Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi share a laugh while holding hands while strolling through Montecito
Ellen DeGeneres has been spending more time at home with her wife Portia de Rossi since her talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show ended in May.
And on Saturday, the couple packed on the PDA while shopping in Santa Barbara County, which is about 83 miles north of Los Angeles but only a short drive from their swanky mansion in $49 million in Montecito.
Looking relaxed and at ease, the couple chatted as they walked hand-in-hand near a stretch of shops and restaurants, and on more than one occasion couldn’t contain their laugh.
Quality time: Ellen DeGeneres and his wife Portia de Rossi spent a quiet day strolling while shopping in Santa Barbara, which is a few miles from their Montecito mansion
The couple both opted for casualness and comfort in the fashion department when they stepped out of their nearby mansion for an afternoon excursion.
DeGeneres, 64, wore brown utility pants, with elastic cuffs that hugged her ankles, and a black t-shirt.
Knowing she would walk a lot, the former daytime talk show queen also wore a pair of blue and brown running sneakers and had her blonde hair cropped short with a left parting.
The Louisiana native appeared to crack jokes while telling a funny story, which seemed to amuse her longtime partner and laugh out loud.
Good medicine: The couple, who have been romantically linked since 2004, continued their laughing attacks as they made their way through the streets of Santa Barbara
De Rossi, 49, was also dressed in black utility pants, only she would add a blue and white patterned poncho to the mix, along with brown ankle boots.
The actress, from Horsham, Victoria, Australia, had her long blonde tresses pulled back from her face and into a loose bun.
The former Arrested Development star and Ally McBeal seemed to go into storytelling mode, which also drew a few laughs from the two.
End of an era: de Rossi made his final appearance on The Ellen Show in early May, about three weeks before the talk show aired its final show
Life changes: The Australian actress announced she would be retiring during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in May 2018, although she later clarified she would make an exception for future seasons of Arrested Development
Go strong: The couple celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary last August
Now that The Ellen DeGenres Show aired its finale in late May, the couple spends most of their time at their 9,000-square-foot, 4.3-acre Montecito mansion, according to Initiatedwhich is not too far from where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle live in a $15 million home.
The celebrity couple have also had a sprawling home in upscale Beverly Hills over the years.
DeGeneres and de Rossi are also a well-known real estate tandem, who have focused much of their business deals on renovating and flipping homes in Los Angeles and the Montecito area and then selling them, often to celebrity buyers. .
The couple have been romantically linked for around 18 years and married in August 2008 following the overturning of California’s same-sex marriage ban.
Living the good life: Now that The Ellen DeGeneres Show is over, the couple have been spending a lot of time in their $49 million Montecito mansion
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