we just need Rosie   as the Surprise guest  Monday's Show ... to  ask Oprah  when she's coming out again ..  

    I vote for the 2 nd cover .. 

    CatherineEH's picture

    Ellen and Portia first interview

    I am so looking forward to seeing clips of this (will be reliant on video-sharing sites to see any of it!) I think this is going to be a very special show.
    Donica's picture

    Great

    Maybe Ellen and Portia can double date sometime with Oprah and Gayle.
    sucre's picture

    double date

    lmao... that would be on the front page of every tabloid magazine "Ellen and Portia inspire Oprah and Gayle to leave the closet"
    Donica's picture

    LOL!

    If Oprah ever did that, she'd have my eternal respect. I always wonder why closeted celebrities can discuss and admit to drug abuse, sexual abuse, violence in their past, but yet their very being and essence is off the table.
    sucre's picture

    I'm looking forward to the

    I'm looking forward to the show, I love both Oprah and Ellen and I think they're both funny, so i think the show will be quite amusing.
    7Up's picture

    cool

    I can't watch when it airs, but I'll catch up somehow!
    Chi's picture

    im not a big fan of oprah

    im not a big fan or oprah nor elle, but i do like the first cover of the magazine :0

    it looks like ellen is proposing to oprah, while in the second picture, ellen almost looks like a 7 year old kid- she looks so small compared to oprah in the 2nd pic

    jamlawgirl's picture

    OMG how adorable is Ellen?!

    OMG how adorable is Ellen?!

    Eventhough (as someone pointed out above) the covers are highly airbrushed, you can still see that Ellen amazingness shining through. Seeing her in that second pic with her sneakers all kicked up just brought a huge smile to my face! Thanks for reminding me why I LOVE her.

    emma.'s picture

    far from my time

    i was born in the 90s and when ellen came out i must have been about 4 years old, but still i never knew oprah never had ellen on a cover of magazine.. well who cares, tis a time to rejoice :) ellen special here we come... 
    erica's picture

    oh moms.

    my mom is super excited for all this, i sometimes think shes gayer than me. i'm sure she'll give me a copy of the magazine and record the show for me.
    smokinbluegrass's picture

    With any luck...

    it will burn from my brain the Ellen/Anne Heche episode. Blech.

    And with more luck, Ellen will have learned by now that discretion is the better part of something or other, cuz, ya know, I really don't wanna hear how they had sex for 40 hours on their first date, like last time.

    ~Talk Derby to me.~

    pancreas's picture

    :) I like the second cover,

    :) I like the second cover, they look a bit more equal.
    Nash's picture

    Second Cover Gets My Vote!

    Jess's picture

    on the second one you can

    on the second one you can hardly see ellen's eyes, she looks like a zombie or something so I'll go with the first one. can't wait to watch it!
    Pyewacket's picture

    The big picture.

    The recent popular vote defeat (yet again here in the US) of gay marriage in the state of Maine has me wondering about this 'historic' Oprah and Ellen magazine cover as well Oprah's show where Ellen and Portia are interviewed together for the first time.

    Do these kinds of celebrity 'events' have any impact on people's mindsets here in the US?

    Does Oprah having Ellen and Portia on her show as a happily-married lesbian couple reach and have a impact on the mindset of a segment of the US population who might like/love Oprah but be against gay marriage because that is the stance their religion takes?

    Or do they see Ellen and Portia...and even Oprah...living a rarified life and thus does not touch upon the day-to-day life the rest of us share together...so they see whoever Oprah has on her show and is friends with as no threat to their particular religion as it is preached that gay marriage is from the pulpit?

    I think it is great that we here can talk about which magazine cover we like best between the two as well as whether we are fans of Oprah or Ellen...or not.  And that is initially how I approached this news to...because well, I don't have to be convinced that US society and religions will not collapse with the legalization of gay marriage.

    But then I started to wonder about the women who Oprah reaches every day as they welcome her and her show into their homes on a daily basis.  Will Oprah be subtly preaching to the already converted when she has Ellen and Portia on her show and her latest magazine issue with Ellen on the cover shows up in their mail box...

    OR could this magazine issue and the show with Ellen and Portia have potentially a lot more power and influence then we are even aware of at the moment?  Could these two non-confrontational acts have a significant impact at a time when the popular vote is so close and yet still anti-same sex marriage...?

    I don't know what the answer is...but I cannot help but wonder.

    DocCovington's picture

    exactly

    Really good questions. Been asking myself the same thing.

    I don't reside in the U.S., so the huge gap between the rather open-minded American tv/movie culture and the conservative social perception of homosexuality is always irritating me.

    Susie.Q's picture

    It's a good thing.

    "Do these kinds of celebrity 'events' have any impact on people's mindsets here in the US?"

    Absolutely...love her or hate her, Oprah is one of the most influential women in the USA, and for her to use her show to present a loving, relatable lesbian couple to her sizeable and mostly straight viewership is, in my opinion, a huge gift to the gay community.  Which is not to say that minds will necessarily be changed overnight, but for any of her viewers that don't actually know a gay person (you'd be surprised), it's a step towards humanizing the issue of gay marriage.  And I don't think the average viewer will feel alienated by them because of their fame.  Whenever I see Ellen and Portia together on camera, it seems like their celebrity fades a little and takes a backseat to their obvious love for one another.  This is a wonderful opportunity for them to make the vicious religious right propaganda about gays 'attacking the sacred institution of marriage' and 'threatening traditional family values' seem ridiculous.  Just by appearing on the show and in the magazine at Oprah's friendly request,  they'll help normalize the existence of lesbians for Middle America.  I do think Oprah's acceptance of the couple will absolutely influence at least some of her viewers. 

    Case in point: for better or worse, my mother's views on the nature of female sexuality are based almost entirely on an article in a previous issue of O Magazine written about the book "Women's Sexual Fluidity", with the addition of a few blurbs by Dr. Phil she found elsewhere.  She'll listen to what I have to say or want her to read, but you better believe she's gonna check it twice w/ Oprah & co ;)

    The AE blog entry and video of Ellen and Portia interacting on Ellen's show earlier this year are worth revisiting:

    http://www.afterellen.com/blog/sarahwarn/ellen-interviews-portia-who-als...

    Anyway, yes, I'm DVRing the show, and will definitely pick up a copy of the magazine.

    lemons's picture

    I read this reply yesterday

    I read this reply yesterday and was thinking about it during the show. It does seem like there's some hidden motive other than just "winning" a photo shoot on the cover of O. Ellen is smart! I enjoyed watching the show :)
    Sarah's picture

    the second cover!

    I vote the second cover! :)
    FOJO's picture

    FULL OPRAH EPS here:

    http://www.ninjavideo.net/cat/1797

     

    No geo-blocking (at least not for Canada *niiiiice*) and it's 100% free streaming video.

    Not all of her shows are on there but it looks like NinjaVideo.net just recently started streaming some of her shows.  Latest one was this past Friday's.

    Check Monday evening to see if someone at that site has posted Monday's show there. Would be great if they did & I'm guessing someone might since it's two of tv's titans on that ep.

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    I cant wait, I love both covers;

    & Idolize Ellen & Oprah both, so this will definitely be a watch worth the wait.
    Mrs.Farenheit's picture

    Anxiously waiting!!

    I can't wait to see the episode. It's adorable how excited Ellen has been about it!

    <<Cara>>

    Jolie du Pre's picture

    Okay, so shoot me.

    Number one, I get a little weary of celebrities gushing about their love life.  Ellen says she'll be with Portia forever.  We'll see. 

    Also, can we PLEASE get some other lesbian couples?  Ellen and Portia aren't all that's out there.  They may look great with their blonde hair and all, and I realize they are very famous, but I'd like some diversity. 

    I was recently on an Olivia lesbian cruise and I got to meet Leisha Hailey, who is a lesbian and in a relationship that has lasted for a while.  I'd like to see some different lesbian couples.

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    mtskc's picture

    Oprah & Ellen

    I love Oprah and I love Ellen, don't want much TV at all but back when Ellen's daytime show first came out I saw it and really liked it.  I catch Oprah every so often and I have always admired her.  I would love it if she came out of the closet - I don't get a gay vibe from her by looking at her but I do with certain aspects of her life.  Portia I can do without she isn't any different than Anne Heche IMO.

    Oh, I like the first cover  better! BETTE porteR

     

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